On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 55 .590 --
Orioles 73 60 .549 5.5
Yankees 68 67 .504 11.5
Indians 61 68 .473 15.5
Brewers 59 77 .434 21.0
Tigers 53 81 .396 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 54 .603 --
Royals 73 61 .545 8.0
Rangers 67 70 .489 15.5
White Sox 66 70 .485 16.0
Twins 64 70 .478 17.0
Angels 62 74 .456 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 59 .560 --
Cardinals 73 63 .537 3.0
Phillies 72 64 .529 4.0
Mets 72 64 .529 4.0
Cubs 62 75 .453 14.5
Expos 59 75 .440 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 46 .662 --
Dodgers 73 64 .533 17.5
Giants 67 69 .493 23.0
Padres 62 75 .453 28.5
Braves 59 78 .431 31.5
Astros 53 85 .384 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
1 Frank White 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 2
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Harmon Killebrew 1
2 Bill Melton 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Jorge Orta 3
2 Phil Roof 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Rick Bladt 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.00
2 Vida Blue 0.83
3 John Candelaria 0.62
3 Jamie Easterly 0.62
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Doug Bird 5
3 Vida Blue 5
3 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Joe Niekro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Bill Madlock .365
3 Ted Simmons .335
4 Bob Watson .332
5 Fred Lynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
1 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Reggie Jackson 30
4 John Mayberry 29
5 Dave Kingman 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 103
1 Greg Luzinski 103
3 Tony Perez 94
4 Fred Lynn 93
5 3 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 52
5 Cesar Cedeno 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.06
2 Jim Palmer 2.16
3 Randy Jones 2.27
4 Andy Messersmith 2.29
5 Frank Tanana 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 20
1 Tom Seaver 20
3 Jim Kaat 19
4 Vida Blue 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 206
2 Tom Seaver 204
3 Gaylord Perry 195
4 Andy Messersmith 190
5 Bert Blyleven 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 22
2 Al Hrabosky 20
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .471
2 Richie Zisk .447
3 Jim Rice .439
4 Willie Davis .429
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
1 Ron Cey 14
1 Reggie Jackson 14
1 Tony Perez 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Wilbur Howard 8
4 Joe Morgan 7
5 Al Bumbry 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 0.53
2 Jim Todd 0.57
3 Burt Hooton 0.82
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
5 Jerry Koosman 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 4
1 Dale Murray 4
3 Larry Christenson 3
3 Dave Goltz 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 38
2 Tom Seaver 29
3 Bert Blyleven 27
3 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Frank Tanana 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
4 Bob Apodaca 2
4 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .429
2 Tony Perez .398
3 Dwight Evans .394
4 Cesar Cedeno .392
5 George Foster .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Ron Cey 8
2 John Mayberry 8
4 Darrell Evans 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 26
2 Jose Cardenal 23
2 Larry Parrish 23
4 Jorge Orta 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 17
2 Sandy Alomar 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.06
2 Frank Tanana 1.17
3 Jim Palmer 1.39
4 Paul Splittorff 1.47
5 Gaylord Perry 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
2 Dale Murray 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 61
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Gaylord Perry 52
4 Bert Blyleven 49
5 Ed Halicki 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Al Hrabosky 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 Dave LaRoche 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .337
5 Bob Watson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Greg Luzinski 33
3 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Johnny Bench 31
4 Dave Kingman 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Greg Luzinski 116
3 Tony Perez 113
3 Ted Simmons 113
5 Fred Lynn 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.17
2 Tom Seaver 2.24
3 Frank Tanana 2.28
4 Don Gullett 2.40
5 Andy Messersmith 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
2 Don Sutton 23
5 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 255
2 Nolan Ryan 249
2 Tom Seaver 249
4 Gaylord Perry 238
5 Bert Blyleven 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 23
2 Rich Gossage 22
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Tom Murphy 21
5 Rawly Eastwick 19