On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 82 55 .599 --
Orioles 74 63 .540 8.0
Yankees 70 68 .507 12.5
Indians 64 69 .481 16.0
Brewers 60 79 .432 23.0
Tigers 53 84 .387 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 55 .599 --
Royals 76 61 .555 6.0
Rangers 68 72 .486 15.5
Twins 65 70 .481 16.0
White Sox 66 73 .475 17.0
Angels 64 75 .460 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 59 .566 --
Cardinals 73 65 .529 5.0
Phillies 73 65 .529 5.0
Mets 72 66 .522 6.0
Cubs 64 75 .460 14.5
Expos 60 76 .441 17.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 92 47 .662 --
Dodgers 74 66 .529 18.5
Giants 70 69 .504 22.0
Padres 63 77 .450 29.5
Braves 61 79 .436 31.5
Astros 53 88 .376 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Mark Belanger 3
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Joe Lis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leroy Stanton 5
2 Joe Lis 4
3 Joe Lovitto 3
3 Thurman Munson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Frank Duffy 1
2 Pedro Garcia 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Rau 1.20
2 Phil Niekro 0.90
3 John Montefusco 0.80
4 Larry Dierker 0.67
4 Rich Folkers 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 9
2 John Montefusco 8
3 Doug Rau 6
4 Dick Drago 5
4 Rudy May 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Bill Madlock .367
3 Ted Simmons .335
4 Bob Watson .330
5 Joe Morgan .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 104
2 Johnny Bench 103
3 Tony Perez 97
4 Fred Lynn 93
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 52
5 Cesar Cedeno 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.06
2 Jim Palmer 2.18
3 Don Gullett 2.24
4 Randy Jones 2.27
5 Frank Tanana 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 20
1 Tom Seaver 20
3 Catfish Hunter 19
3 Jim Kaat 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 220
2 Tom Seaver 204
3 Gaylord Perry 195
4 Andy Messersmith 192
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 Jim Rice .455
2 Dusty Baker .421
3 Rennie Stennett .417
4 Bill Madlock .415
5 Andre Thornton .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Andre Thornton 6
3 Jose Cruz 4
3 Dave Kingman 4
3 Billy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Thurman Munson 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Reggie Jackson 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 Wilbur Howard 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.60
2 Frank Tanana 0.67
3 Dick Drago 0.69
4 Burt Hooton 0.71
5 Brent Strom 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 4
2 Pete Falcone 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 46
2 Ed Halicki 34
3 Frank Tanana 31
4 Tom Seaver 29
5 Jim Palmer 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .438
2 Tony Perez .406
3 Ken Griffey .375
4 George Foster .374
5 Jose Cardenal .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Andre Thornton 8
4 Cliff Johnson 7
4 John Mayberry 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Jorge Orta 24
2 Leroy Stanton 24
4 Larry Parrish 23
5 Jose Cardenal 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Lou Brock 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.07
2 Frank Tanana 1.15
3 Rich Gossage 1.42
4 Tom Seaver 1.46
5 Paul Splittorff 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
1 Fritz Peterson 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 Dave Goltz 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 64
2 Ed Halicki 59
3 Frank Tanana 55
4 Gaylord Perry 52
5 Tom Seaver 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .365
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Fred Lynn .335
5 Bob Watson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Dave Kingman 32
2 Greg Luzinski 32
4 Johnny Bench 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Greg Luzinski 116
3 Tony Perez 112
4 Ted Simmons 111
5 Willie Montanez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Davey Lopes 66
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.16
2 Tom Seaver 2.16
3 Jim Palmer 2.19
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.42
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 264
2 Nolan Ryan 247
3 Tom Seaver 244
4 Bert Blyleven 232
5 Gaylord Perry 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 23
2 Rich Gossage 22
3 Tom Murphy 20
4 Rawly Eastwick 19
4 2 others tied 19