On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 57 .596 --
Orioles 77 64 .546 7.0
Yankees 71 71 .500 13.5
Indians 67 70 .489 15.0
Brewers 62 81 .434 23.0
Tigers 54 87 .383 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 56 .603 --
Royals 80 61 .567 5.0
Rangers 69 75 .479 17.5
White Sox 68 74 .479 17.5
Twins 66 72 .478 17.5
Angels 64 79 .448 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 60 .571 --
Cardinals 75 66 .532 5.5
Phillies 74 68 .521 7.0
Mets 73 68 .518 7.5
Cubs 67 76 .469 14.5
Expos 61 79 .436 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 47 .669 --
Dodgers 75 68 .524 20.5
Giants 70 72 .493 25.0
Padres 64 79 .448 31.5
Braves 63 80 .441 32.5
Astros 55 89 .382 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Money 5
2 George Foster 4
2 Oscar Gamble 4
2 George Scott 4
2 Tony Solaita 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Solaita 3
2 Steve Brye 2
2 Oscar Gamble 2
2 John Mayberry 2
5 16 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
1 Oscar Gamble 4
1 George Scott 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Tony Solaita 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 0.83
2 Wayne Twitchell 0.78
3 Dick Bosman 0.71
4 Dan Spillner 0.60
5 Jim Palmer 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Twitchell 7
2 Dan Spillner 6
3 Dick Bosman 5
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rick Reuschel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Bob Watson .328
5 Fred Lynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 33
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Greg Luzinski 31
5 Dave Kingman 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 107
2 Johnny Bench 103
3 Tony Perez 98
4 Jim Rice 97
5 Fred Lynn 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 64
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Jim Palmer 2.18
3 Randy Jones 2.23
4 Jerry Reuss 2.35
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 21
2 Catfish Hunter 20
2 Jim Kaat 20
2 Jim Palmer 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 228
2 Tom Seaver 211
3 Gaylord Perry 200
4 Bert Blyleven 196
5 Andy Messersmith 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 24
2 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .500
2 Oscar Gamble .448
3 Jim Rice .434
4 Dusty Baker .432
5 Andre Thornton .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 7
2 Ron Cey 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
4 John Mayberry 4
4 Jorge Orta 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Morales 15
1 Jim Rice 15
3 Tony Perez 14
3 Leroy Stanton 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Al Bumbry 6
4 Sandy Alomar 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Rhoden 0.69
2 Fritz Peterson 0.75
2 Tom Seaver 0.75
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.77
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Pete Falcone 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 39
1 Frank Tanana 39
3 John Montefusco 35
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .410
2 George Foster .407
3 Tony Perez .392
4 Rennie Stennett .385
5 Jose Cardenal .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Andre Thornton 8
5 Cliff Johnson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Larry Parrish 25
3 Leroy Stanton 24
4 Jose Cardenal 23
5 Jorge Orta 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Wilbur Howard 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 Sandy Alomar 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.67
2 Burt Hooton 1.21
3 Rich Gossage 1.27
4 Frank Tanana 1.41
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
2 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
4 Ray Burris 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 64
2 Frank Tanana 63
3 Ed Halicki 62
4 Gaylord Perry 50
4 Tom Seaver 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Bill Madlock .358
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Fred Lynn .336
5 Bob Watson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 34
1 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Dave Kingman 33
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Greg Luzinski 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Greg Luzinski 118
3 Ted Simmons 115
4 Tony Perez 113
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
1 Davey Lopes 70
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.18
2 Frank Tanana 2.19
3 Jim Palmer 2.25
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.35
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
4 Vida Blue 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 265
2 Tom Seaver 251
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Bert Blyleven 240
5 Gaylord Perry 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 24
2 Al Hrabosky 23
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Rawly Eastwick 19
4 Dale Murray 19