On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 90 61 .596 --
Orioles 84 66 .560 5.5
Yankees 77 73 .513 12.5
Indians 72 74 .493 15.5
Brewers 64 88 .421 26.5
Tigers 55 95 .367 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 58 .613 --
Royals 84 66 .560 8.0
Rangers 74 78 .487 19.0
Twins 70 77 .476 20.5
White Sox 70 79 .470 21.5
Angels 67 84 .444 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 64 .573 --
Phillies 80 70 .533 6.0
Cardinals 78 72 .520 8.0
Mets 77 74 .510 9.5
Cubs 72 80 .474 15.0
Expos 65 85 .433 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 53 .649 --
Dodgers 83 69 .546 15.5
Giants 73 79 .480 25.5
Padres 68 83 .450 30.0
Braves 66 86 .434 32.5
Astros 60 91 .397 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rennie Stennett 7
2 Claudell Washington 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Phil Garner 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Mitchell 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Steve Brye 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Toby Harrah 4
2 Bobby Mitchell 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 2
1 Von Joshua 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.67
2 Luis Tiant 1.33
3 Rick Rhoden 0.83
4 Jim Palmer 0.80
5 Gaylord Perry 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Rick Baldwin 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hughes 8
1 Jim Palmer 8
1 Luis Tiant 8
4 Sid Monge 7
4 Gaylord Perry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .362
2 Rod Carew .359
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Manny Sanguillen .334
5 Fred Lynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dave Kingman 34
3 John Mayberry 33
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Greg Luzinski 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 116
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 John Mayberry 103
4 Tony Perez 101
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 73
2 Mickey Rivers 66
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.17
2 Randy Jones 2.22
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.30
4 Andy Messersmith 2.33
5 Tom Seaver 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
4 Jim Kaat 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 242
2 Tom Seaver 221
3 Gaylord Perry 216
4 Bert Blyleven 214
5 John Montefusco 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 26
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Rawly Eastwick 19
4 Tom Murphy 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Braun .471
2 George Brett .437
3 John Mayberry .435
4 Jim Dwyer .421
5 Manny Sanguillen .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Gene Tenace 6
4 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 17
2 John Mayberry 16
2 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Sal Bando 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Wilbur Howard 7
4 Mark Belanger 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Mitchell 0.00
1 Bob Moose 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
4 Luis Tiant 0.50
5 Bob Apodaca 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Reggie Cleveland 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 36
2 Burt Hooton 31
3 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Dennis Eckersley 26
5 John Montefusco 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Paul Reuschel 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .403
2 Rennie Stennett .402
3 Jose Cardenal .400
4 Dusty Baker .382
5 Bake McBride .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 10
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Andre Thornton 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 25
2 Richie Zisk 24
3 George Brett 22
3 Jorge Orta 22
3 Mike Schmidt 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 21
2 Wilbur Howard 16
3 Joe Morgan 13
4 Sandy Alomar 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.31
2 Jim Rooker 1.21
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.32
4 Doyle Alexander 1.36
5 Burt Hooton 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Dale Murray 6
2 Fritz Peterson 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 67
2 Frank Tanana 63
3 Bert Blyleven 53
4 Burt Hooton 52
4 Tom Seaver 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Dick Drago 6
3 Rawly Eastwick 6
3 Gene Garber 6