On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 92 63 .594 --
Orioles 88 66 .571 3.5
Yankees 80 75 .516 12.0
Indians 75 77 .493 15.5
Brewers 64 92 .410 28.5
Tigers 57 98 .368 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 61 .606 --
Royals 87 68 .561 7.0
Rangers 77 80 .490 18.0
Twins 72 80 .474 20.5
White Sox 71 83 .461 22.5
Angels 71 85 .455 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 66 .574 --
Phillies 83 72 .535 6.0
Cardinals 79 76 .510 10.0
Mets 79 77 .506 10.5
Cubs 73 84 .465 17.0
Expos 70 85 .452 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 103 53 .660 --
Dodgers 85 71 .545 18.0
Giants 77 79 .494 26.0
Padres 68 87 .439 34.5
Braves 66 91 .420 37.5
Astros 62 93 .400 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Manning 6
2 Rico Carty 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Leroy Stanton 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Jim Fregosi 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 John Lowenstein 3
2 Leroy Stanton 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 1.40
2 Mike Torrez 1.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.89
4 Dick Ruthven 0.83
5 Gaylord Perry 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 8
2 John Montefusco 7
2 Gaylord Perry 7
4 Doc Medich 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .363
2 Rod Carew .362
3 Ted Simmons .334
4 Manny Sanguillen .330
5 Fred Lynn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Greg Luzinski 34
4 John Mayberry 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Tony Perez 105
4 John Mayberry 103
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Mickey Rivers 67
3 Joe Morgan 63
4 Lou Brock 55
5 Cesar Cedeno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Randy Jones 2.24
3 Andy Messersmith 2.31
4 Tom Seaver 2.37
5 Don Gullett 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
4 Vida Blue 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 252
2 Tom Seaver 230
3 Gaylord Perry 223
4 Bert Blyleven 218
5 John Montefusco 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Rawly Eastwick 20
5 Tom Murphy 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rowland Office .455
2 George Brett .422
3 Denny Doyle .409
4 Ben Oglivie .404
5 Gene Tenace .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Sal Bando 5
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Dave Kingman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 20
2 Dave Parker 18
3 Gene Tenace 15
4 Mike Schmidt 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 13
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Dave Concepcion 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.00
1 Tom Buskey 0.00
3 Andy Messersmith 0.36
4 Paul Mitchell 0.48
5 Charlie Hough 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
1 Dale Murray 4
1 Mike Torrez 4
4 Ray Burris 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 32
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 John Montefusco 24
2 Frank Tanana 24
5 Gaylord Perry 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .393
2 George Brett .382
3 Richie Zisk .375
4 Bill Madlock .362
5 Andre Thornton .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Ron Cey 9
3 Gene Tenace 9
3 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 28
2 Richie Zisk 26
3 Sal Bando 25
4 Thurman Munson 24
4 Tony Perez 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 23
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Wilbur Howard 13
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.32
2 Charlie Hough 1.04
3 Jim Rooker 1.24
4 Catfish Hunter 1.70
5 Fritz Peterson 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 8
2 Burt Hooton 6
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Mike Torrez 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 70
2 Frank Tanana 63
3 Burt Hooton 58
4 Tom Seaver 55
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
4 Rawly Eastwick 5
4 2 others tied 5