On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 93 63 .596 --
Orioles 88 66 .571 4.0
Yankees 80 76 .513 13.0
Indians 77 77 .500 15.0
Brewers 64 94 .405 30.0
Tigers 57 98 .368 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 63 .599 --
Royals 89 68 .567 5.0
Rangers 77 82 .484 18.0
Twins 74 80 .481 18.5
White Sox 72 84 .462 21.5
Angels 72 86 .456 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 66 .580 --
Phillies 83 74 .529 8.0
Mets 80 77 .510 11.0
Cardinals 80 78 .506 11.5
Cubs 73 85 .462 18.5
Expos 72 86 .456 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 104 54 .658 --
Dodgers 85 73 .538 19.0
Giants 77 79 .494 26.0
Padres 70 87 .446 33.5
Braves 66 91 .420 37.5
Astros 63 94 .401 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Bucky Dent 3
2 Duffy Dyer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Cliff Johnson 1
1 Mike Jorgensen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Mackanin 3
1 Boog Powell 3
3 Jose Cardenal 2
3 Ron Cey 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duane Kuiper 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Moose 1.20
2 Doug Bird 1.00
2 Fred Norman 1.00
4 Bert Blyleven 0.70
5 Randy Jones 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Jones 8
1 Bob McClure 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 Bob Moose 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .363
2 Rod Carew .361
3 Ted Simmons .333
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Manny Sanguillen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Greg Luzinski 34
4 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Tony Perez 106
4 Fred Lynn 104
4 John Mayberry 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Mickey Rivers 68
3 Joe Morgan 63
4 Lou Brock 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Randy Jones 2.23
3 Andy Messersmith 2.36
4 Tom Seaver 2.37
5 Frank Tanana 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
4 Vida Blue 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 265
2 Tom Seaver 230
3 Bert Blyleven 225
4 Gaylord Perry 223
5 John Montefusco 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Rawly Eastwick 21
5 Tom Murphy 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Doyle .429
2 Ben Oglivie .426
3 Chris Chambliss .418
4 George Brett .417
4 2 others tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Gene Tenace 6
3 Boog Powell 5
3 George Scott 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 Sal Bando 19
3 Richie Zisk 17
4 Dusty Baker 13
4 Ron Cey 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Dave Concepcion 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.00
2 Bob Moose 0.44
3 Paul Mitchell 0.48
4 Mike Caldwell 0.56
5 Joe Niekro 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Doc Medich 3
2 Dale Murray 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 37
2 Burt Hooton 32
3 Steve Carlton 30
4 Bert Blyleven 29
5 Gaylord Perry 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Dick Drago 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .376
2 Dan Ford .367
3 Rennie Stennett .365
4 Jose Cardenal .365
5 Carlton Fisk .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 30
2 Sal Bando 24
2 Ron Cey 24
2 Thurman Munson 24
2 Willie Stargell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 22
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Wilbur Howard 11
5 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.34
2 Fritz Peterson 1.13
3 Charlie Hough 1.23
4 Jim Rooker 1.24
5 Skip Lockwood 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Ray Burris 5
2 Ed Figueroa 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 76
2 John Montefusco 59
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Burt Hooton 50
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 8
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 2 others tied 5