On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 52 .603 --
Orioles 72 60 .545 7.5
Yankees 67 65 .508 12.5
Indians 61 68 .473 17.0
Brewers 58 75 .436 22.0
Tigers 51 81 .386 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 54 .594 --
Royals 70 60 .538 7.5
Rangers 66 68 .493 13.5
White Sox 65 68 .489 14.0
Twins 63 70 .474 16.0
Angels 62 72 .463 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 57 .565 --
Phillies 72 61 .541 3.0
Cardinals 71 62 .534 4.0
Mets 71 62 .534 4.0
Cubs 61 73 .455 14.5
Expos 57 74 .435 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 89 44 .669 --
Dodgers 70 64 .522 19.5
Giants 65 68 .489 24.0
Padres 60 74 .448 29.5
Braves 58 76 .433 31.5
Astros 51 84 .378 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Alan Ashby 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Manning 4
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Cesar Geronimo 3
2 Ed Herrmann 3
2 Dave Kingman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duane Kuiper 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 1.71
2 Frank Tanana 1.12
3 Jon Matlack 1.00
4 Mickey Lolich 0.70
5 Jim Colborn 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 12
2 Frank Tanana 9
3 Mickey Lolich 7
3 Jon Matlack 7
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Bob Watson .332
4 Ted Simmons .328
5 Fred Lynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
1 Mike Schmidt 31
3 John Mayberry 29
4 Reggie Jackson 28
4 Dave Kingman 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 103
2 Johnny Bench 102
3 Tony Perez 92
4 Fred Lynn 91
5 Rusty Staub 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 49
5 Cesar Cedeno 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 2.08
2 Tom Seaver 2.14
3 Jim Palmer 2.17
4 Jerry Reuss 2.29
5 Randy Jones 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 19
1 Jim Palmer 19
1 Tom Seaver 19
4 Catfish Hunter 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 206
2 Tom Seaver 194
3 Bert Blyleven 187
4 Nolan Ryan 186
5 Gaylord Perry 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 22
2 Al Hrabosky 19
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Evans .475
2 Willie Davis .432
3 Rennie Stennett .422
4 Bill Madlock .412
4 2 others tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Cliff Johnson 5
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Dave Kingman 4
3 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 15
2 Tony Perez 14
3 Jose Cardenal 13
4 Jose Cruz 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Davey Lopes 7
4 Lou Brock 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Jerry Reuss 0.50
3 Jim Umbarger 0.59
4 Burt Hooton 0.75
4 2 others tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hilgendorf 4
1 Dale Murray 4
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Larry Christenson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 35
2 Ed Halicki 33
3 Bert Blyleven 31
4 John Montefusco 29
5 Gaylord Perry 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
3 Bob Apodaca 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .396
2 Dwight Evans .394
3 Bill Madlock .392
4 Jose Cruz .391
5 Willie Davis .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 John Mayberry 8
3 Darrell Evans 7
3 Cliff Johnson 7
3 Eric Soderholm 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Larry Parrish 26
3 Johnny Bench 22
3 John Mayberry 22
3 Graig Nettles 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Wilbur Howard 12
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.07
2 Gaylord Perry 1.11
3 Frank Tanana 1.17
4 Tom Hilgendorf 1.38
5 Larry Demery 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 John Denny 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 56
2 John Montefusco 52
3 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Gaylord Perry 48
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .359
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 Ted Simmons .330
5 Bob Watson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dave Kingman 33
2 Greg Luzinski 33
4 Johnny Bench 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Greg Luzinski 117
3 Ted Simmons 112
4 Tony Perez 111
5 Rusty Staub 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Mickey Rivers 64
3 Davey Lopes 63
4 Joe Morgan 59
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Tom Seaver 2.24
3 Frank Tanana 2.28
4 Don Gullett 2.40
5 Andy Messersmith 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
2 Don Sutton 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 258
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Gaylord Perry 227

Saves

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