On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1975

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1975 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1975

Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds

Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 65 .594 --
Orioles 90 69 .566 4.5
Yankees 83 77 .519 12.0
Indians 79 80 .497 15.5
Brewers 68 94 .420 28.0
Tigers 57 102 .358 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 98 64 .605 --
Royals 91 71 .562 7.0
Rangers 79 83 .488 19.0
Twins 76 83 .478 20.5
White Sox 75 86 .466 22.5
Angels 72 89 .447 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 69 .571 --
Phillies 86 76 .531 6.5
Cardinals 82 80 .506 10.5
Mets 82 80 .506 10.5
Cubs 75 87 .463 17.5
Expos 75 87 .463 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 108 54 .667 --
Dodgers 88 74 .543 20.0
Giants 80 81 .497 27.5
Padres 71 91 .438 37.0
Braves 67 94 .416 40.5
Astros 64 97 .398 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Ashby 3
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Rich Coggins 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Alan Ashby 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Ashby 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Coggins 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Billy Baldwin 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Reed 1.40
2 Mark Littell 1.11
3 Vida Blue 1.00
3 Jesse Jefferson 1.00
5 Randy Jones 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Anderson 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Littell 10
2 Randy Jones 7
2 Ron Reed 7
4 Skip Lockwood 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Bill Madlock .354
3 Ted Simmons .332
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Manny Sanguillen .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Dave Kingman 36
2 George Scott 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 120
2 Johnny Bench 110
3 Tony Perez 109
3 George Scott 109
5 John Mayberry 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 77
2 Mickey Rivers 70
3 Joe Morgan 67
4 Lou Brock 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.09
2 Randy Jones 2.24
3 Andy Messersmith 2.29
4 Tom Seaver 2.38
5 Don Gullett 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 269
2 Tom Seaver 243
3 Bert Blyleven 233
3 Gaylord Perry 233
5 John Montefusco 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 26
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Rawly Eastwick 22
3 Al Hrabosky 22
5 Tom Murphy 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .500
2 Denny Doyle .455
3 Joe Morgan .441
4 Mike Jorgensen .426
5 Dave Concepcion .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Boog Powell 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 17
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Dave Parker 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 Mike Jorgensen 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Davey Lopes 7
3 Don Baylor 6
4 Pepe Mangual 5
4 Mickey Rivers 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
1 Don Gullett 0.00
4 Bob Moose 0.69
5 Larry Anderson 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dale Murray 3
4 Bob Apodaca 2
4 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
1 Frank Tanana 32
3 Bert Blyleven 31
4 Burt Hooton 26
5 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Ford .378
2 Carlton Fisk .371
3 Del Unser .366
4 George Brett .365
5 Steve Garvey .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 George Scott 9
1 Gene Tenace 9
1 Andre Thornton 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 29
2 Dave Parker 28
3 George Scott 27
4 George Brett 24
4 Thurman Munson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Sandy Alomar 11
4 Don Baylor 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.34
2 Marty Pattin 1.27
3 Rich Gossage 1.32
4 Jim Todd 1.33
5 Paul Mitchell 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ray Burris 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 72
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Burt Hooton 49
3 John Montefusco 49
3 2 others tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Rawly Eastwick 5
3 3 others tied 5