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Wednesday, October 15, 1975

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1975 World Series

Series tied 2 - 2

Boston Red Sox 5
Cincinnati Reds 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 3
2 Dwight Evans 2
2 George Foster 2
2 Carl Yastrzemski 2
5 11 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 0.31
2 Fred Norman 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Fred Norman 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Burleson .467
1 Rico Petrocelli .467
3 Cesar Geronimo .417
4 Dwight Evans .357
5 George Foster .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Rico Petrocelli 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Tony Perez 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rawly Eastwick 1.35
2 Jack Billingham 1.59
3 Luis Tiant 2.00
4 Bill Lee 2.25
4 Gary Nolan 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rawly Eastwick 2
1 Luis Tiant 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 7
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Will McEnaney 5
5 Don Gullett 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Burleson .458
2 Carl Yastrzemski .370
3 George Foster .346
4 Rico Petrocelli .333
4 Pete Rose .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Bernie Carbo 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 7
2 Ken Griffey 6
3 Carlton Fisk 5
3 Tony Perez 5
3 Rico Petrocelli 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
3 Dave Concepcion 3
4 Juan Beniquez 2
4 George Foster 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rawly Eastwick 0.87
2 Luis Tiant 1.33
3 Jack Billingham 1.59
3 Dick Drago 1.59
5 Bill Lee 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Luis Tiant 3
3 Don Gullett 1
3 Jon Matlack 1
3 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 15
2 John Candelaria 14
3 Don Gullett 8
4 Ken Holtzman 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 2
2 Pedro Borbon 1
2 Rawly Eastwick 1

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

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

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

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