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’75—THE RED SOX TEAM THAT SAVED BASEBALL 313
22-0
Score by which the Pirates beat the Cubs on September 16. It was the most lopsided shutout of the 20th century.
23
Consecutive games in which rookie Mike Vail of the Mets had a hit, from August 22 to September 15. It was the longest hitting streak in the majors in 1975. Vail’s rst game in the majors was on August 18.
26
Saves by Rich Gossage of the White Sox, most in the majors. Rawly Eastwick of the Reds and Al Hrabosky of the Cardinals tied for most in the NL, with 22.
30
Complete games by Cat sh Hunter, most in the majors and a number unmatched since then. Andy Messersmith led the NL, with 19.
32 and 30
Home runs and stolen bases, respectively, by Bobby Bonds of the Yankees. It was his third 30-30 season.
38
Home runs by Mike Schmidt of the Phillies, most in the majors. Reggie Jackson of the Athletics and George Scott of the Brewers tied for most in the AL, with 36.
43 and 41
Games started by Wilbur Wood and Jim Kaat of the White Sox, who were 1-2 in the majors. Andy Messersmith led the NL, with 40 starts.
52
Consecutive games in which Greg Gross of the Astros safely reached base, from June 25 to August 18.
75
Games played by Rollie Fingers of the Athletics, the most of any pitcher in the majors. Gene Garber of the Phillies led the NL, with 71.
77
Stolen bases by Davey Lopes of the Dodgers, most in the majors. He had 38 consecutive steals without being caught, from June 10 to August 24. Mickey Rivers led the AL, with 70.
78
Extra-base hits by Reggie Jackson, most in the majors. Mike Schmidt led the NL, with 75.
102
Losses by the Tigers, against 57 wins. ey lost 19 games in a row from July 29 to August 15. e Tigers had not lost 100 games in a season since 1952.
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Wins by the Reds, against 54 losses. It was the most wins by an NL team since 1909. e Reds won 41 out of 50 games from May 21 through July 13.
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Runs scored by Pete Rose, most in the majors.
119
Walks drawn by John Mayberry of the Royals, most in the AL.
120
RBIs by Greg Luzinski of the Phillies, most in the majors. George Scott led the AL, with 109.
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Strikeouts by Mike Schmidt, most in the majors. Je Burroughs of the Texas Rangers led the AL, with 155.
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Hits by Dave Cash of the Phillies, most in the majors. Steve Garvey of the Dodgers and Pete Rose were close behind, with 210. George Brett led the AL, with 195 hits.
215-174
Identical career won-lost record of brothers Gaylord Perry and Jim Perry, after Gaylord won his 17th game of the season on September 21.