On This Day

Saturday, April 12, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 1 .750 --
Brewers 3 1 .750 0.0
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Orioles 1 2 .333 1.5
Yankees 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 4 1 .800 --
Angels 3 1 .750 0.5
Royals 3 1 .750 0.5
Twins 2 3 .400 2.0
White Sox 1 4 .200 3.0
Rangers 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 2 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 4 1 .800 -0.5
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.5
Mets 1 2 .333 1.5
Phillies 1 3 .250 2.0
Expos 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 2 1 .667 --
Reds 3 2 .600 0.0
Astros 3 2 .600 0.0
Braves 3 2 .600 0.0
Giants 1 2 .333 1.0
Dodgers 1 4 .200 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Montanez 4
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Pete Rose 3
2 Ted Simmons 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 Boog Powell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Pepe Mangual 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Hassler 1.00
2 Vida Blue 0.75
3 Ross Grimsley 0.67
4 John D'Acquisto 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Hassler 9
2 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
4 John D'Acquisto 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Chalk .643
2 Boog Powell .625
3 Bobby Murcer .600
4 Joe Morgan .526
5 2 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 3
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Nate Colbert 2
2 Darrell Evans 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 7
1 Larry Hisle 7
1 Cliff Johnson 7
4 Darrell Evans 6
5 8 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
3 Amos Otis 5
4 Pepe Mangual 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Barr 0.00
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
1 Randy Jones 0.00
1 Jim Kaat 0.00
1 10 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 2
1 Larry Dierker 2
1 Carl Morton 2
1 Nolan Ryan 2
5 40 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 22
2 Don Sutton 14
3 Bob Gibson 12
4 Vida Blue 10
4 Larry Dierker 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 3
2 Rollie Fingers 2
2 Al Hrabosky 2
4 Cy Acosta 1
4 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Ralph Garr .363
3 Mike Hargrove .321
4 Steve Garvey .321
5 Richie Zisk .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Dick Allen 31
4 Jim Wynn 29
5 Reggie Jackson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 131
2 Jeff Burroughs 116
3 Mike Schmidt 113
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Ted Simmons 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 119
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Joe Morgan 59
5 Bill North 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 2.27
2 Phil Niekro 2.27
3 Mike Marshall 2.42
4 Gaylord Perry 2.44
5 Jon Matlack 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Luis Tiant 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Bert Blyleven 242
3 Steve Carlton 238
4 Gaylord Perry 218
5 Fergie Jenkins 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 24
2 Tom Murphy 23
3 Mike Marshall 21
4 Rollie Fingers 20
5 Bill Campbell 18