On This Day

Tuesday, April 15, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 4 2 .667 --
Brewers 4 2 .667 --
Tigers 3 2 .600 0.5
Indians 2 2 .500 1.0
Orioles 2 3 .400 1.5
Yankees 1 5 .167 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 5 2 .714 --
Royals 5 2 .714 --
Angels 4 3 .571 1.0
White Sox 3 5 .375 2.5
Rangers 2 4 .333 2.5
Twins 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 4 1 .800 --
Pirates 3 1 .750 0.5
Cardinals 4 2 .667 0.5
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.5
Mets 1 4 .200 3.0
Expos 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 4 2 .667 --
Dodgers 4 4 .500 1.0
Reds 4 4 .500 1.0
Braves 4 4 .500 1.0
Giants 3 4 .429 1.5
Astros 3 4 .429 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Carbo 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Mickey Rivers 3
4 Rod Carew 2
4 24 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Glenn Borgmann 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
4 Bruce Bochte 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 John Scott 2
4 Bruce Bochte 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 4.00
2 Randy Jones 2.50
3 Clay Kirby 1.33
4 J. R. Richard 0.88
5 Mike Caldwell 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 8
1 Don Sutton 8
3 J. R. Richard 7
3 Nolan Ryan 7
5 Mike Caldwell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .500
2 Robin Yount .474
3 Dave Chalk .455
4 Joe Morgan .448
5 Doug Rader .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 Boog Powell 3
2 Jim Wynn 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 9
1 Jim Wynn 9
3 Nate Colbert 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Amos Otis 6
2 Freddie Patek 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.00
1 Mike Norris 0.00
1 John Montefusco 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 3
2 Vida Blue 2
2 Bill Champion 2
2 Larry Dierker 2
2 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Don Sutton 22
3 Gaylord Perry 15
4 Bob Forsch 12
4 3 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
3 Rich Gossage 2
3 Bill Greif 2
3 Al Hrabosky 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .361
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Jorge Orta .319
5 Richie Zisk .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Dick Allen 31
3 Jim Wynn 31
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 132
2 Mike Schmidt 114
3 Jeff Burroughs 112
4 Steve Garvey 110
5 3 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 116
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
3 Joe Morgan 59
3 Bill North 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.23
2 Buzz Capra 2.27
3 Mike Marshall 2.35
4 Gaylord Perry 2.46
5 Jon Matlack 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 384
2 Bert Blyleven 238
2 Steve Carlton 238
4 Gaylord Perry 223
5 Andy Messersmith 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 24
2 Tom Murphy 23
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 Bill Campbell 18