On This Day

Wednesday, April 16, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 2 .714 --
Tigers 3 2 .600 1.0
Brewers 4 3 .571 1.0
Indians 2 2 .500 1.5
Orioles 3 3 .500 1.5
Yankees 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 6 2 .750 --
Athletics 5 3 .625 1.0
Angels 4 4 .500 2.0
Rangers 3 4 .429 2.5
Twins 3 5 .375 3.0
White Sox 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 5 1 .833 --
Cardinals 5 2 .714 0.5
Pirates 3 2 .600 1.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 2.5
Expos 2 5 .286 3.5
Mets 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 4 3 .571 --
Dodgers 5 4 .556 --
Braves 5 4 .556 --
Giants 4 4 .500 0.5
Reds 4 5 .444 1.0
Astros 3 5 .375 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 4
2 Larvell Blanks 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Larry Lintz 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 1.00
2 Woodie Fryman 0.88
3 Bill Bonham 0.70
4 Jon Matlack 0.67
5 Mike Cuellar 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 7
1 Nelson Briles 7
1 Woodie Fryman 7
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .500
2 Dave Chalk .478
3 Jerry Morales .435
4 Robin Yount .429
5 Carlos May .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 13
2 Darrell Evans 9
2 Larry Hisle 9
2 Carlos May 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Bill North 6
3 Freddie Patek 6

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 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 3
2 Vida Blue 2
2 Bert Blyleven 2
2 Buzz Capra 2
2 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Don Sutton 22
3 Gaylord Perry 15
4 Bert Blyleven 14
5 Woodie Fryman 13

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 .367
2 Ralph Garr .358
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Jorge Orta .319
5 Mike Hargrove .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 32
2 Jim Wynn 32
4 Dick Allen 30
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Jeff Burroughs 115
3 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Jim Wynn 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 116
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 60
3 Bill North 60
5 Cesar Cedeno 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 2.22
2 Phil Niekro 2.30
3 Mike Marshall 2.33
4 Gaylord Perry 2.46
5 Jon Matlack 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 23
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Fergie Jenkins 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
1 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 384
2 Bert Blyleven 243
3 Steve Carlton 239
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