On This Day

Thursday, April 17, 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

No 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 4 4 .500 2.0
Twins 3 5 .375 3.0
White Sox 3 7 .300 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 6 1 .857 --
Cardinals 5 3 .625 1.5
Pirates 3 3 .500 2.5
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.5
Expos 3 5 .375 3.5
Mets 2 5 .286 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 6 4 .600 --
Braves 6 4 .600 0.0
Padres 4 3 .571 0.5
Giants 4 4 .500 1.0
Reds 4 6 .400 2.0
Astros 3 6 .333 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 5
2 Willie Stargell 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Simmons 2
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Cesar Geronimo 1
2 Deron Johnson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 5
2 Jack Heidemann 4
2 Ted Simmons 4
4 Mike Hargrove 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Frank Taveras 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 0.55
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.43
3 Dave McNally 0.36
4 Lynn McGlothen 0.29
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Baldwin 1
1 Ken Frailing 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 6
2 Dave McNally 5
3 Rick Baldwin 4
4 Fergie Jenkins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .500
2 Dave Chalk .478
3 Willie Stargell .440
4 Joe Morgan .432
5 Robin Yount .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 Dave Kingman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 13
2 Rick Monday 10
3 Darrell Evans 9
3 Larry Hisle 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Amos Otis 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
4 2 others tied 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 Carl Morton 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
3 Vida Blue 2
3 Bert Blyleven 2
3 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Don Sutton 22
3 Andy Messersmith 17
4 Gaylord Perry 15
5 Bert Blyleven 14

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 .366
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Mike Hargrove .323
4 Al Oliver .320
5 Jorge Orta .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Jim Wynn 31
4 Dick Allen 30
5 Willie Stargell 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Jeff Burroughs 114
2 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 115
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 61
4 Bill North 60
5 Cesar Cedeno 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 2.22
2 Phil Niekro 2.30
3 Mike Marshall 2.31
4 Gaylord Perry 2.46
5 Jon Matlack 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 243
3 Steve Carlton 235
4 Andy Messersmith 223
4 Gaylord Perry 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 24
2 Tom Murphy 23
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Rollie Fingers 20
5 2 tied 17