On This Day

Saturday, May 10, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 16 9 .640 --
Red Sox 13 10 .565 2.0
Tigers 12 11 .522 3.0
Orioles 11 14 .440 5.0
Yankees 11 16 .407 6.0
Indians 10 15 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 12 .571 --
Rangers 16 12 .571 --
Angels 15 15 .500 2.0
Royals 14 15 .483 2.5
Twins 11 12 .478 2.5
White Sox 12 16 .429 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 8 .692 --
Pirates 13 11 .542 4.0
Phillies 13 13 .500 5.0
Cardinals 11 14 .440 6.5
Expos 10 13 .435 6.5
Mets 10 14 .417 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 11 .645 --
Reds 18 13 .581 2.0
Braves 16 16 .500 4.5
Giants 14 15 .483 5.0
Padres 14 16 .467 5.5
Astros 10 23 .303 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Brye 4
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Ron LeFlore 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Larry Biittner 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 George Foster 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bradford 4
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 Tom Paciorek 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Andrews 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 3.50
2 Frank Tanana 1.86
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 0.89
5 Rick Reuschel 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 13
2 Phil Niekro 8
3 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Doug Rau 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 John Montague 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Geoff Zahn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .398
2 Robin Yount .381
3 Joe Morgan .377
4 Jose Cardenal .370
5 Dave Cash .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Dave Winfield 7
4 Greg Luzinski 6
5 16 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 25
2 Johnny Bench 24
2 Steve Garvey 24
4 Greg Luzinski 21
4 4 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 20
2 Joe Morgan 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 17
4 Amos Otis 16
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.14
2 Woodie Fryman 1.43
3 Steve Stone 1.47
4 Don Sutton 1.55
5 Joe McIntosh 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Nolan Ryan 6
1 Don Sutton 6
4 Pete Broberg 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Don Sutton 60
3 Andy Messersmith 50
4 Vida Blue 48
4 2 others tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Darold Knowles 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .444
2 Derrel Thomas .433
3 Lee Lacy .429
4 Al Bumbry .421
4 Manny Sanguillen .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 4
1 Bob Watson 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Bernie Carbo 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Rivers 15
2 Steve Garvey 14
2 George Scott 14
4 Greg Luzinski 12
4 Tony Perez 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 12
2 Amos Otis 9
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Morris Nettles 6
4 Orlando Ramirez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Vida Blue 0.32
3 Frank Tanana 0.39
4 Jerry Reuss 0.50
5 Catfish Hunter 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Rau 4
2 Pete Broberg 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 26
2 Frank Tanana 25
3 Vida Blue 23
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
2 John Hiller 3
2 Tom House 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .330
3 Steve Garvey .322
4 Jorge Orta .317
5 Bill Madlock .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Dick Allen 28
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Jeff Burroughs 110
2 Steve Garvey 110
2 Mike Schmidt 110
5 Ted Simmons 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 104
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Davey Lopes 56
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.19
2 Buzz Capra 2.39
3 Nolan Ryan 2.40
4 Andy Messersmith 2.60
5 Steve Foucault 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
2 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 372
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Steve Carlton 231
4 Andy Messersmith 229
5 Gaylord Perry 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 26
2 Terry Forster 23
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Mike Marshall 20
5 Tom Buskey 18