On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 18 11 .621 --
Red Sox 14 13 .519 3.0
Orioles 14 15 .483 4.0
Tigers 13 14 .481 4.0
Indians 12 17 .414 6.0
Yankees 12 18 .400 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 12 .613 --
Rangers 18 14 .563 1.5
Royals 18 16 .529 2.5
Twins 14 14 .500 3.5
Angels 16 17 .485 4.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 10 .667 --
Pirates 15 12 .556 3.5
Phillies 17 14 .548 3.5
Mets 13 14 .481 5.5
Cardinals 13 16 .448 6.5
Expos 12 16 .429 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 12 .657 --
Braves 19 18 .514 5.0
Reds 18 18 .500 5.5
Padres 15 18 .455 7.0
Giants 14 18 .438 7.5
Astros 12 25 .324 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Don Money 4
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 Toby Harrah 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
4 Steve Braun 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.40
2 Rick Reuschel 1.00
3 Don Gullett 0.91
4 Steve Busby 0.83
5 J. R. Richard 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 10
2 J. R. Richard 9
3 Phil Niekro 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Leon 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .391
2 Robin Yount .381
3 Joe Morgan .363
4 Bob Watson .360
5 Dave Cash .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 8
2 Ron Cey 7
2 Willie Horton 7
2 Dave Winfield 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 26
2 Tony Perez 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
3 Greg Luzinski 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 21
2 Joe Morgan 19
3 Cesar Cedeno 18
4 Amos Otis 17
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.04
2 Steve Stone 1.15
3 Don Sutton 1.36
4 Joe McIntosh 1.58
5 Jim Hughes 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
1 Don Sutton 7
4 Pete Broberg 6
4 Steve Busby 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Bert Blyleven 63
3 Don Sutton 62
4 Vida Blue 54
4 Gaylord Perry 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Darold Knowles 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .447
2 Hal McRae .423
3 Derrel Thomas .421
4 Larry Hisle .417
5 Steve Braun .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Larry Hisle 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 12
2 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Gary Matthews 11
2 Mike Schmidt 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 9
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Amos Otis 7
4 Matt Alexander 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Don Sutton 0.33
4 Jim Hughes 0.36
5 Nolan Ryan 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Nelson Briles 24
3 Steve Busby 24
5 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .400
2 Ken Griffey .385
3 Larry Parrish .382
4 Lee Lacy .375
5 Bob Watson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Ron Cey 6
2 Willie Horton 6
2 Bob Watson 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 23
2 Steve Garvey 21
3 Johnny Bench 20
3 Dave Winfield 20
5 6 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Morris Nettles 11
4 Amos Otis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.61
2 Joe McIntosh 1.40
3 Jim Lonborg 1.42
4 Steve Stone 1.50
5 Don Sutton 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Pete Broberg 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 54
2 Don Sutton 48
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Vida Blue 44
4 Steve Busby 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Tom Murphy 4
2 Jim Todd 4
2 Oscar Zamora 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Ralph Garr .324
3 Jorge Orta .318
4 Bill Madlock .316
5 Al Oliver .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Dick Allen 27
3 Darrell Evans 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Mike Schmidt 110
4 Jeff Burroughs 108
5 Steve Garvey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 107
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Davey Lopes 56
5 Larry Lintz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.20
2 Nolan Ryan 2.38
3 Buzz Capra 2.42
4 Andy Messersmith 2.53
5 Steve Foucault 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Catfish Hunter 23
3 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 369
2 Bert Blyleven 263
3 Steve Carlton 229
4 Andy Messersmith 226
5 Gaylord Perry 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Terry Forster 23
3 Mike Marshall 20
4 Rollie Fingers 19
5 Tom Buskey 17