On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 11 .633 --
Red Sox 14 14 .500 4.0
Orioles 15 16 .484 4.5
Tigers 13 15 .464 5.0
Indians 12 18 .400 7.0
Yankees 12 19 .387 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 12 .625 --
Rangers 19 14 .576 1.5
Royals 19 16 .543 2.5
Angels 17 18 .486 4.5
Twins 14 15 .483 4.5
White Sox 13 19 .406 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 11 .645 --
Pirates 16 12 .571 2.5
Phillies 18 14 .563 2.5
Mets 14 14 .500 4.5
Expos 13 16 .448 6.0
Cardinals 13 17 .433 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 13 .639 --
Braves 19 19 .500 5.0
Reds 18 19 .486 5.5
Padres 16 18 .471 6.0
Giants 15 18 .455 6.5
Astros 12 26 .316 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 3
1 Dave Chalk 3
1 Vic Correll 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Larry Biittner 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 5
2 Vic Correll 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Tommy Harper 3
3 Enzo Hernandez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Rob Andrews 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 2.00
2 Dave Goltz 1.40
3 Ed Figueroa 1.14
4 Jim Kern 1.00
5 Frank Tanana 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 10
2 Jim Kern 9
3 Ed Figueroa 8
3 Frank Tanana 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .395
2 Dave Cash .370
3 Joe Morgan .362
4 Bob Watson .356
5 Steve Garvey .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 27
2 Dave Winfield 26
3 Tony Perez 25
4 Johnny Bench 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.94
2 Steve Stone 1.15
3 Don Sutton 1.54
4 Jim Palmer 1.60
5 Joe McIntosh 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Don Sutton 7
4 Pete Broberg 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 72
2 Nolan Ryan 69
3 Bert Blyleven 63
4 Vida Blue 56
5 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 Hal McRae .453
2 Manny Sanguillen .439
3 Dave Cash .431
4 Larry Hisle .425
5 Derrel Thomas .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Vic Correll 3
3 George Hendrick 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Gary Matthews 11
2 George Scott 11
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 9
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Matt Alexander 7
4 Willie Davis 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Jim Hughes 0.36
4 Nolan Ryan 0.38
5 Jerry Reuss 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Don Sutton 29
3 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Frank Tanana 25
5 Steve Busby 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Chuck Taylor 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .400
2 Ken Griffey .397
3 Lee Lacy .382
4 Bob Watson .376
5 Larry Hisle .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Ron Cey 6
2 Bobby Grich 6
2 Willie Horton 6
2 Bob Watson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 23
2 Steve Garvey 22
2 Dave Winfield 22
4 Rusty Staub 21
4 Bob Watson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Amos Otis 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.57
3 Jim Lonborg 1.42
4 Steve Stone 1.50
5 Joe McIntosh 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Pete Broberg 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 54
2 Don Sutton 50
3 Vida Blue 46
4 Steve Busby 44
5 Andy Messersmith 42

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 .323
3 Jorge Orta .319
4 Al Oliver .318
5 Steve Garvey .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 31
3 Dick Allen 27
3 Darrell Evans 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 Jeff Burroughs 108
3 Ted Simmons 108
5 Steve Garvey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 107
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Davey Lopes 56
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Larry Lintz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.20
2 Nolan Ryan 2.26
3 Jim Palmer 2.50
4 Andy Messersmith 2.53
5 Steve Foucault 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Steve Busby 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 258
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 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Mike Marshall 19
5 Tom Buskey 17