On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 12 .613 --
Tigers 14 15 .483 4.0
Red Sox 14 15 .483 4.0
Orioles 15 17 .469 4.5
Indians 12 19 .387 7.0
Yankees 12 20 .375 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 12 .636 --
Rangers 19 15 .559 2.5
Royals 20 16 .556 2.5
Twins 15 15 .500 4.5
Angels 18 18 .500 4.5
White Sox 14 19 .424 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 12 .625 --
Phillies 19 14 .576 1.5
Pirates 16 13 .552 2.5
Mets 15 14 .517 3.5
Cardinals 14 17 .452 5.5
Expos 13 17 .433 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 13 .649 --
Reds 19 19 .500 5.5
Braves 19 20 .487 6.0
Padres 17 18 .486 6.0
Giants 15 19 .441 7.5
Astros 12 27 .308 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Reitz 4
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 2
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Billy Williams 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 5
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.00
2 Bill Singer 0.69
3 Jon Matlack 0.67
4 Vern Ruhle 0.57
5 Bob Forsch 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 9
2 Andy Messersmith 7
2 Fred Norman 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Harry Parker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .388
2 Dave Cash .369
3 Ken Griffey .356
4 Joe Morgan .348
5 Manny Sanguillen .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 8
1 Willie Horton 8
1 Greg Luzinski 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 27
1 Ted Simmons 27
3 Darrell Evans 26
3 Dave Winfield 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 22
2 Amos Otis 20
3 Joe Morgan 19
4 Cesar Cedeno 18
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.94
2 Steve Stone 1.02
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 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 72
2 Nolan Ryan 69
3 Bert Blyleven 63
4 Andy Messersmith 60
5 Vida Blue 56

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .442
2 Hal McRae .423
3 Larry Bowa .417
4 Steve Braun .413
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
1 Vic Correll 4
1 Bobby Grich 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 13 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 12
2 Jeff Burroughs 11
2 Larry Hisle 11
2 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Gary Matthews 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Matt Alexander 7
2 Mickey Rivers 7
4 Larry Hisle 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Steve Stone 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 Gene Garber 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Frank Tanana 25
4 Phil Niekro 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
1 Chuck Taylor 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .403
2 Thurman Munson .398
3 Lee Lacy .383
4 Dave Cash .382
5 Larry Hisle .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Dave Winfield 7
3 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Vic Correll 6
3 Bobby Grich 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 17
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Amos Otis 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.57
3 Vida Blue 1.07
4 Steve Stone 1.27
5 Jim Lonborg 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Pete Broberg 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 50
2 Bert Blyleven 49
2 Andy Messersmith 49
4 Vida Blue 44
4 Steve Busby 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
2 Doug Bird 4
2 Terry Forster 4
2 John Hiller 4
2 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Ralph Garr .324
3 Jorge Orta .322
4 Al Oliver .319
5 Steve Garvey .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Darrell Evans 28
4 Dick Allen 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 140
2 Mike Schmidt 112
2 Ted Simmons 112
4 Jeff Burroughs 109
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 2.23
2 Nolan Ryan 2.26
3 Andy Messersmith 2.48
4 Jim Palmer 2.50
5 Steve Foucault 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 258
3 Andy Messersmith 233
4 Gaylord Perry 225
5 Steve Carlton 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Terry Forster 22
3 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Mike Marshall 19
5 Tom Buskey 17