On This Day

Monday, May 19, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 13 .594 --
Red Sox 16 15 .516 2.5
Tigers 15 16 .484 3.5
Orioles 15 19 .441 5.0
Yankees 14 20 .412 6.0
Indians 13 20 .394 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 14 .600 --
Rangers 20 15 .571 1.0
Angels 20 18 .526 2.5
Royals 20 18 .526 2.5
Twins 16 16 .500 3.5
White Sox 15 20 .429 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 13 .618 --
Phillies 20 15 .571 1.5
Pirates 17 14 .548 2.5
Mets 15 15 .500 4.0
Cardinals 14 19 .424 6.5
Expos 13 18 .419 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 14 .641 --
Reds 20 19 .513 5.0
Padres 18 19 .486 6.0
Braves 19 21 .475 6.5
Giants 17 19 .472 6.5
Astros 14 27 .341 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Claudell Washington 3
5 25 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 2
1 Gary Sutherland 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Elliott Maddox 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Rau 1.60
2 Rudy May 1.14
3 Dave Hamilton 0.80
4 Randy Jones 0.75
5 John Curtis 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 8
1 Doug Rau 8
3 Joe Coleman 7
4 John Curtis 6
4 Luis Tiant 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .374
2 Manny Sanguillen .361
3 Bob Watson .357
4 Dave Cash .353
5 Joe Morgan .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Greg Luzinski 8
2 Bob Watson 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 28
2 Steve Garvey 27
2 Ted Simmons 27
4 Darrell Evans 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.87
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Jim Hughes 1.31
4 Don Sutton 1.54
5 Jim Palmer 1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Don Sutton 72
3 Bert Blyleven 63
4 Andy Messersmith 60
5 Gaylord Perry 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 John Hiller 6
2 Darold Knowles 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bucky Dent .500
2 Manny Sanguillen .477
3 Gene Tenace .441
4 Hal McRae .423
5 Larry Bowa .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 4
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 17
2 Larry Hisle 12
2 Ted Simmons 12
4 Leon Roberts 11
4 Gene Tenace 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Matt Alexander 6
3 Larry Hisle 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
3 Jim Hughes 0.33
4 Nolan Ryan 0.34
5 Jim Lonborg 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 25
2 Nelson Briles 23
3 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .395
2 Bob Watson .373
3 Johnny Grubb .369
4 Thurman Munson .368
5 Larry Hisle .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 8
2 Bob Watson 7
3 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Bernie Carbo 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 25
2 Willie Horton 21
2 Greg Luzinski 21
2 Dave Winfield 21
5 Rusty Staub 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 17
2 Amos Otis 15
3 Joe Morgan 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 Hughes 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Andy Messersmith 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 50
2 Bert Blyleven 49
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Vida Blue 44
5 Andy Messersmith 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Oscar Zamora 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Ralph Garr .323
3 Jorge Orta .322
4 Steve Garvey .317
5 Al Oliver .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 31
3 Darrell Evans 28
4 Gene Tenace 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 135
2 Mike Schmidt 111
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Steve Garvey 106
5 Jeff Burroughs 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 105
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Davey Lopes 56
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Larry Lintz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.23
2 Phil Niekro 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.50
4 Don Wilson 2.54
5 Andy Messersmith 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Vida Blue 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 368
2 Bert Blyleven 258
3 Andy Messersmith 229
3 Gaylord Perry 229
5 Steve Carlton 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Terry Forster 21
3 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Mike Marshall 19
5 Tom Buskey 17