On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 16 .556 --
Brewers 20 17 .541 0.5
Tigers 16 19 .457 3.5
Yankees 17 21 .447 4.0
Orioles 16 22 .421 5.0
Indians 14 22 .389 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 16 .590 --
Rangers 22 18 .550 1.5
Royals 23 19 .548 1.5
Twins 19 17 .528 2.5
Angels 21 21 .500 3.5
White Sox 18 21 .462 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 17 .564 --
Mets 18 16 .529 1.5
Phillies 20 19 .513 2.0
Pirates 18 18 .500 2.5
Cardinals 16 21 .432 5.0
Expos 14 21 .400 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 17 .614 --
Reds 23 20 .535 3.5
Giants 21 19 .525 4.0
Padres 22 20 .524 4.0
Braves 21 23 .477 6.0
Astros 17 28 .378 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Bert Campaneris 3
1 Larry Hisle 3
1 Bill Melton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Pedro Garcia 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
1 Jim Hughes 1.00
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.86
4 Steve Rogers 0.80
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Bahnsen 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Jim Hughes 6
2 Lynn McGlothen 6
2 Jerry Reuss 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .371
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Dave Cash .352
4 Johnny Grubb .348
5 Bob Watson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Darrell Evans 9
2 Dave Winfield 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 32
1 Bob Watson 32
3 Tony Perez 31
4 Willie Horton 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 25
2 Amos Otis 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Joe Morgan 19
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.81
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Joe McIntosh 1.41
4 Jim Hughes 1.43
5 Randy Jones 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Jim Kaat 7
3 Andy Messersmith 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 83
2 Nolan Ryan 81
3 Bert Blyleven 70
4 Andy Messersmith 66
5 Gaylord Perry 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Tom Murphy 7
3 John Hiller 6
3 Al Hrabosky 6
3 Darold Knowles 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Metzger .463
2 Bucky Dent .450
2 Mike Hargrove .450
2 Rusty Staub .450
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 5
1 Larry Hisle 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Bernie Carbo 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 19
2 Rusty Staub 14
3 Toby Harrah 13
3 Larry Hisle 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 7
1 Amos Otis 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Jerry Remy 6
3 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
4 Steve Carlton 0.35
5 Tom Underwood 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Phil Niekro 23
2 Don Sutton 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Jim Todd 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .395
2 Steve Braun .386
3 Manny Sanguillen .380
4 Al Bumbry .371
5 Larry Bowa .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 7
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Bob Watson 7
4 Johnny Bench 6
4 Dave Winfield 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 28
2 Steve Garvey 23
3 Dave Winfield 22
4 Willie Horton 21
4 Tony Perez 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 17
2 Amos Otis 15
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Jim Hughes 0.80
3 Frank Tanana 0.91
4 Steve Stone 0.96
5 Andy Messersmith 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Jim Hughes 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 49
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Andy Messersmith 42
4 Frank Tanana 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 John Hiller 5
3 Bob Apodaca 4
3 Steve Foucault 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Jorge Orta .320
3 Mike Hargrove .317
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Bill Madlock .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Tony Perez 27
4 Gene Tenace 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 Tony Perez 106
3 Ted Simmons 106
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 53
5 Larry Lintz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.27
2 Andy Messersmith 2.36
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Jim Kaat 2.53
5 Don Wilson 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Jim Kaat 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Vida Blue 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 357
2 Bert Blyleven 257
3 Andy Messersmith 227
4 Steve Carlton 226
5 Gaylord Perry 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Terry Forster 20
3 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 Mike Marshall 17