On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 17 .564 --
Brewers 21 20 .512 2.0
Yankees 20 23 .465 4.0
Tigers 18 21 .462 4.0
Indians 18 23 .439 5.0
Orioles 16 26 .381 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 17 .614 --
Royals 26 20 .565 2.0
Twins 22 18 .550 3.0
Rangers 22 22 .500 5.0
Angels 22 24 .478 6.0
White Sox 20 23 .465 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 19 .558 --
Pirates 22 18 .550 0.5
Mets 20 18 .526 1.5
Phillies 22 21 .512 2.0
Cardinals 18 23 .439 5.0
Expos 14 25 .359 8.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 19 .604 --
Reds 27 20 .574 1.5
Giants 23 21 .523 4.0
Padres 23 23 .500 5.0
Braves 23 25 .479 6.0
Astros 18 31 .367 11.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elliott Maddox 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Chris Chambliss 2
3 Willie Davis 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elliott Maddox 4
2 Mike Hargrove 1
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 Thurman Munson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clyde Wright 0.33
2 Pat Dobson 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Clyde Wright 3
3 Steve Foucault 1
3 Dick Tidrow 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Thurman Munson .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .348
4 Lou Brock .344
5 Joe Morgan .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Willie Horton 10
1 Jim Wynn 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 36
2 Dave Winfield 35
3 Johnny Bench 34
3 Hal McRae 34
3 Bob Watson 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 28
2 Amos Otis 25
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
3 Joe Morgan 21
5 Davey Lopes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.79
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Jim Hughes 1.52
4 Randy Jones 1.58
5 Don Sutton 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Jim Kaat 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Don Sutton 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Don Sutton 85
3 Bert Blyleven 73
4 Gaylord Perry 71
5 Andy Messersmith 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Tom Murphy 8
3 Bob Apodaca 6
3 John Hiller 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .432
2 Bucky Dent .429
3 Bobby Murcer .414
4 Rod Carew .407
5 Jorge Orta .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Bernie Carbo 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 16
2 Toby Harrah 13
3 Hal McRae 12
3 Bobby Murcer 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 9
2 Mickey Rivers 7
3 Larry Hisle 6
3 Jerry Remy 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.00
2 Tom Underwood 0.53
3 Bill Castro 0.61
4 Jim Todd 0.64
5 Marty Pattin 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 23
2 John Montefusco 22
2 Phil Niekro 22
4 Rick Reuschel 20
4 J. R. Richard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
3 Rawly Eastwick 2
3 John Hiller 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .393
2 Manny Sanguillen .393
3 Larry Bowa .380
4 Bucky Dent .379
5 Hal McRae .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Bernie Carbo 6
1 Larry Hisle 6
1 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 26
2 George Scott 23
3 Steve Garvey 22
4 Greg Luzinski 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 19
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Larry Hisle 10
3 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Gary Lavelle 0.72
3 Jim Hughes 0.87
4 Tom Underwood 1.13
5 Bill Hands 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 6
1 Bill Lee 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Don Sutton 42
3 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Andy Messersmith 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Jorge Orta .322
3 Al Oliver .318
4 Mike Hargrove .313
5 Bill Madlock .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Johnny Bench 33
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 28
4 Jim Wynn 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Mike Schmidt 113
3 Ted Simmons 105
4 Steve Garvey 102
4 Tony Perez 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 60
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 53
5 Mickey Rivers 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.30
2 Andy Messersmith 2.32
3 Jim Kaat 2.44
4 Jim Palmer 2.45
5 Don Wilson 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Vida Blue 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
2 Bert Blyleven 245
3 Andy Messersmith 227
4 Steve Carlton 224
5 Gaylord Perry 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Terry Forster 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 Mike Marshall 16