On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 18 .550 --
Brewers 21 20 .512 1.5
Tigers 18 21 .462 3.5
Yankees 20 24 .455 4.0
Indians 18 24 .429 5.0
Orioles 17 26 .395 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 17 .622 --
Royals 26 20 .565 2.5
Twins 23 18 .561 3.0
Rangers 23 22 .511 5.0
Angels 22 25 .468 7.0
White Sox 20 23 .465 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 18 .561 --
Cubs 24 20 .545 0.5
Mets 20 19 .513 2.0
Phillies 22 22 .500 2.5
Cardinals 19 23 .452 4.5
Expos 14 25 .359 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 19 .612 --
Reds 27 21 .563 2.5
Giants 23 21 .523 4.5
Padres 24 23 .511 5.0
Braves 23 26 .469 7.0
Astros 19 31 .380 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Cesar Geronimo 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 5
2 Willie McCovey 4
3 Milt May 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Bobby Grich 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.20
2 Doug Konieczny 0.89
3 Dave Goltz 0.70
4 Ray Burris 0.54
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Konieczny 8
2 Ray Burris 7
2 Dave Goltz 7
2 Jerry Reuss 7
5 Jim Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Thurman Munson .354
3 Lou Brock .346
4 Manny Sanguillen .338
5 Steve Garvey .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Willie Horton 10
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Jim Wynn 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
1 Steve Garvey 36
1 Dave Winfield 36
4 Hal McRae 34
4 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 0.99
3 Jim Hughes 1.52
4 Don Sutton 1.62
5 Randy Jones 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
1 Don Sutton 9
3 Jim Kaat 8
3 Jim Palmer 8
3 Nolan Ryan 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 89
2 Nolan Ryan 87
3 Bert Blyleven 73
4 Gaylord Perry 71
5 Andy Messersmith 70

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 Greg Gross .423
4 Bobby Murcer .414
5 Davey Lopes .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Bernie Carbo 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Gene Tenace 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 15
2 Graig Nettles 14
3 Johnny Bench 12
3 Hal McRae 12
3 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 8
2 Mickey Rivers 7
3 Jerry Remy 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 27
2 Dave Goltz 23
3 John Montefusco 22
4 Jim Palmer 21
5 Jim Kern 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .394
2 Bucky Dent .381
3 Larry Bowa .375
3 Manny Sanguillen .375
5 Dave Cash .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Bernie Carbo 6
3 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 26
2 George Scott 23
3 Dave Winfield 21
4 George Hendrick 20
4 Gene Tenace 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 19
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Matt Alexander 10
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Larry Hisle 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 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 46
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Jim Palmer 41
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 2 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 .351
2 Jorge Orta .322
3 Al Oliver .316
4 Mike Hargrove .314
5 Steve Garvey .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Mike Schmidt 113
3 Ted Simmons 107
4 Steve Garvey 102
5 2 tied 101

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 2.31
3 Jim Palmer 2.34
4 Jim Kaat 2.44
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 229
4 Gaylord Perry 218
5 Don Sutton 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Terry Forster 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 2 tied 15