On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 19 .558 --
Brewers 22 23 .489 3.0
Yankees 22 24 .478 3.5
Tigers 20 22 .476 3.5
Indians 19 25 .432 5.5
Orioles 18 27 .400 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 19 .604 --
Royals 29 20 .592 0.5
Twins 23 20 .535 3.5
Rangers 23 24 .489 5.5
Angels 23 26 .469 6.5
White Sox 22 25 .468 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 20 .565 --
Pirates 24 19 .558 0.5
Mets 22 20 .524 2.0
Phillies 24 23 .511 2.5
Cardinals 20 25 .444 5.5
Expos 16 26 .381 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 21 .580 --
Dodgers 30 22 .577 --
Giants 24 22 .522 3.0
Padres 25 25 .500 4.0
Braves 24 28 .462 6.0
Astros 20 33 .377 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Stein 4
2 Kurt Bevacqua 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Bucky Dent 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Anderson 1
1 Deron Johnson 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1
1 George Scott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 3
2 Bucky Dent 2
2 Brian Downing 2
2 George Scott 2
2 Robin Yount 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Jay Johnstone 1
1 Bill Stein 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.78
2 Jon Matlack 0.75
3 Vida Blue 0.70
4 Lynn McGlothen 0.67
5 Dave Freisleben 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 7
1 Steve Carlton 7
3 Jon Matlack 6
4 Woodie Fryman 5
4 Bill Lee 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Thurman Munson .349
3 Fred Lynn .349
4 Bob Watson .347
5 Manny Sanguillen .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Bobby Bonds 11
1 Willie Horton 11
4 Dusty Baker 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Dave Winfield 37
3 Steve Garvey 36
3 Bob Watson 36
5 3 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 28
2 Amos Otis 25
3 Cesar Cedeno 22
3 Joe Morgan 22
5 Davey Lopes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.72
2 Steve Stone 0.99
3 Don Sutton 1.62
4 Randy Jones 1.67
5 Jim Palmer 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
1 Nolan Ryan 9
1 Don Sutton 9
4 Al Fitzmorris 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 96
2 Don Sutton 89
3 Bert Blyleven 77
4 Gaylord Perry 75
5 Andy Messersmith 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Tom Murphy 8
3 Bob Apodaca 6
3 John Hiller 6
3 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .480
2 Fred Lynn .429
3 Chris Chambliss .404
4 George Brett .400
5 Andre Thornton .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Gene Tenace 5
4 Steve Braun 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 15
2 Chris Chambliss 14
2 Bobby Murcer 14
2 George Scott 14
5 Johnny Bench 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Mickey Rivers 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Frank Taveras 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Castro 0.39
2 John Montefusco 0.47
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.50
4 Jim Todd 0.57
5 Randy Jones 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Randy Jones 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 26
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Larry Dierker 19
3 J. R. Richard 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
3 Dick Drago 2
3 Rawly Eastwick 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .389
2 Manny Sanguillen .382
3 Bucky Dent .379
4 Rod Carew .369
5 Lou Brock .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 George Hendrick 7
1 Larry Hisle 7
1 Reggie Jackson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 25
2 George Scott 24
3 Larry Hisle 21
3 Graig Nettles 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 13
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Larry Hisle 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.36
3 Jim Todd 0.64
4 Bill Castro 0.85
5 Randy Jones 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Al Fitzmorris 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Rick Reuschel 43
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Jim Todd 4
5 9 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Al Oliver .318
3 Jorge Orta .315
4 Bill Madlock .312
5 Steve Garvey .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Mike Schmidt 111
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Steve Garvey 101
4 Tony Perez 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
5 Mickey Rivers 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.34
3 Andy Messersmith 2.38
4 Jim Kaat 2.44
5 Jim Barr 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Jim Kaat 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 5 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 353
2 Bert Blyleven 248
3 Andy Messersmith 228
4 Steve Carlton 222
4 Gaylord Perry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Terry Forster 18
5 Oscar Zamora 16