On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 19 .578 --
Yankees 24 24 .500 3.5
Brewers 23 24 .489 4.0
Tigers 21 23 .477 4.5
Indians 20 26 .435 6.5
Orioles 19 28 .404 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 20 .600 --
Royals 30 21 .588 0.5
Twins 23 22 .511 4.5
Rangers 24 25 .490 5.5
Angels 24 27 .471 6.5
White Sox 22 27 .449 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 21 .563 --
Pirates 25 20 .556 0.5
Mets 24 20 .545 1.0
Phillies 26 23 .531 1.5
Cardinals 22 25 .468 4.5
Expos 16 28 .364 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 22 .593 --
Reds 30 22 .577 1.0
Giants 25 23 .521 4.0
Padres 25 27 .481 6.0
Braves 24 30 .444 8.0
Astros 20 35 .364 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Williams 4
2 Bob Beall 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Adams 4
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Ken Henderson 3
2 Thurman Munson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Pat Kelly 2
1 Elliott Maddox 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Blue Moon Odom 1.14
2 Jim Palmer 1.00
3 Doc Medich 0.83
3 Rick Reuschel 0.83
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 9
2 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Blue Moon Odom 8
4 Ken Holtzman 7
4 Andy Messersmith 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .413
2 Fred Lynn .353
3 Thurman Munson .346
4 Bob Watson .341
5 Manny Sanguillen .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
1 Willie Horton 12
3 Johnny Bench 11
3 Reggie Jackson 11
3 Jim Wynn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
1 Dave Winfield 38
3 Steve Garvey 37
4 Larry Hisle 36
4 5 others tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 29
2 Amos Otis 25
3 Joe Morgan 23
4 Cesar Cedeno 22
5 Davey Lopes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.08
2 Jim Palmer 1.69
3 Don Sutton 1.82
4 Randy Jones 1.99
5 Andy Messersmith 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 10
2 Vida Blue 9
2 Nolan Ryan 9
4 Al Fitzmorris 8
4 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 96
2 Don Sutton 93
3 Bert Blyleven 85
4 Andy Messersmith 81
5 Gaylord Perry 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Al Hrabosky 8
4 Bob Apodaca 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .542
2 Ed Kranepool .486
3 Fred Lynn .429
4 John Mayberry .409
5 Andre Thornton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Jim Wynn 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 16
2 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Graig Nettles 13
4 Johnny Bench 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 7
2 Pat Kelly 6
2 Davey Lopes 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Castro 0.39
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.50
3 Marty Pattin 0.56
4 Jim Todd 1.04
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 27
2 Jim Palmer 25
3 Frank Tanana 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Dick Drago 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .406
2 Bucky Dent .398
3 Manny Sanguillen .379
4 Larry Bowa .372
5 2 tied .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Johnny Bench 7
2 George Hendrick 7
2 Larry Hisle 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 25
2 George Scott 24
3 Larry Hisle 22
3 Bobby Murcer 22
3 Gene Tenace 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
1 Mickey Rivers 12
3 Larry Hisle 11
3 Amos Otis 11
5 Rod Carew 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.63
2 Bill Castro 0.85
3 Andy Messersmith 1.62
4 Jim Palmer 1.63
5 Steve Rogers 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 5
1 Jim Hughes 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Bill Lee 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 48
1 Frank Tanana 48
3 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Nolan Ryan 44
5 Jim Palmer 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 6
2 Bob Apodaca 5
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Tug McGraw 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Al Oliver .317
3 Bill Madlock .315
4 Mike Hargrove .313
5 Steve Garvey .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 29
5 Jim Wynn 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Mike Schmidt 114
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Steve Garvey 102
5 Tony Perez 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
5 Mickey Rivers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Andy Messersmith 2.31
4 Jim Kaat 2.39
5 Jim Barr 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 353
2 Bert Blyleven 256
3 Andy Messersmith 235
4 Gaylord Perry 217
5 Don Sutton 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 25
2 Tom Buskey 18
2 Rollie Fingers 18
2 Terry Forster 18
5 2 tied 16