On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 19 .587 --
Yankees 26 24 .520 3.0
Brewers 23 25 .479 5.0
Tigers 22 24 .478 5.0
Indians 22 26 .458 6.0
Orioles 20 28 .417 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 21 .588 --
Royals 30 23 .566 1.0
Angels 26 27 .491 5.0
Twins 23 24 .489 5.0
Rangers 24 26 .480 5.5
White Sox 22 28 .440 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 20 .565 --
Cubs 28 22 .560 --
Mets 25 21 .543 1.0
Phillies 26 24 .520 2.0
Cardinals 23 25 .479 4.0
Expos 16 28 .364 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 22 .600 --
Reds 31 22 .585 1.0
Giants 25 25 .500 5.5
Padres 25 27 .481 6.5
Braves 25 30 .455 8.0
Astros 20 37 .351 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Larry Hisle 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Ron LeFlore 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 George Brett 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
3 Willie Horton 4
3 Leroy Stanton 4
5 Ken Reitz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 3
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.14
2 Ross Grimsley 0.83
3 Bob Forsch 0.75
3 Nolan Ryan 0.75
3 Tom Underwood 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 8
2 Bill Gogolewski 7
3 Larry Dierker 6
3 Rudy May 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .413
2 Thurman Munson .353
3 Fred Lynn .350
4 Larry Bowa .337
5 Joe Morgan .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Willie Horton 13
3 Johnny Bench 11
3 Jeff Burroughs 11
3 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 41
2 Johnny Bench 39
3 Bobby Bonds 38
3 Dave Winfield 38
5 2 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 30
2 Amos Otis 28
3 Cesar Cedeno 24
4 Joe Morgan 23
5 Davey Lopes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.08
2 Steve Stone 1.60
3 Jim Palmer 1.69
4 Don Sutton 1.82
5 Randy Jones 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 10
1 Don Sutton 10
3 Vida Blue 9
4 Al Fitzmorris 8
4 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 102
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
4 John Hiller 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .520
2 John Mayberry .431
3 Chris Chambliss .421
4 Ed Kranepool .390
5 Fred Lynn .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Rod Carew 5
2 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Jim Wynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 17
1 Bobby Murcer 17
1 Graig Nettles 17
4 Rod Carew 16
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Hisle 6
1 Pat Kelly 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Amos Otis 6
1 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Castro 0.49
2 Bill Gogolewski 0.66
3 Dave LaRoche 0.73
4 Jim Todd 1.08
5 Doug Konieczny 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Rick Reuschel 27
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Phil Niekro 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .408
2 Bucky Dent .393
3 Larry Bowa .373
4 Gene Tenace .367
5 Manny Sanguillen .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Johnny Bench 7
2 Larry Hisle 7
2 Willie Horton 7
2 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 24
1 Bob Watson 24
3 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Rod Carew 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 13
2 Lou Brock 12
2 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Larry Hisle 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.63
2 Bill Castro 0.85
3 Steve Rogers 1.34
4 Steve Carlton 1.47
5 Andy Messersmith 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
3 Al Fitzmorris 5
3 Jim Hughes 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Bert Blyleven 44
2 Frank Tanana 44
4 Phil Niekro 42
5 Rick Reuschel 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Al Oliver .321
3 Bill Madlock .317
4 Mike Hargrove .313
5 Steve Garvey .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 34
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 112
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Steve Garvey 101
5 Tony Perez 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 100
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Mickey Rivers 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.17
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Andy Messersmith 2.31
4 Nolan Ryan 2.39
5 Jim Kaat 2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 354
2 Bert Blyleven 256
3 Andy Messersmith 235
4 Gaylord Perry 217
5 Don Sutton 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Tom Buskey 18
2 Rollie Fingers 18
2 Terry Forster 18
5 2 tied 16