On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 20 .583 --
Yankees 28 24 .538 2.0
Brewers 24 26 .480 5.0
Tigers 23 25 .479 5.0
Indians 23 28 .451 6.5
Orioles 22 28 .440 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 22 .585 --
Royals 30 25 .545 2.0
Angels 27 28 .491 5.0
Rangers 26 27 .491 5.0
Twins 24 25 .490 5.0
White Sox 22 30 .423 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 27 22 .551 --
Mets 26 22 .542 0.5
Phillies 28 24 .538 0.5
Cubs 28 25 .528 1.0
Cardinals 25 25 .500 2.5
Expos 17 29 .370 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 34 22 .607 --
Dodgers 33 24 .579 1.5
Giants 27 26 .509 5.5
Padres 26 28 .481 7.0
Braves 26 31 .456 8.5
Astros 20 39 .339 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Madlock 5
1 Rick Manning 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
4 Jeff Burroughs 4
4 9 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
4 Glenn Adams 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ellis 4
1 Darrell Porter 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Fuentes 2
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
4 Ed Armbrister 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 3.50
2 Rick Reuschel 1.50
3 Jim Palmer 1.00
3 Don Sutton 1.00
5 John Candelaria 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 9
2 Ken Holtzman 7
3 John Candelaria 6
3 Doc Medich 6
3 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .418
2 Fred Lynn .358
3 Thurman Munson .342
4 Bob Watson .339
5 Mike Hargrove .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Johnny Bench 13
2 Jeff Burroughs 13
2 Willie Horton 13
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Bobby Bonds 41
2 Willie Horton 41
2 Dave Winfield 41
5 Greg Luzinski 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 31
2 Amos Otis 28
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Cesar Cedeno 24
5 Davey Lopes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.19
2 Jim Palmer 1.55
3 Steve Stone 1.60
4 Don Sutton 1.97
5 Randy Jones 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 10
1 Don Sutton 10
3 Vida Blue 9
3 Jim Palmer 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 102
2 Don Sutton 99
3 Bert Blyleven 85
4 Gaylord Perry 82
5 Andy Messersmith 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 10
2 Al Hrabosky 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Bob Apodaca 7
4 John Hiller 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .578
2 Bobby Murcer .419
3 Bucky Dent .413
3 Fred Lynn .413
5 John Mayberry .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Rod Carew 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Rod Carew 16
4 Bobby Murcer 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Amos Otis 6
2 Mickey Rivers 6
4 Don Baylor 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Konieczny 0.56
2 Jerry Reuss 0.60
3 Ron Reed 0.61
4 Dave LaRoche 0.75
5 Bob Forsch 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 30
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Frank Tanana 21
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bucky Dent .432
2 Rod Carew .422
3 Mike Hargrove .398
4 Larry Bowa .378
5 Bobby Murcer .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 Larry Hisle 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 25
2 Rod Carew 24
2 Willie Horton 24
2 Bob Watson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 13
2 Mickey Rivers 12
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Larry Hisle 10
4 Jerry Remy 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.61
2 Rich Gossage 1.07
3 Steve Carlton 1.21
4 Steve Rogers 1.27
5 Jim Palmer 1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 51
2 Rick Reuschel 50
3 Phil Niekro 42
4 Jim Palmer 40
4 Nolan Ryan 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Mike Hargrove .318
3 Bill Madlock .318
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Bob Watson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 28
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Mike Schmidt 111
4 Jeff Burroughs 101
4 Bobby Murcer 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 97
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
3 Davey Lopes 56
5 Mickey Rivers 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.05
2 Phil Niekro 2.17
3 Jim Kaat 2.38
4 Andy Messersmith 2.38
5 Nolan Ryan 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Jim Kaat 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Don Sutton 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 354
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Andy Messersmith 226
4 Gaylord Perry 219
4 Don Sutton 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 25
2 Tom Buskey 18
2 Rollie Fingers 18
2 Terry Forster 18
5 Al Hrabosky 17