On This Day

Monday, June 16, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 33 24 .579 --
Yankees 33 26 .559 1.0
Brewers 29 30 .492 5.0
Orioles 26 32 .448 7.5
Tigers 25 31 .446 7.5
Indians 24 35 .407 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 25 .583 --
Royals 35 28 .556 1.5
Twins 29 27 .518 4.0
Rangers 30 30 .500 5.0
Angels 31 33 .484 6.0
White Sox 25 34 .424 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 23 .596 --
Mets 31 24 .564 2.0
Phillies 32 28 .533 3.5
Cubs 31 30 .508 5.0
Cardinals 27 30 .474 7.0
Expos 23 31 .426 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 25 .609 --
Dodgers 36 29 .554 3.5
Padres 30 32 .484 8.0
Giants 29 33 .468 9.0
Braves 28 36 .438 11.0
Astros 24 43 .358 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 Ron Blomberg 3
1 Kerry Dineen 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
1 Gorman Thomas 4
4 Ron Blomberg 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 0.82
2 Don Sutton 0.75
3 Ed Halicki 0.71
4 Ray Burris 0.67
5 Larry Dierker 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 9
2 Ray Burris 6
2 Bill Campbell 6
2 Larry Dierker 6
2 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Frailing 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Bill Madlock .365
3 Mike Hargrove .358
4 Joe Morgan .351
5 Bob Watson .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 15
1 Jeff Burroughs 15
1 Willie Horton 15
4 Johnny Bench 14
4 Reggie Jackson 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 54
2 Willie Horton 45
3 Tony Perez 44
4 Greg Luzinski 43
4 George Scott 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 34
2 Amos Otis 29
3 Cesar Cedeno 27
3 Joe Morgan 27
5 Davey Lopes 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.41
2 Jim Palmer 1.64
3 Randy Jones 1.82
4 Tom Seaver 1.82
5 Jim Lonborg 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 11
1 Don Sutton 11
3 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Tom Seaver 10
5 7 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 119
2 Don Sutton 109
3 Andy Messersmith 97
4 Gaylord Perry 88
5 Bert Blyleven 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 13
2 Al Hrabosky 10
3 John Hiller 9
4 Rich Gossage 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .515
2 Mike Hargrove .489
3 Joe Morgan .441
4 Rod Carew .432
5 Larry Biittner .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Richie Hebner 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leroy Stanton 19
2 Johnny Bench 16
3 Bill Madlock 15
4 Jerry Morales 14
4 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
1 Mickey Rivers 6
4 Pedro Garcia 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.33
3 Larry Christenson 0.69
4 Bill Gogolewski 0.73
5 Ed Figueroa 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 33
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Andy Messersmith 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 5
2 Al Hrabosky 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .441
2 Mike Hargrove .438
3 Bill Madlock .413
4 Ed Kranepool .411
5 Marty Perez .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Bernie Carbo 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Graig Nettles 27
3 Leroy Stanton 26
4 Willie Horton 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 13
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Jerry Remy 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.33
2 Randy Jones 1.47
3 Rich Folkers 1.57
4 Gary Nolan 1.58
5 Tom Seaver 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Nolan 6
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Andy Messersmith 44
2 Frank Tanana 44
4 Rick Reuschel 42
5 Ed Halicki 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 6
2 Bob Apodaca 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Bill Madlock .330
3 Mike Hargrove .326
4 Al Oliver .321
5 Steve Garvey .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Gene Tenace 31
4 Darrell Evans 30
5 Reggie Jackson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Tony Perez 110
4 Jeff Burroughs 102
5 Mike Schmidt 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Davey Lopes 58
3 Joe Morgan 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Mickey Rivers 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.09
2 Phil Niekro 2.27
3 Jim Kaat 2.31
4 Don Sutton 2.36
5 Tom Seaver 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Jim Kaat 25
2 Nolan Ryan 25
5 Don Sutton 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 346
2 Andy Messersmith 238
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Don Sutton 227
5 Gaylord Perry 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 28
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Terry Forster 18
5 2 tied 17