On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 35 24 .593 --
Yankees 34 28 .548 2.5
Brewers 31 31 .500 5.5
Orioles 28 32 .467 7.5
Tigers 25 33 .431 9.5
Indians 24 37 .393 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 25 .603 --
Royals 37 28 .569 2.0
Rangers 31 31 .500 6.5
Twins 29 30 .492 7.0
Angels 31 35 .470 8.5
White Sox 26 35 .426 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 35 24 .593 --
Mets 32 26 .552 2.5
Phillies 33 29 .532 3.5
Cubs 32 31 .508 5.0
Cardinals 28 31 .475 7.0
Expos 25 32 .439 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 40 26 .606 --
Dodgers 38 29 .567 2.5
Giants 31 33 .484 8.0
Padres 30 34 .469 9.0
Braves 29 37 .439 11.0
Astros 24 45 .348 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 3
2 Joe Rudi 2
2 Tony Solaita 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 10
2 Joe Rudi 5
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Lee May 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Martin 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.67
2 Tom Griffin 1.17
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Luis Tiant 1.00
5 John Montefusco 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 9
2 Vic Albury 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 Tom Griffin 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .395
2 Mike Hargrove .361
3 Bill Madlock .352
4 Fred Lynn .352
5 Joe Morgan .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 15
1 Jeff Burroughs 15
1 Willie Horton 15
1 Reggie Jackson 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 57
2 Fred Lynn 50
3 Willie Horton 46
4 Larry Hisle 44
4 2 others tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 35
2 Amos Otis 29
3 Cesar Cedeno 27
3 Joe Morgan 27
5 Davey Lopes 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.48
2 Jim Palmer 1.64
3 Bill Castro 1.78
4 Randy Jones 1.82
5 Tom Seaver 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 11
1 Don Sutton 11
3 Vida Blue 10
3 Jim Kaat 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Don Sutton 109
3 Andy Messersmith 103
4 Vida Blue 91
5 Gaylord Perry 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 14
2 Al Hrabosky 10
3 Rich Gossage 9
3 John Hiller 9
5 Rollie Fingers 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .511
2 Bob Bailey .452
3 Bill Madlock .443
4 Ken Singleton .414
5 Joe Morgan .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Richie Hebner 6
1 Fred Lynn 6
4 Deron Johnson 5
4 Boog Powell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 24
2 Johnny Bench 19
3 Leroy Stanton 18
4 Jerry Morales 17
5 Lee May 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 6
1 Mickey Rivers 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.00
1 Dan Warthen 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.33
4 Larry Christenson 0.69
5 Ed Figueroa 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 29
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Ken Holtzman 24
4 Vida Blue 22
4 John Montefusco 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .442
2 Mike Hargrove .437
3 Bill Madlock .382
4 Ed Kranepool .382
5 Fred Lynn .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 10
1 Fred Lynn 10
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Gene Tenace 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 34
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Graig Nettles 29
4 Willie Stargell 25
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 13
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Davey Lopes 9
2 Jerry Remy 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.47
2 Steve Rogers 1.55
3 Rich Folkers 1.57
4 Tom Seaver 1.63
5 Ed Figueroa 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Rick Reuschel 44
2 Frank Tanana 44
4 Andy Messersmith 43
5 Ed Halicki 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Bob Apodaca 5
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Mike Hargrove .328
3 Bill Madlock .327
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Steve Garvey .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Gene Tenace 31
4 Darrell Evans 29
4 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Tony Perez 107
4 Jeff Burroughs 102
4 Mike Schmidt 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
3 Joe Morgan 56
5 Mickey Rivers 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.01
2 Tom Seaver 2.25
3 Phil Niekro 2.31
4 Jim Kaat 2.32
5 Don Sutton 2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Andy Messersmith 239
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Don Sutton 226
5 Gaylord Perry 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 29
2 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Terry Forster 18
5 2 tied 17