On This Day

Sunday, April 27, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 5 .615 --
Orioles 7 6 .538 1.0
Brewers 8 7 .533 1.0
Red Sox 7 8 .467 2.0
Yankees 7 9 .438 2.5
Indians 5 7 .417 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 8 .600 --
Royals 10 7 .588 0.5
Angels 10 8 .556 1.0
Rangers 7 9 .438 3.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 3.5
Twins 6 10 .375 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 4 .733 --
Pirates 8 6 .571 2.5
Mets 8 6 .571 2.5
Cardinals 6 9 .400 5.0
Phillies 6 10 .375 5.5
Expos 5 9 .357 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 8 .600 --
Braves 12 9 .571 0.5
Padres 10 8 .556 1.0
Reds 11 10 .524 1.5
Giants 9 10 .474 2.5
Astros 6 15 .286 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Grubb 6
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Phil Garner 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 4
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.60
1 Catfish Hunter 1.60
3 Don Sutton 1.12
4 John Montefusco 0.89
5 Dock Ellis 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 9
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 John Montefusco 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Chalk .411
2 Ken Reitz .404
3 Joe Morgan .394
4 Bob Boone .377
5 Carlos May .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Dave Winfield 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 19
2 Darrell Evans 17
2 Lee May 17
4 Dusty Baker 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Joe Morgan 11
3 Davey Lopes 10
4 Mickey Rivers 9
5 Bill North 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.00
2 Woodie Fryman 0.73
3 Jim Palmer 0.78
4 Randy Jones 0.84
5 Jim Rooker 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Carl Morton 5
3 Nolan Ryan 4
3 Don Sutton 4
5 15 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
1 Don Sutton 43
3 Gaylord Perry 35
4 Vida Blue 33
4 Bert Blyleven 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
4 Doug Bird 3
4 Bill Greif 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .341
3 Richie Zisk .324
4 Mike Hargrove .323
5 Steve Garvey .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Dick Allen 29
3 Jim Wynn 29
5 Darrell Evans 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Jeff Burroughs 114
3 Mike Schmidt 113
4 Steve Garvey 108
5 Ted Simmons 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 110
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Bill North 60
5 Davey Lopes 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 2.27
2 Phil Niekro 2.29
3 Mike Marshall 2.30
4 Steve Foucault 2.54
5 Jon Matlack 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
2 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 244
3 Steve Carlton 227
4 Gaylord Perry 224
5 Andy Messersmith 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 24
1 Tom Murphy 24
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 Tom Buskey 19