On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 13 7 .650 --
Tigers 10 8 .556 2.0
Red Sox 9 9 .500 3.0
Indians 10 10 .500 3.0
Yankees 10 13 .435 4.5
Orioles 8 13 .381 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 10 .565 --
Rangers 12 10 .545 0.5
Angels 13 11 .542 0.5
Royals 12 12 .500 1.5
Twins 9 10 .474 2.0
White Sox 9 15 .375 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 6 .714 --
Mets 10 9 .526 4.0
Phillies 11 10 .524 4.0
Pirates 9 10 .474 5.0
Cardinals 8 12 .400 6.5
Expos 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 10 .615 --
Reds 14 12 .538 2.0
Padres 13 12 .520 2.5
Giants 12 12 .500 3.0
Braves 13 14 .481 3.5
Astros 10 18 .357 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug DeCinces 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Al Bumbry 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt May 6
2 Gary Matthews 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
4 Al Bumbry 4
4 Gary Thomasson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hands 1.00
2 Andy Hassler 0.67
3 Phil Niekro 0.58
4 Jim Kaat 0.45
5 Pat Dobson 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 7
2 Bill Hands 6
2 J. R. Richard 6
2 Jim Slaton 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Darold Knowles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .410
2 Ken Reitz .390
3 Robin Yount .384
4 Joe Morgan .378
5 Dave Cash .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
4 Dusty Baker 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 21
2 Johnny Bench 20
2 Tony Perez 20
4 Hal McRae 19
4 Dave Winfield 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
1 Mickey Rivers 17
3 Joe Morgan 16
4 Amos Otis 14
5 Davey Lopes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.53
2 Joe McIntosh 1.36
3 Rich Gossage 1.40
4 Mickey Lolich 1.41
5 Steve Stone 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Carl Morton 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
1 Don Sutton 52
3 Gaylord Perry 46
4 Andy Messersmith 45
5 Bert Blyleven 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Tom Murphy 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Bill Greif 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .447
2 Johnny Grubb .424
3 Bob Watson .418
4 Jose Cardenal .412
5 Robin Yount .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Willie Horton 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 13
1 Thurman Munson 13
1 Chris Speier 13
4 Ron Cey 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
4 Enzo Hernandez 7
4 Amos Otis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
3 Vida Blue 0.35
4 Mickey Lolich 0.53
5 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 28
2 Bert Blyleven 27
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 J. R. Richard 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
1 Oscar Zamora 3
5 12 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .337
3 Jorge Orta .320
4 Elliott Maddox .316
5 Steve Garvey .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Dick Allen 28
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Jeff Burroughs 112
3 Steve Garvey 110
3 Mike Schmidt 110
5 Ted Simmons 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 106
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Davey Lopes 57
5 Bill North 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.32
2 Buzz Capra 2.32
3 Mike Marshall 2.35
4 Steve Foucault 2.46
5 Nolan Ryan 2.56

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 368
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Andy Messersmith 230
4 Steve Carlton 227
5 Gaylord Perry 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 24
1 Tom Murphy 24
3 Tom Buskey 20
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Mike Marshall 20