On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 14 8 .636 --
Red Sox 12 9 .571 1.5
Tigers 11 9 .550 2.0
Indians 10 13 .435 4.5
Orioles 10 13 .435 4.5
Yankees 10 15 .400 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 10 .600 --
Royals 14 12 .538 1.5
Rangers 13 12 .520 2.0
Angels 13 14 .481 3.0
Twins 10 11 .476 3.0
White Sox 10 16 .385 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 8 .667 --
Pirates 11 10 .524 3.5
Phillies 12 11 .522 3.5
Mets 10 11 .476 4.5
Cardinals 9 13 .409 6.0
Expos 8 13 .381 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 10 .655 --
Reds 16 12 .571 2.5
Giants 14 12 .538 3.5
Padres 13 14 .481 5.0
Braves 13 16 .448 6.0
Astros 10 21 .323 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
4 Jesus Alou 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
4 Sixto Lezcano 3
4 George Scott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Ramirez 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bonham 1.33
2 Bert Blyleven 0.78
3 Vida Blue 0.75
4 Andy Messersmith 0.71
5 Bill Singer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Bill Bonham 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
4 Mike Cuellar 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .407
2 Joe Morgan .389
3 Robin Yount .388
4 Dave Cash .381
5 Fred Lynn .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Willie Horton 6
2 Dave Winfield 6
4 Dusty Baker 5
4 12 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Steve Garvey 23
2 Tony Perez 23
4 Bill Madlock 21
4 Jim Wynn 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 18
2 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Joe Morgan 17
4 Amos Otis 15
5 Davey Lopes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.53
2 Rich Gossage 1.30
3 Joe McIntosh 1.36
4 Steve Stone 1.47
5 Don Sutton 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Don Sutton 6
3 Andy Messersmith 5
3 Carl Morton 5
3 Nolan Ryan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 60
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Andy Messersmith 50
4 Vida Blue 48
4 Bert Blyleven 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Tom Murphy 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .463
2 Jose Cardenal .458
3 Johnny Grubb .433
4 Thurman Munson .426
5 Manny Sanguillen .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Watson 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Bernie Carbo 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Madlock 15
2 Johnny Bench 14
2 Steve Garvey 14
4 Tony Perez 13
4 George Scott 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 11
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Orlando Ramirez 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
3 Vida Blue 0.26
4 Frank Tanana 0.64
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Doug Rau 3
1 Don Sutton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 31
2 Vida Blue 26
2 Andy Messersmith 26
4 Steve Busby 23
5 Bert Blyleven 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 3
1 Diego Segui 3
1 Oscar Zamora 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .329
3 Steve Garvey .317
4 Bill Madlock .317
5 Jorge Orta .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Jim Wynn 30
4 Dick Allen 28
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Steve Garvey 112
3 Mike Schmidt 111
4 Jeff Burroughs 108
4 Jim Wynn 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 105
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Davey Lopes 57
5 Bill North 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.24
2 Mike Marshall 2.36
3 Buzz Capra 2.37
4 Nolan Ryan 2.47
5 Andy Messersmith 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
1 Luis Tiant 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Mike Cuellar 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 362
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Andy Messersmith 235
4 Steve Carlton 225
5 Gaylord Perry 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Terry Forster 22
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Mike Marshall 20
5 Tom Buskey 19