On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 17 11 .607 --
Red Sox 14 12 .538 2.0
Orioles 14 15 .483 3.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 3.5
Indians 12 16 .429 5.0
Yankees 12 18 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 12 .613 --
Rangers 18 13 .581 1.0
Royals 17 16 .515 3.0
Angels 16 17 .485 4.0
Twins 13 14 .481 4.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 10 .655 --
Pirates 15 12 .556 3.0
Phillies 15 14 .517 4.0
Mets 13 14 .481 5.0
Cardinals 13 16 .448 6.0
Expos 12 15 .444 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 12 .657 --
Reds 18 16 .529 4.5
Braves 18 18 .500 5.5
Padres 15 18 .455 7.0
Giants 14 18 .438 7.5
Astros 12 24 .333 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Metzger 4
1 Vada Pinson 4
3 Mike Anderson 3
3 Don Baylor 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Rader 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Vic Correll 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 5
2 Ron Dunn 3
2 Rusty Staub 3
2 Bob Watson 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Hal McRae 2
4 Rob Andrews 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 1.43
2 Jim Hughes 1.00
3 Woodie Fryman 0.70
4 Jerry Koosman 0.62
5 Pat Darcy 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nelson Briles 10
2 Jerry Koosman 8
3 Woodie Fryman 7
4 Joe Coleman 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 John Montague 1
1 Joe Niekro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .391
2 Robin Yount .381
3 Dave Cash .371
4 Joe Morgan .362
5 Ken Griffey .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Greg Luzinski 7
1 Dave Winfield 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 26
2 Tony Perez 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
3 Dave Winfield 24
3 Jim Wynn 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Joe Morgan 18
4 Amos Otis 16
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.04
2 Steve Stone 1.15
3 Don Sutton 1.36
4 Joe McIntosh 1.58
5 Jim Hughes 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
1 Don Sutton 7
4 Pete Broberg 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Don Sutton 62
3 Bert Blyleven 56
4 Vida Blue 54
4 Gaylord Perry 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Darold Knowles 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Cash .490
2 Manny Sanguillen .452
3 Steve Braun .421
3 Derrel Thomas .421
5 Robin Yount .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Watson 4
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 Jim Rice 3
2 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 14
2 Gary Matthews 12
3 George Hendrick 11
3 Greg Luzinski 11
3 Mickey Rivers 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 12
2 Amos Otis 9
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Matt Alexander 6
4 Morris Nettles 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Jerry Reuss 0.33
3 Don Sutton 0.33
5 Jim Hughes 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Nelson Briles 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Vida Blue 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
2 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Clay Carroll 2
3 Jim Colborn 2
3 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .400
2 Lee Lacy .375
3 Manny Sanguillen .370
4 Robin Yount .362
5 Bob Watson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
1 Dave Winfield 7
3 Willie Horton 6
3 Bob Watson 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 24
2 Steve Garvey 21
2 Dave Winfield 21
4 Johnny Bench 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 16
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Morris Nettles 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.61
2 Joe McIntosh 1.40
3 Steve Stone 1.50
4 Don Sutton 1.59
5 Woodie Fryman 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Doug Rau 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 48
2 Bert Blyleven 47
2 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Vida Blue 44
5 Andy Messersmith 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 6
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Tom Murphy 4
2 Jim Todd 4
2 Oscar Zamora 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Ralph Garr .329
3 Steve Garvey .318
4 Jorge Orta .318
5 Bill Madlock .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Dick Allen 27
4 Darrell Evans 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Jeff Burroughs 108
3 Mike Schmidt 108
5 Steve Garvey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 107
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Davey Lopes 56
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.13
2 Nolan Ryan 2.38
3 Buzz Capra 2.42
4 Andy Messersmith 2.53
5 Steve Foucault 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Catfish Hunter 23
3 Luis Tiant 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 369
2 Bert Blyleven 256
3 Steve Carlton 229
4 Gaylord Perry 227
5 Andy Messersmith 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Terry Forster 23
3 Mike Marshall 20
4 Rollie Fingers 19
5 Tom Buskey 17