On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 13 .606 --
Red Sox 17 15 .531 2.5
Tigers 16 16 .500 3.5
Orioles 15 19 .441 5.5
Yankees 15 20 .429 6.0
Indians 13 20 .394 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 15 .583 --
Rangers 20 16 .556 1.0
Angels 20 18 .526 2.0
Royals 20 19 .513 2.5
Twins 16 17 .485 3.5
White Sox 15 20 .429 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 13 .629 --
Phillies 20 16 .556 2.5
Pirates 17 15 .531 3.5
Mets 16 15 .516 4.0
Cardinals 14 20 .412 7.5
Expos 13 19 .406 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 15 .625 --
Padres 19 19 .500 5.0
Reds 20 20 .500 5.0
Braves 20 21 .488 5.5
Giants 18 19 .486 5.5
Astros 15 27 .357 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Mitchell 4
1 George Scott 4
1 Joe Torre 4
1 Roy White 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Correll 5
2 George Scott 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Willie Montanez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 2
1 Derrel Thomas 2
3 Mike Anderson 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bonham 1.75
2 Don Sutton 1.57
3 Ed Halicki 0.89
4 Dave Goltz 0.56
5 Don Gullett 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 11
2 Ed Halicki 8
3 Bill Bonham 7
4 Max Leon 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Max Leon 1
1 Joe Niekro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .370
2 Manny Sanguillen .361
3 Bob Watson .361
4 Dave Cash .351
5 Johnny Grubb .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Dusty Baker 8
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Vic Correll 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 30
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Steve Garvey 27
3 Ted Simmons 27
3 Rusty Staub 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 22
1 Mickey Rivers 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Joe Morgan 19
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.87
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Jim Hughes 1.31
4 Don Sutton 1.59
5 Jim Palmer 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Don Sutton 7
4 Pete Broberg 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 83
2 Nolan Ryan 74
3 Bert Blyleven 63
4 Andy Messersmith 60
5 Vida Blue 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 John Hiller 6
2 Darold Knowles 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bucky Dent .500
2 Manny Sanguillen .477
3 Don Baylor .432
4 Rusty Staub .419
5 Gene Tenace .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 5
2 Bobby Grich 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Leon Roberts 4
2 Bob Watson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 19
2 Larry Hisle 12
2 George Scott 12
4 Jeff Burroughs 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Larry Lintz 7
3 Derrel Thomas 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
3 Jim Hughes 0.33
4 Nolan Ryan 0.34
5 Steve Carlton 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 31
2 Nelson Briles 23
3 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Doug Bird 2
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .397
2 Johnny Grubb .394
3 Bob Watson .385
4 Larry Bowa .375
4 Lou Brock .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 7
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Bob Watson 7
4 Johnny Bench 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 26
2 Rusty Staub 22
2 Dave Winfield 22
4 Greg Luzinski 21
5 George Scott 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 17
2 Amos Otis 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
5 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.57
3 Steve Stone 0.96
4 Jim Hughes 1.32
5 Andy Messersmith 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Jim Kaat 5
1 Andy Messersmith 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 54
2 Bert Blyleven 49
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Andy Messersmith 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 5
1 Oscar Zamora 5
3 Terry Forster 4
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Jorge Orta .323
3 Ralph Garr .319
4 Steve Garvey .318
5 Al Oliver .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Darrell Evans 28
4 Gene Tenace 27
5 Jim Wynn 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 135
2 Mike Schmidt 111
3 Ted Simmons 107
4 Steve Garvey 106
5 Jeff Burroughs 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 103
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
3 Davey Lopes 56
5 Larry Lintz 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.26
2 Phil Niekro 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.50
4 Don Wilson 2.54
5 Andy Messersmith 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Catfish Hunter 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 356
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Andy Messersmith 229
4 Steve Carlton 225
5 Gaylord Perry 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Terry Forster 21
3 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Mike Marshall 19
5 Tom Buskey 17