On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 14 .588 --
Red Sox 18 15 .545 1.5
Tigers 16 17 .485 3.5
Orioles 16 19 .457 4.5
Yankees 15 21 .417 6.0
Indians 14 20 .412 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 16 .568 --
Rangers 21 16 .568 0.0
Royals 21 19 .525 1.5
Angels 20 19 .513 2.0
Twins 17 17 .500 2.5
White Sox 15 21 .417 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 14 .611 --
Phillies 20 17 .541 2.5
Pirates 17 16 .515 3.5
Mets 16 16 .500 4.0
Cardinals 14 21 .400 7.5
Expos 13 20 .394 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 15 .634 --
Padres 20 19 .513 5.0
Reds 21 20 .512 5.0
Giants 19 19 .500 5.5
Braves 21 21 .500 5.5
Astros 16 27 .372 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Yeager 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Steve Braun 1
3 Gary Carter 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Tony Perez 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 Dave Concepcion 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 1.11
2 Frank Tanana 1.00
3 Larry Dierker 0.89
4 Doc Medich 0.78
5 Phil Niekro 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 10
2 Frank Tanana 9
3 Larry Dierker 8
4 Doc Medich 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Steve Foucault 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .382
2 Rod Carew .360
3 Manny Sanguillen .357
4 Dave Cash .357
5 Bob Watson .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 10
2 Darrell Evans 9
3 Dusty Baker 8
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 31
2 Bob Watson 30
3 Tony Perez 29
3 Dave Winfield 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 24
2 Amos Otis 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 Joe McIntosh 1.41
5 Don Sutton 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Andy Messersmith 7
3 Jim Palmer 7
3 Don Sutton 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 83
2 Nolan Ryan 74
3 Andy Messersmith 66
4 Bert Blyleven 63
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 .459
2 Manny Sanguillen .444
3 Roger Metzger .434
4 Don Baylor .429
5 Larry Bowa .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Larry Hisle 5
4 Gary Carter 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 18
2 Larry Hisle 13
3 Jeff Burroughs 12
4 Vic Correll 11
4 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Phil Niekro 23
2 Don Sutton 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Doug Bird 2
3 Clay Carroll 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .397
2 Johnny Grubb .385
3 Bob Watson .380
4 Larry Bowa .379
5 Thurman Munson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 8
2 Vic Correll 7
2 Bob Watson 7
4 Johnny Bench 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 26
2 Steve Garvey 22
3 Willie Horton 21
3 Greg Luzinski 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 17
2 Amos Otis 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Jim Hughes 0.50
3 Frank Tanana 0.91
4 Steve Stone 0.96
5 Andy Messersmith 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Jim Kaat 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 54
2 Andy Messersmith 49
3 Jim Palmer 43
4 Frank Tanana 42
5 Steve Busby 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Jorge Orta .324
3 Steve Garvey .319
4 Ralph Garr .318
5 Mike Hargrove .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 28
5 Tony Perez 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 136
2 Mike Schmidt 111
3 Steve Garvey 110
4 Ted Simmons 107
5 Tony Perez 106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.26
2 Nolan Ryan 2.26
3 Jim Palmer 2.48
4 Andy Messersmith 2.49
5 Don Wilson 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 356
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Andy Messersmith 235
4 Steve Carlton 220
5 Gaylord Perry 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Terry Forster 21
3 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
4 Mike Marshall 18