On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 15 .571 --
Red Sox 18 16 .529 1.5
Tigers 16 17 .485 3.0
Orioles 16 20 .444 4.5
Yankees 15 21 .417 5.5
Indians 14 20 .412 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 22 16 .579 --
Athletics 21 16 .568 0.5
Angels 21 19 .525 2.0
Royals 21 19 .525 2.0
Twins 17 17 .500 3.0
White Sox 16 21 .432 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 15 .595 --
Phillies 20 17 .541 2.0
Pirates 18 16 .529 2.5
Mets 16 16 .500 3.5
Cardinals 14 21 .400 7.0
Expos 13 20 .394 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 15 .643 --
Reds 21 20 .512 5.5
Giants 19 19 .500 6.0
Padres 20 20 .500 6.0
Braves 21 21 .500 6.0
Astros 16 27 .372 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
1 Al Oliver 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Mike Ivie 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 Willie Stargell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 3
2 Ron Cey 2
2 Willie Davis 2
2 Joe Ferguson 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Hargrove 2
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Bill Madlock 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.38
2 Bill Hands 0.57
3 Ray Burris 0.50
4 Jim Rooker 0.33
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Jim Rooker 1
1 Bill Singer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 11
2 Ray Burris 5
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Bill Hands 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Rich Gossage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .382
2 Rod Carew .360
3 Dave Cash .357
4 Bob Watson .353
5 Larry Bowa .350

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 4 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 24
2 Amos Otis 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Joe Morgan 19
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.81
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 Jim Kaat 7
3 Andy Messersmith 7
3 2 others tied 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 Rich Gossage 7
1 Tom Murphy 7
3 John Hiller 6
3 Darold Knowles 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bucky Dent .514
2 Roger Metzger .460
3 Larry Bowa .433
4 Mike Hargrove .421
5 Don Baylor .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 5
1 Larry Hisle 5
3 Gary Carter 4
3 Darrell Evans 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 18
2 Jeff Burroughs 13
2 Toby Harrah 13
2 Larry Hisle 13
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Larry Lintz 7
1 Amos Otis 7
4 Mickey Rivers 6
4 Derrel Thomas 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 Gene Garber 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Phil Niekro 23
2 Don Sutton 23
4 Burt Hooton 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
4 Dennis Eckersley 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .394
2 Manny Sanguillen .383
3 Larry Bowa .379
4 Bob Watson .375
5 Thurman Munson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 8
2 Bob Watson 7
3 Bernie Carbo 6
3 Vic Correll 6
3 Bobby Grich 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 Lou Brock 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Joe Morgan 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 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Bill Hands 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Jorge Orta .322
3 Al Oliver .319
4 Mike Hargrove .319
5 Ralph Garr .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 27
5 Tony Perez 26

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Davey Lopes 56
4 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Larry Lintz 53

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
2 Jim Kaat 24
4 Vida Blue 23
4 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