On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 16 .556 --
Red Sox 19 16 .543 0.5
Tigers 16 18 .471 3.0
Yankees 16 21 .432 4.5
Orioles 16 21 .432 4.5
Indians 14 21 .400 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 16 .579 --
Rangers 22 17 .564 0.5
Royals 22 19 .537 1.5
Twins 18 17 .514 2.5
Angels 21 20 .512 2.5
White Sox 17 21 .447 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 16 .579 --
Phillies 20 18 .526 2.0
Mets 17 16 .515 2.5
Pirates 18 17 .514 2.5
Cardinals 15 21 .417 6.0
Expos 13 21 .382 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 16 .628 --
Reds 22 20 .524 4.5
Giants 20 19 .513 5.0
Padres 21 20 .512 5.0
Braves 21 22 .488 6.0
Astros 17 27 .386 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Wohlford 4
2 Ken Boswell 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 George Foster 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Buck Martinez 3
2 Graig Nettles 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Jim Wohlford 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Larvell Blanks 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 3.00
2 Pete Falcone 1.25
3 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Rick Reuschel 1.00
3 Dave Roberts 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 7
1 Dave Roberts 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
1 Luis Tiant 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .378
2 Bob Watson .350
3 Dave Cash .348
4 Rod Carew .346
5 Larry Bowa .346

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 32
2 Tony Perez 31
2 Bob Watson 31
4 Willie Horton 29
4 Dave Winfield 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 24
2 Amos Otis 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Joe Morgan 19
5 Freddie Patek 14

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 81
3 Bert Blyleven 70
4 Andy Messersmith 66
5 Gaylord Perry 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Tom Murphy 7
3 John Hiller 6
3 Darold Knowles 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Metzger .481
2 Bucky Dent .474
3 Mike Hargrove .436
4 Rusty Staub .432
5 Larry Bowa .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 5
1 Larry Hisle 5
3 Bernie Carbo 4
3 Gary Carter 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 19
2 Toby Harrah 13
2 Larry Hisle 13
4 Jeff Burroughs 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Larry Lintz 7
1 Amos Otis 7
4 Derrel Thomas 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
4 Jim Hughes 0.33
5 Steve Carlton 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Jim Todd 3
4 Bob Apodaca 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .398
2 Manny Sanguillen .380
3 Larry Bowa .376
4 Thurman Munson .374
5 Steve Braun .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 7
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Bob Watson 7
4 Vic Correll 6
5 13 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 27
2 Steve Garvey 23
3 Tony Perez 21
3 George Scott 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 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 54
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Andy Messersmith 42
4 Frank Tanana 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 John Hiller 5
1 Oscar Zamora 5
4 Steve Foucault 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Mike Hargrove .321
3 Jorge Orta .320
4 Al Oliver .319
5 Steve Garvey .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Davey Lopes 56
4 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Larry Lintz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.27
2 Nolan Ryan 2.36
3 Jim Palmer 2.48
4 Andy Messersmith 2.49
5 Jim Kaat 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Jim Kaat 24
4 Vida Blue 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 257
3 Andy Messersmith 235
4 Gaylord Perry 223
5 Steve Carlton 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Terry Forster 21
3 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 Mike Marshall 17