On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 17 .541 --
Brewers 20 18 .526 0.5
Tigers 17 19 .472 2.5
Yankees 18 21 .462 3.0
Orioles 16 23 .410 5.0
Indians 15 23 .395 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 17 .585 --
Royals 24 19 .558 1.0
Twins 20 17 .541 2.0
Rangers 22 19 .537 2.0
Angels 22 21 .512 3.0
White Sox 18 22 .450 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 18 .550 --
Mets 18 17 .514 1.5
Pirates 19 18 .514 1.5
Phillies 20 20 .500 2.0
Cardinals 16 22 .421 5.0
Expos 14 22 .389 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 17 .622 --
Reds 24 20 .545 3.5
Giants 22 19 .537 4.0
Padres 22 21 .512 5.0
Braves 22 23 .489 6.0
Astros 18 28 .391 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Doug Rader 5
3 Claudell Washington 4
4 Rod Carew 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 6
2 Jim Wynn 4
3 Cesar Geronimo 3
3 John Lowenstein 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 3
1 Mickey Rivers 3
3 Manny Sanguillen 2
3 Frank Taveras 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.20
2 Ed Figueroa 0.88
3 Steve Busby 0.86
4 Bob Moose 0.78
5 Mickey Lolich 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Figueroa 7
1 Bob Moose 7
3 Jim Bibby 6
3 Steve Busby 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .375
2 Rod Carew .363
3 Roy White .358
4 Dave Cash .355
5 Manny Sanguillen .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Darrell Evans 9
2 Dave Winfield 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 34
2 Steve Garvey 33
3 Bob Watson 32
4 Willie Horton 31
4 Tony Perez 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 28
2 Amos Otis 25
3 Cesar Cedeno 20
3 Joe Morgan 20
5 Freddie Patek 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.81
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Joe McIntosh 1.41
4 Jim Hughes 1.43
5 Randy Jones 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Don Sutton 8
4 Steve Busby 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 85
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 Al Hrabosky 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .450
2 Roger Metzger .434
3 Bucky Dent .425
4 Larry Bowa .417
5 Rusty Staub .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Bernie Carbo 4
2 Gary Carter 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 17
2 Toby Harrah 13
2 Hal McRae 13
2 Rusty Staub 13
2 Billy Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 9
2 Mickey Rivers 8
3 Jerry Remy 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 Larry Lintz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 25
2 Steve Busby 23
2 Jim Kern 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Todd 4
2 Bob Apodaca 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
4 Dennis Eckersley 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .386
2 Steve Braun .384
3 Larry Bowa .379
4 Thurman Munson .375
5 Johnny Grubb .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 7
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Bob Watson 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 Johnny Bench 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 28
2 Steve Garvey 24
3 Willie Horton 22
3 Hal McRae 22
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 20
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Jim Hughes 0.80
3 Frank Tanana 0.91
4 Gary Lavelle 1.04
5 Andy Messersmith 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 51
2 Andy Messersmith 42
2 Frank Tanana 42
4 Jim Palmer 41
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 John Hiller 5
3 Bob Apodaca 4
3 Steve Foucault 4
3 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Jorge Orta .319
3 Mike Hargrove .318
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Bill Madlock .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 28
5 Tony Perez 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 Tony Perez 106
3 Ted Simmons 106
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Larry Lintz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.27
2 Andy Messersmith 2.36
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Don Wilson 2.45
5 Jim Kaat 2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 357
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Andy Messersmith 227
4 Steve Carlton 226
5 Gaylord Perry 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Terry Forster 20
3 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 Mike Marshall 17