On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 17 .553 --
Brewers 20 19 .513 1.5
Tigers 18 19 .486 2.5
Yankees 18 22 .450 4.0
Indians 16 23 .410 5.5
Orioles 16 24 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 17 .595 --
Royals 25 19 .568 1.0
Twins 20 18 .526 3.0
Rangers 22 20 .524 3.0
Angels 22 22 .500 4.0
White Sox 19 22 .463 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 18 .561 --
Mets 19 17 .528 1.5
Pirates 20 18 .526 1.5
Phillies 21 20 .512 2.0
Cardinals 16 23 .410 6.0
Expos 14 24 .368 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 18 .609 --
Reds 26 20 .565 2.0
Giants 22 20 .524 4.0
Padres 23 21 .523 4.0
Braves 22 24 .478 6.0
Astros 18 29 .383 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Foli 4
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Frank Duffy 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
3 Bernie Carbo 3
3 Tito Fuentes 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Ed Armbrister 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 1.67
2 Bill Campbell 1.29
3 Jim Kaat 0.89
4 Wayne Twitchell 0.75
5 Steve Hargan 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 10
2 Bill Campbell 9
3 Jim Kaat 8
4 J. R. Richard 6
4 Wayne Twitchell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Will McEnaney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Thurman Munson .365
3 Dave Cash .351
4 Roy White .347
5 Manny Sanguillen .346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 34
2 Johnny Bench 33
2 Steve Garvey 33
2 Bob Watson 33
5 Dave Winfield 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 28
2 Amos Otis 25
3 Joe Morgan 21
4 Cesar Cedeno 20
5 Davey Lopes 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.79
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Jim Hughes 1.43
4 Randy Jones 1.58
5 Don Sutton 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Jim Kaat 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Don Sutton 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 85
2 Nolan Ryan 81
3 Bert Blyleven 70
4 Andy Messersmith 68
5 Gaylord Perry 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 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 Bucky Dent .415
2 Mike Hargrove .405
2 Jorge Orta .405
4 Johnny Grubb .404
5 Roy White .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Bernie Carbo 5
1 Vic Correll 5
1 Jim Spencer 5
1 Gene Tenace 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 18
2 Gene Tenace 15
3 Hal McRae 13
4 Toby Harrah 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 23
2 Jerry Reuss 21
3 J. R. Richard 20
4 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Frank Tanana 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Jim Todd 3
4 Rawly Eastwick 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .381
2 Johnny Grubb .377
3 Larry Bowa .376
4 Manny Sanguillen .372
5 Gene Tenace .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 8
2 Johnny Bench 7
2 Willie Horton 7
2 Bob Watson 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 28
2 Steve Garvey 23
3 Willie Horton 22
3 Hal McRae 22
3 Gene Tenace 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 20
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Jim Hughes 0.80
3 Gary Lavelle 1.04
4 Jim Lonborg 1.40
5 Andy Messersmith 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 51
2 Frank Tanana 44
3 Jim Palmer 41
4 Nolan Ryan 38
5 3 tied 37

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 .355
2 Jorge Orta .320
3 Al Oliver .319
4 Bill Madlock .316
5 Mike Hargrove .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 Ted Simmons 107
4 Tony Perez 104
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
5 Larry Lintz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.27
2 Nolan Ryan 2.39
3 Don Wilson 2.45
4 Andy Messersmith 2.47
5 Jim Kaat 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 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 229
4 Steve Carlton 220
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