On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 17 .553 --
Brewers 21 19 .525 1.0
Tigers 18 20 .474 3.0
Yankees 18 23 .439 4.5
Indians 17 23 .425 5.0
Orioles 16 25 .390 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 17 .605 --
Royals 26 19 .578 1.0
Twins 21 18 .538 3.0
Rangers 22 20 .524 3.5
Angels 22 23 .489 5.0
White Sox 19 23 .452 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 19 .548 --
Pirates 21 18 .538 0.5
Mets 19 18 .514 1.5
Phillies 21 21 .500 2.0
Cardinals 17 23 .425 5.0
Expos 14 24 .368 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 18 .617 --
Reds 26 20 .565 2.5
Giants 23 20 .535 4.0
Padres 23 22 .511 5.0
Braves 23 24 .489 6.0
Astros 18 30 .375 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
2 Pat Kelly 3
2 Davey Lopes 3
2 Carlos May 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 Bobby Mitchell 3
1 Jim Wynn 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Underwood 1.60
2 John Montefusco 1.17
3 Al Fitzmorris 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 0.78
5 Gaylord Perry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 8
1 Tom Underwood 8
3 Larry Dierker 7
3 John Montefusco 7
3 Phil Niekro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Thurman Munson .358
3 Manny Sanguillen .353
4 Bob Watson .344
5 Roy White .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Willie Horton 10
1 Jim Wynn 10
4 Darrell Evans 9
4 Dave Winfield 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 35
2 Hal McRae 34
2 Bob Watson 34
4 Johnny Bench 33
4 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 28
2 Amos Otis 25
3 Joe Morgan 21
4 Cesar Cedeno 20
5 Davey Lopes 18

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 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 85
2 Nolan Ryan 81
3 Bert Blyleven 73
4 Gaylord Perry 71
5 Andy Messersmith 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Tom Murphy 8
3 John Hiller 6
3 Al Hrabosky 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .429
2 Jorge Orta .426
3 Bucky Dent .422
4 Mike Hargrove .405
5 Larry Bowa .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Bernie Carbo 5
1 Vic Correll 5
1 Larry Hisle 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 19
2 Gene Tenace 14
3 Larry Hisle 13
3 Hal McRae 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 9
2 Jerry Remy 7
2 Mickey Rivers 7
4 Davey Lopes 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
5 Tom Underwood 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 John Montefusco 22
3 Phil Niekro 22
3 Tom Underwood 22

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 .393
2 Larry Bowa .384
3 Manny Sanguillen .384
4 Johnny Grubb .377
5 Larry Hisle .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 8
2 Willie Horton 7
2 Bob Watson 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 29
2 Steve Garvey 23
3 Hal McRae 22
3 Gene Tenace 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 19
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Jim Hughes 0.63
3 Gary Lavelle 0.72
4 Bill Hands 1.27
5 Tom Underwood 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 51
2 Jim Palmer 41
3 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Phil Niekro 39
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 John Hiller 5
3 Bob Apodaca 4
3 Al Hrabosky 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Jorge Orta .323
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Bill Madlock .314
5 Mike Hargrove .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 28
4 Jim Wynn 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 Ted Simmons 106
4 Steve Garvey 104
4 Tony Perez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 61
2 Joe Morgan 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.26
2 Nolan Ryan 2.39
3 Jim Kaat 2.44
4 Don Wilson 2.45
5 Jim Barr 2.47

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 249
3 Andy Messersmith 229
4 Gaylord Perry 224
5 Steve Carlton 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Terry Forster 20
3 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 Mike Marshall 16