On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 17 .564 --
Brewers 21 20 .512 2.0
Tigers 18 21 .462 4.0
Yankees 19 23 .452 4.5
Indians 18 23 .439 5.0
Orioles 16 26 .381 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 17 .614 --
Royals 26 20 .565 2.0
Twins 22 18 .550 3.0
Rangers 22 21 .512 4.5
Angels 22 24 .478 6.0
White Sox 20 23 .465 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 19 .558 --
Pirates 22 18 .550 0.5
Mets 20 18 .526 1.5
Phillies 22 21 .512 2.0
Cardinals 18 23 .439 5.0
Expos 14 25 .359 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 19 .604 --
Reds 27 20 .574 1.5
Giants 23 21 .523 4.0
Padres 23 23 .500 5.0
Braves 23 25 .479 6.0
Astros 18 31 .367 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 4
2 Greg Gross 3
2 Mike Ivie 3
2 John Lowenstein 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 John Lowenstein 3
4 Mike Anderson 2
4 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 1.25
2 Jim Hughes 0.70
3 Nolan Ryan 0.67
4 Dave Roberts 0.60
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hughes 7
2 Jon Matlack 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Thurman Munson .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .348
4 Lou Brock .344
5 Joe Morgan .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Willie Horton 10
1 Jim Wynn 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 36
2 Dave Winfield 35
3 Johnny Bench 34
3 Hal McRae 34
3 Bob Watson 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.79
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Jim Hughes 1.52
4 Randy Jones 1.58
5 Don Sutton 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Jim Kaat 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Don Sutton 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Don Sutton 85
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 Bob Apodaca 6
3 John Hiller 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .440
2 Bucky Dent .422
3 Bobby Murcer .414
4 Lou Brock .411
5 Rod Carew .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Bernie Carbo 5
1 Vic Correll 5
1 Larry Hisle 5
1 Gene Tenace 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 19
2 Rusty Staub 15
3 Jorge Orta 13
3 Dave Winfield 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 9
2 Jerry Remy 7
2 Mickey Rivers 7
4 Larry Hisle 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Underwood 0.53
2 Bill Castro 0.61
3 Jim Todd 0.64
4 Marty Pattin 0.69
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hughes 24
2 Gaylord Perry 23
2 Don Sutton 23
4 John Montefusco 22
4 Phil Niekro 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
3 Rawly Eastwick 2
3 John Hiller 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .393
2 Manny Sanguillen .393
3 Larry Bowa .380
4 Bucky Dent .367
5 Hal McRae .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 7
2 Don Baylor 6
2 Johnny Bench 6
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 28
2 Steve Garvey 24
3 George Scott 23
4 Hal McRae 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Gary Lavelle 0.72
3 Jim Hughes 0.87
4 Tom Underwood 1.13
5 Bill Hands 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 6
1 Bill Lee 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Don Sutton 42
3 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Phil Niekro 39
5 3 tied 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Jorge Orta .323
3 Al Oliver .318
4 Mike Hargrove .313
5 Steve Garvey .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
1 Mike Schmidt 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 113
3 Ted Simmons 105
4 Steve Garvey 104
5 Tony Perez 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 60
2 Joe Morgan 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 53
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.30
2 Andy Messersmith 2.32
3 Jim Kaat 2.44
4 Jim Palmer 2.45
5 Don Wilson 2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Andy Messersmith 227
4 Steve Carlton 224
4 Gaylord Perry 224

Saves

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