On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 18 .561 --
Brewers 21 21 .500 2.5
Tigers 19 21 .475 3.5
Yankees 21 24 .467 4.0
Indians 19 24 .442 5.0
Orioles 18 26 .409 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 18 .609 --
Royals 27 20 .574 1.5
Twins 23 19 .548 3.0
Rangers 23 23 .500 5.0
Angels 22 26 .458 7.0
White Sox 20 24 .455 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 18 .571 --
Cubs 25 20 .556 0.5
Mets 21 19 .525 2.0
Phillies 22 23 .489 3.5
Cardinals 19 24 .442 5.5
Expos 15 25 .375 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 20 .600 --
Reds 28 21 .571 1.5
Giants 23 22 .511 4.5
Padres 24 24 .500 5.0
Braves 23 27 .460 7.0
Astros 20 31 .392 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 George Foster 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 George Hendrick 2
3 Glenn Adams 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 4.00
2 Bill Singer 2.50
3 Vern Ruhle 1.67
4 Rick Reuschel 1.57
5 J. R. Richard 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 11
2 Bill Singer 10
3 J. R. Richard 8
4 Bruce Kison 7
5 Tom Seaver 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Fred Lynn .350
3 Thurman Munson .349
4 Manny Sanguillen .343
5 Bob Watson .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Willie Horton 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Jim Wynn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
1 Steve Garvey 36
1 Dave Winfield 36
4 Bob Watson 35
5 3 tied 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 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.79
2 Steve Stone 0.99
3 Jim Hughes 1.52
4 Don Sutton 1.62
5 Randy Jones 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
1 Don Sutton 9
3 Jim Kaat 8
3 Jim Palmer 8
3 Nolan Ryan 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 89
2 Nolan Ryan 87
3 Bert Blyleven 77
4 Andy Messersmith 74
5 Gaylord Perry 71

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 Fred Lynn .471
2 Rod Carew .426
3 Bucky Dent .415
4 Johnny Grubb .400
4 Mike Hargrove .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Steve Braun 5
2 Bernie Carbo 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 14
1 Bob Watson 14
3 Willie Horton 13
4 Johnny Bench 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Mickey Rivers 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Frank Taveras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 John Montefusco 0.47
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.49
4 Jim Todd 0.53
4 Tom Underwood 0.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 26
2 Bill Singer 24
3 Andy Messersmith 21
4 Ray Burris 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .390
2 Bucky Dent .386
3 Lou Brock .378
4 Manny Sanguillen .375
5 Fred Lynn .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 George Hendrick 7
1 Larry Hisle 7
1 Reggie Jackson 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 26
2 George Scott 23
3 George Hendrick 21
4 Larry Hisle 20
4 4 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 16
2 Amos Otis 15
3 Matt Alexander 10
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Larry Hisle 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.32
3 Jim Todd 0.65
4 Jim Hughes 0.87
5 Bill Castro 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Bill Lee 6
4 Jim Barr 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 47
2 Don Sutton 46
3 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Nolan Ryan 44
5 Jim Palmer 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Jorge Orta .320
3 Al Oliver .317
4 Bill Madlock .312
5 Mike Hargrove .312

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 107
4 Steve Garvey 102
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 53
5 Mickey Rivers 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.30
2 Andy Messersmith 2.31
3 Jim Palmer 2.34
4 Jim Kaat 2.44
5 Don Wilson 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Jim Kaat 25
3 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 233
4 Gaylord Perry 218
5 Don Sutton 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Terry Forster 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 2 tied 15