On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 19 .558 --
Brewers 22 23 .489 3.0
Yankees 22 24 .478 3.5
Tigers 20 22 .476 3.5
Indians 19 25 .432 5.5
Orioles 18 27 .400 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 19 .604 --
Royals 29 20 .592 0.5
Twins 23 20 .535 3.5
Rangers 23 24 .489 5.5
Angels 23 26 .469 6.5
White Sox 22 25 .468 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 20 .565 --
Pirates 24 19 .558 0.5
Mets 22 20 .524 2.0
Phillies 24 23 .511 2.5
Cardinals 20 25 .444 5.5
Expos 16 26 .381 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 21 .580 --
Dodgers 30 22 .577 0.0
Giants 24 22 .522 3.0
Padres 25 25 .500 4.0
Braves 24 28 .462 6.0
Astros 20 33 .377 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Stein 4
2 Kurt Bevacqua 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Bucky Dent 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Anderson 1
1 Deron Johnson 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1
1 George Scott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 3
2 Bucky Dent 2
2 Brian Downing 2
2 George Scott 2
2 Robin Yount 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Jay Johnstone 1
1 Bill Stein 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.78
2 Jon Matlack 0.75
3 Vida Blue 0.70
4 Lynn McGlothen 0.67
5 Dave Freisleben 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 7
1 Steve Carlton 7
3 Jon Matlack 6
4 Woodie Fryman 5
4 Bill Lee 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Thurman Munson .349
3 Fred Lynn .349
4 Bob Watson .347
5 Manny Sanguillen .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Bobby Bonds 11
1 Willie Horton 11
4 Dusty Baker 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Dave Winfield 37
3 Steve Garvey 36
3 Bob Watson 36
5 3 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 28
2 Amos Otis 25
3 Cesar Cedeno 22
3 Joe Morgan 22
5 Davey Lopes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.72
2 Steve Stone 0.99
3 Don Sutton 1.62
4 Randy Jones 1.67
5 Jim Palmer 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
1 Nolan Ryan 9
1 Don Sutton 9
4 Al Fitzmorris 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 96
2 Don Sutton 89
3 Bert Blyleven 77
4 Gaylord Perry 75
5 Andy Messersmith 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Tom Murphy 8
3 Bob Apodaca 6
3 John Hiller 6
3 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .480
2 Fred Lynn .429
3 Chris Chambliss .404
4 George Brett .400
5 Andre Thornton .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Gene Tenace 5
4 Steve Braun 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 15
2 Chris Chambliss 14
2 Bobby Murcer 14
2 George Scott 14
5 Johnny Bench 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Mickey Rivers 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Frank Taveras 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Castro 0.39
2 John Montefusco 0.47
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.50
4 Jim Todd 0.57
5 Randy Jones 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Randy Jones 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 26
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Larry Dierker 19
3 J. R. Richard 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
3 Dick Drago 2
3 Rawly Eastwick 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .389
2 Manny Sanguillen .382
3 Bucky Dent .379
4 Rod Carew .369
5 Lou Brock .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 George Hendrick 7
1 Larry Hisle 7
1 Reggie Jackson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 25
2 George Scott 24
3 Larry Hisle 21
3 Graig Nettles 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 13
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Larry Hisle 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.36
3 Jim Todd 0.64
4 Bill Castro 0.85
5 Randy Jones 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Al Fitzmorris 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Rick Reuschel 43
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Jim Todd 4
5 9 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Al Oliver .318
3 Jorge Orta .315
4 Bill Madlock .312
5 Steve Garvey .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Darrell Evans 30
4 Gene Tenace 28
4 Jim Wynn 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Mike Schmidt 111
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Steve Garvey 101
4 Tony Perez 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
5 Mickey Rivers 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.34
3 Andy Messersmith 2.38
4 Jim Kaat 2.44
5 Jim Barr 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Jim Kaat 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 5 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 353
2 Bert Blyleven 248
3 Andy Messersmith 228
4 Steve Carlton 222
4 Gaylord Perry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Terry Forster 18
5 Oscar Zamora 16