On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 13 .594 --
Red Sox 15 15 .500 3.0
Tigers 14 16 .467 4.0
Orioles 15 18 .455 4.5
Indians 13 19 .406 6.0
Yankees 13 20 .394 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 13 .618 --
Rangers 20 15 .571 1.5
Royals 20 17 .541 2.5
Twins 16 15 .516 3.5
Angels 19 18 .514 3.5
White Sox 14 20 .412 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 12 .636 --
Phillies 20 14 .588 1.5
Pirates 17 13 .567 2.5
Mets 15 15 .500 4.5
Cardinals 14 18 .438 6.5
Expos 13 18 .419 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 14 .632 --
Reds 20 19 .513 4.5
Braves 19 21 .475 6.0
Padres 17 19 .472 6.0
Giants 16 19 .457 6.5
Astros 13 27 .325 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Bernie Carbo 3
1 Bucky Dent 3
1 Von Joshua 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 2
2 Steve Braun 1
2 George Foster 1
2 Jim Fregosi 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 5
2 Bernie Carbo 4
3 Adrian Garrett 3
3 George Hendrick 3
3 Leroy Stanton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Von Joshua 1
1 Gene Lamont 1
1 Sixto Lezcano 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Barr 1.20
2 Rick Wise 1.12
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Tom Underwood 1.00
5 Ray Burris 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Wise 9
2 Jim Barr 6
2 Jim Hughes 6
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Don Kirkwood 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .387
2 Dave Cash .366
3 Manny Sanguillen .356
4 Von Joshua .354
5 Bob Watson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 8
1 Willie Horton 8
1 Greg Luzinski 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 27
1 Ted Simmons 27
3 Darrell Evans 26
3 Larry Hisle 26
3 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 22
2 Amos Otis 21
3 Joe Morgan 19
4 Cesar Cedeno 18
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.94
2 Steve Stone 1.02
3 Jim Hughes 1.31
4 Don Sutton 1.54
5 Jim Palmer 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Don Sutton 7
4 Pete Broberg 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Don Sutton 72
3 Bert Blyleven 63
4 Andy Messersmith 60
5 Gaylord Perry 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Darold Knowles 6
3 Doug Bird 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .475
2 Bucky Dent .472
3 Steve Braun .426
4 Hal McRae .415
5 Don Baylor .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
1 Vic Correll 4
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Larry Hisle 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 15
2 Larry Hisle 12
2 Ted Simmons 12
4 Jeff Burroughs 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Matt Alexander 6
3 Larry Hisle 6
3 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
3 Jim Hughes 0.26
4 Nolan Ryan 0.34
5 Jerry Reuss 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 25
2 Phil Niekro 24
3 Nelson Briles 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Chuck Taylor 3
3 Doug Bird 2
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .396
2 Ken Griffey .390
3 Lee Lacy .373
3 Manny Sanguillen .373
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Dave Winfield 7
3 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Bernie Carbo 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 24
2 Dave Winfield 22
3 Greg Luzinski 21
3 Tony Perez 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 17
2 Amos Otis 14
3 Joe Morgan 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.57
3 Vida Blue 1.07
4 Jerry Reuss 1.26
5 Steve Stone 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Pete Broberg 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 50
2 Bert Blyleven 49
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Vida Blue 44
4 Steve Busby 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Oscar Zamora 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Terry Forster 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Jorge Orta .323
3 Ralph Garr .322
4 Al Oliver .318
5 Steve Garvey .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Darrell Evans 28
4 Tony Perez 26
4 Jim Wynn 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Mike Schmidt 113
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Jeff Burroughs 107
4 Steve Garvey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 106
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Davey Lopes 56
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Larry Lintz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.23
2 Nolan Ryan 2.23
3 Andy Messersmith 2.48
4 Jim Palmer 2.50
5 Jim Kaat 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Vida Blue 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 368
2 Bert Blyleven 258
3 Andy Messersmith 233
4 Gaylord Perry 229
5 Steve Carlton 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Terry Forster 22
3 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Mike Marshall 19
5 Tom Buskey 17