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MAY 1975
1975 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
IN THE NEWS :Hank Aaron goes 4-for-4, driving in two runs in the Brewers 17–3 win over Detroit. This brings his career RBI total to 2,211, breaking Babe Ruth 's published record of 2,209. His third inning single off Vern Ruhle drives in Sixto Lezcano with his 2,210th RBI. On February 3, 1976 , the Records Committee will revise Ruth's total to 2,204; so, in actuality, Aaron set the record on April 18, 1975 .
IN THE NEWS :Burt Hooton is traded to the Dodgers for pitchers Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 2, 1975Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 3 at Arlington Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 4 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Pete Rose from left field to 3B, opening a lineup spot for utility OF George Foster . Over the next four seasons, Foster will average 36 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .302 BA, helping the Reds to two World Championships. Gary Nolan , making a comeback after shoulder problems sidelined him in 1973-74, stops the Braves, 6–1. It is Nolan's first win since October 1972 .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 3, 1975Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 14, Kansas City Royals 5 at Metropolitan Stadium California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Veteran's Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Veteran's Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bob Watson scores what is calculated as ML baseball's one-millionth run of all time (the Philadelphia Nationals Wes Fisler scored the first run on April 22, 1876) as Milt May hits John Montefusco 's first pitch to drive him home. The Reds Dave Concepcion homers about the same moment and races around the bases, but Watson, on 2B, scores first. The Reds lose to Atlanta, 3–2.
Harmon Killebrew returns to the Met wearing the visitors Royals uniform. His #3 is retired before the game, and the Killer then brings the crowd to its feet when he unloads a homer in his first at bat. Minnesota wins 6–3, behind Jim Hughes .
In the first of 2, the Astros J.R. Richard walks 11 Giants in 8–6 loss. Houston wins the nitecap, 12–8.
Mets outfielder Cleon Jones is arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida, after the police find him naked in a van with a teenage girl who is holding a stash of narcotics. Jones tells the cops that he is "C. Joseph Jones, a laborer."
SCOREBOARD : MAY 4, 1975Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 11, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 11, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 1, California Angels 0 at Arlington Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 6 at Candlestick Park Houston Astros 12, San Francisco Giants 8 at Candlestick Park Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Herb Washington . Washington, who played in 104 ML games without batting, pitching, or fielding, stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 6, 1975Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Johnny Oates , along with the contract of Dick Allen , to the Phillies for two players and cash. Allen had refused to report to Atlanta following his trade from the White Sox on December 3, 1974 , and announced his retirement.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 7, 1975Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 9, 1975Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 4 at Parc Jarry Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Will McEnaney provides three 1/3 innings of hitless relief to seal the Reds 7–1 win over the Mets. Clay Kirby gets the win.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 10, 1975Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 6 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Atlanta Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 1 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 8, Houston Astros 7 at Parc Jarry Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Francisco Giants 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 11, 1975Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 11, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Vern Ruhle allows 12 baserunners in his seven 1/3 innings, in picking up the win. The 15 runners in a shutout has been done three times before, the last on August 1, 1941 . The mark will finally be eclipsed by the Cards in 1994.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 13, 1975Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, New York Yankees 0 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 1 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 9, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 14, 1975Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 2W : Del Crandall L : Billy Martin S : Eduardo RodriguezHouston Astros 11, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON THURSDAY, MAY 15TH 1975 » Steve Woodard in Hartselle, AL
SCOREBOARD : MAY 16, 1975Baltimore Orioles 1, California Angels 0 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 2 at Shea Stadium Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 3 at Arlington Stadium New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 12, Atlanta Braves 8 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Johnny Bench and Ken Griffey hit homers in the 10th inning as the Reds beat the Expos, 5–3.
PLAYERS BORN ON SATURDAY, MAY 17TH 1975 » Scott Seabol in McKeesport, PA
SCOREBOARD : MAY 17, 1975California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 1 at Shea Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium New York Mets 6, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 8 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 17, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 18, 1975California Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 9, Oakland Athletics 1 at Shea Stadium Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Arlington Stadium Houston Astros 12, New York Mets 7 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Veteran's Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Randy Jones hurls a 10-inning one-hitter in beating St. Louis 1–0. John Curtis takes the tough loss.
PLAYERS BORN ON MONDAY, MAY 19TH 1975 » Josh Paul in Evanston, IL
SCOREBOARD : MAY 19, 1975Boston Red Sox 10, Oakland Athletics 5 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 12, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dick Bosman and Jim Perry to the A's for P Blue Moon Odom and cash.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 20, 1975Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 7, Texas Rangers 6 at County Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 0 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 9, Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Astrodome Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Tom Seaver and Mets, 11–4. Cincinnati will go on to win 41 of 50 games and run away with the National League West title.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 21, 1975Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 3, California Angels 2 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 1 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 11, New York Mets 4 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Chicago Cubs 0 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 23, 1975Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium New York Yankees 11, Texas Rangers 7 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 24, 1975Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 8 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium New York Yankees 9, Texas Rangers 5 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 10, Chicago Cubs 3 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dennis Eckersley , in his first ML start, hurls a 3-hit shutout in beating Oakland 6–0.
Mickey Lolich 's 200th career victory is a rain-shortened, 4–1 win over the White Sox. His catcher is Bill Freehan , who also caught him in his first ML start May 21, 1963 .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 25, 1975California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 7 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 7 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Johnny Bench launches a 5th inning grand slam to help the Reds beat the Expos, 5–4.
In St. Louis, Lou Brock hits for the cycle to back Bob Forsch 's 7–1 win over the Padres.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 26, 1975Cleveland Indians 9, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 5 at Royals Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 27, 1975Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 0 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Atlanta Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 10, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 5 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Gary Nolan 's 2-hitter.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 28, 1975Cleveland Indians 9, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 0 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Willie McCovey 's grand slam lifts the Padres over the Mets 6–2. It is McCovey's 3rd career pinch slam, tying the major-league record held by Ron Northey and Rich Reese . It is Stretch's 16th lifetime bases-loaded homer, tying the NL record held by Hank Aaron .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 30, 1975Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 5 at Arlington Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Cesar Tovar gets the only hit for Texas, the 5th time in his career he has had his team's lone hit in a game. The Yankees Catfish Hunter hurls the one-hit 6–0 victory.
Andy Messersmith gets a loss and a save for the Dodgers in Chicago. In a game continued from the previous day, he saves a 3–1 win for Don Sutton , then loses 2–1 to the Cubs on two solo home runs.
The Royals beat the Brewers 7–5 in a game bridging the generation gap. Home run leaders Henry Aaron and Harmon Killebrew are in their 22nd ML seasons and winning pitcher Lindy McDaniel is in his 21st. All three were playing in the majors before Brewers SS Robin Yount was born.
Don Gullett allows four hits as the Reds beat the Cards, 6–0.
PLAYERS BORN ON SATURDAY, MAY 31ST 1975 » Mac Suzuki in Kobe, Japan
SCOREBOARD : MAY 31, 1975Baltimore Orioles 1, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Boston Red Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 8 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 2 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 15, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Atlanta Braves 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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