On This Day

Monday, April 8, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.5
Brewers 1 1 .500 1.5
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.5
Orioles 2 2 .500 1.5
Indians 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 2 0 1.000 --
Athletics 2 1 .667 0.5
Twins 1 1 .500 1.0
Royals 1 1 .500 1.0
Rangers 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 1 1 .500 1.0
Mets 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 0 0 .000 1.0
Expos 0 0 .000 1.0
Pirates 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 3 1 .750 1.0
Reds 2 2 .500 2.0
Braves 2 2 .500 2.0
Astros 0 3 .000 3.5
Padres 0 3 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Hegan 3
2 Ron Blomberg 2
2 Chris Chambliss 2
2 John Lowenstein 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 Graig Nettles 1
1 Merv Rettenmund 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garry Maddox 4
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Oscar Gamble 2
2 Jim Wynn 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Reed 0.50
2 John D'Acquisto 0.40
3 Bob Johnson 0.38
4 Al Downing 0.33
5 Doc Medich 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Doc Medich 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Buzz Capra 6
2 John D'Acquisto 4
2 Ron Reed 4
4 Bob Johnson 3
4 Doc Medich 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Gross .778
2 Tom Grieve .714
3 Ted Sizemore .667
4 Bobby Darwin .625
5 Bill Freehan .600

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Jim Wynn 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Bobby Grich 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Garry Maddox 7
4 Tony Perez 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 5
2 Don Money 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
2 Freddie Patek 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.00
1 Tommy John 0.00
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 15 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Hiller 2
2 Pedro Borbon 1
2 Tom Bradley 1
2 Steve Busby 1
2 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Andy Messersmith 8
2 Phil Niekro 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
2 Don Sutton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 2
2 Jim Barr 1
2 Tom Buskey 1
2 Buzz Capra 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Garry Maddox .319
4 Tony Perez .316
5 Cesar Cedeno .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Davey Johnson 43
3 Hank Aaron 42
3 Darrell Evans 42
5 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 124
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Darrell Evans 108
3 Tony Perez 108
5 George Scott 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Tommy Harper 55
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.18
2 Don Sutton 2.26
3 Jim Palmer 2.39
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.50
5 Bert Blyleven 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
2 Joe Coleman 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 Wilbur Wood 23
5 Catfish Hunter 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 376
2 Bert Blyleven 257
3 Tom Seaver 251
4 Bill Singer 244
5 Gaylord Perry 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 25
5 Rollie Fingers 22