On This Day

Tuesday, April 9, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 4 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 1 .500 2.0
Brewers 1 1 .500 2.0
Orioles 2 2 .500 2.0
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.5
Indians 0 3 .000 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 3 1 .750 --
Twins 2 1 .667 0.5
Angels 2 1 .667 0.5
Rangers 2 2 .500 1.0
Royals 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.5
Mets 1 1 .500 1.0
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5
Expos 0 0 .000 1.0
Pirates 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 1 .800 --
Giants 4 1 .800 0.0
Reds 3 2 .600 1.0
Braves 2 3 .400 2.0
Astros 1 3 .250 2.5
Padres 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Sutherland 4
1 Jim Wohlford 4
3 Glenn Beckert 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Joe Lovitto 3
4 Willie Crawford 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bonham 1.80
2 Bert Blyleven 1.11
3 Tom Bradley 0.62
4 Larry Dierker 0.56
5 Jack Billingham 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Bill Bonham 9
3 Tom Bradley 8
4 Carl Morton 6
5 Larry Dierker 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Grieve .727
2 Greg Gross .714
3 Ted Sizemore .667
4 Hal McRae .600
5 2 tied .583

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Jim Wynn 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 11
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Tony Perez 9
5 Garry Maddox 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 5
2 Freddie Patek 4
3 Don Money 3
3 Bobby Murcer 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bonham 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.00
1 Tommy John 0.00
1 15 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Hiller 2
1 Don Sutton 2
3 Jim Bibby 1
3 Jack Billingham 1
3 33 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 16
2 Tom Bradley 12
2 Carl Morton 12
4 Fergie Jenkins 10
5 2 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 2
2 Jim Barr 1
2 Pedro Borbon 1
2 Tom Buskey 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Garry Maddox .319
4 Ted Simmons .318
5 Tony Perez .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Willie Stargell 43
3 Hank Aaron 42
4 Darrell Evans 41
5 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 123
2 Willie Stargell 118
3 Tony Perez 109
4 Darrell Evans 107
4 George Scott 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 68
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.18
2 Don Sutton 2.24
3 Jim Palmer 2.39
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.50
5 Bert Blyleven 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 377
2 Bert Blyleven 267
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 28
4 Tug McGraw 25
5 Rollie Fingers 22