On This Day

Friday, April 12, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 4 2 .667 --
Orioles 4 2 .667 0.0
Brewers 3 2 .600 0.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 1.0
Tigers 3 4 .429 1.5
Indians 1 5 .167 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 5 1 .833 --
Twins 3 1 .750 1.0
Athletics 3 2 .600 1.5
Royals 2 2 .500 2.0
Rangers 2 4 .333 3.0
White Sox 0 5 .000 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 2 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 5 1 .833 -1.0
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.5
Phillies 2 3 .400 1.5
Mets 2 3 .400 1.5
Pirates 0 5 .000 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 2 .714 --
Dodgers 5 3 .625 0.5
Reds 4 3 .571 1.0
Astros 4 3 .571 1.0
Braves 3 5 .375 2.5
Padres 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
4 Ken Berry 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Carbo 4
1 Merv Rettenmund 4
3 Dave Chalk 3
3 Frank Duffy 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 John Lowenstein 2
3 Rich Coggins 1
3 Al Oliver 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 0.86
2 Sonny Siebert 0.64
3 Clay Kirby 0.57
3 Gaylord Perry 0.57
5 Jerry Reuss 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sonny Siebert 7
2 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Clay Kirby 4
3 Dave McNally 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Roger Nelson 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Rudi .556
2 Greg Gross .550
3 Bill Freehan .529
4 Bobby Grich .478
5 2 tied .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Leroy Stanton 3
1 Jim Wynn 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Ron Cey 10
4 Reggie Jackson 9
4 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 5
2 Freddie Patek 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 John Lowenstein 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
1 Bill Bonham 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 Steve Rogers 0.00
1 7 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 2
1 Mike Caldwell 2
1 Mike Garman 2
1 John Hiller 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 16
2 Fergie Jenkins 14
2 Tom Seaver 14
4 Andy Messersmith 13
4 Sonny Siebert 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 2
1 Grant Jackson 2
1 Randy Moffitt 2
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Cesar Cedeno .319
4 Bob Watson .317
5 Ted Simmons .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Willie Stargell 43
3 Hank Aaron 42
4 Darrell Evans 40
5 Bobby Bonds 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 122
2 Willie Stargell 119
3 George Scott 108
4 Lee May 107
5 Tony Perez 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Tom Seaver 2.32
3 Bert Blyleven 2.46
4 Jim Palmer 2.46
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 372
2 Bert Blyleven 263
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Bill Singer 240
5 Gaylord Perry 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Sparky Lyle 28
4 Tug McGraw 25
5 Rollie Fingers 22