On This Day

Wednesday, April 17, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 6 3 .667 --
Red Sox 5 4 .556 1.0
Orioles 5 4 .556 1.0
Yankees 6 5 .545 1.0
Tigers 4 7 .364 3.0
Indians 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 8 3 .727 --
Twins 5 4 .556 2.0
Athletics 6 5 .545 2.0
Rangers 6 5 .545 2.0
Royals 3 5 .375 3.5
White Sox 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 5 1 .833 --
Phillies 7 3 .700 0.0
Cardinals 7 5 .583 1.0
Cubs 4 3 .571 1.5
Mets 2 7 .222 4.5
Pirates 2 8 .200 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 3 .750 --
Astros 7 5 .583 2.0
Giants 6 6 .500 3.0
Braves 6 6 .500 3.0
Reds 4 6 .400 4.0
Padres 3 9 .250 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Mitterwald 3
2 Steve Garvey 2
2 Bob Oliver 2
2 Dave Schneck 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Mitterwald 8
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Dave Schneck 4
4 Mike Anderson 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.17
2 Dick Woodson 0.67
3 Steve Rogers 0.62
4 Doug Rau 0.60
5 John D'Acquisto 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Burt Hooton 7
3 Bill Slayback 6
3 Dick Woodson 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Unser .462
2 Bobby Grich .438
3 Richie Hebner .422
4 Leroy Stanton .419
5 Rod Carew .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
1 Jim Wynn 6
4 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 Dave Duncan 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Jim Wynn 17
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
4 Jeff Burroughs 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Freddie Patek 6
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.64
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.67
3 Tommy John 0.69
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.01
5 Joe Coleman 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Don Sutton 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 24
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
3 Rich Folkers 2
3 Ken Forsch 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Cesar Cedeno .328
4 Bob Watson .314
5 Ted Simmons .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 45
2 Willie Stargell 44
3 Darrell Evans 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Bobby Bonds 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 128
2 Willie Stargell 125
3 Lee May 110
4 Frank Robinson 109
5 Darrell Evans 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Tommy Harper 55
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.60
2 Don Sutton 2.27
3 Tom Seaver 2.35
4 Jim Palmer 2.41
5 Bert Blyleven 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Bert Blyleven 259
3 Tom Seaver 256
4 Bill Singer 247
5 Gaylord Perry 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Sparky Lyle 28
4 Tug McGraw 24
5 Rollie Fingers 23