On This Day

Sunday, April 21, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 7 4 .636 --
Red Sox 8 5 .615 --
Yankees 9 7 .563 0.5
Orioles 7 6 .538 1.0
Tigers 5 8 .385 3.0
Indians 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 9 6 .600 --
Athletics 8 6 .571 0.5
Rangers 8 6 .571 0.5
Twins 7 6 .538 1.0
Royals 4 7 .364 3.0
White Sox 4 9 .308 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 8 2 .800 --
Phillies 9 5 .643 1.0
Cardinals 9 7 .563 2.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 2.5
Mets 3 9 .250 6.0
Pirates 3 10 .231 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 5 .667 --
Giants 9 7 .563 1.5
Astros 9 7 .563 1.5
Reds 7 7 .500 2.5
Braves 8 8 .500 2.5
Padres 4 13 .235 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 5
2 Tony Perez 4
2 Lou Piniella 4
2 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Frank Taveras 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Mike Anderson 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Brian Downing 4
1 Tony Perez 4
4 Tommy Davis 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Brett 1.60
2 Andy Messersmith 1.12
2 Fred Norman 1.12
4 Steve Carlton 1.00
5 Pat Dobson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Andy Messersmith 9
2 Fred Norman 9
4 Ken Brett 8
4 Steve Busby 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .406
2 Richie Hebner .400
2 Reggie Jackson .400
4 Rod Carew .397
4 Leroy Stanton .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
2 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Tony Perez 6
3 Jim Wynn 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 21
2 Graig Nettles 20
3 Cesar Cedeno 18
4 Tony Perez 17
4 Jim Wynn 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Davey Lopes 8
4 Freddie Patek 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.53
3 Ken Frailing 0.57
4 Randy Moffitt 0.66
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 33
2 Phil Niekro 29
2 Nolan Ryan 29
4 Steve Carlton 27
5 Andy Messersmith 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Randy Moffitt 4
3 Grant Jackson 3
4 Rich Folkers 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Cesar Cedeno .325
4 Garry Maddox .317
5 Ralph Garr .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Willie Stargell 43
3 Darrell Evans 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Bobby Bonds 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 130
2 Willie Stargell 121
3 Lee May 110
4 Tony Perez 109
4 Frank Robinson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Tommy Harper 55
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.80
2 Jim Palmer 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.32
4 Bert Blyleven 2.33
5 Mike Marshall 2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 263
3 Tom Seaver 252
4 Bill Singer 251
5 Gaylord Perry 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Sparky Lyle 28
4 Tug McGraw 24
5 Rollie Fingers 23