On This Day

Saturday, April 27, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 9 6 .600 --
Orioles 10 7 .588 --
Yankees 11 9 .550 0.5
Red Sox 9 10 .474 2.0
Tigers 7 10 .412 3.0
Indians 7 11 .389 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 11 7 .611 --
Athletics 10 8 .556 1.0
Angels 9 10 .474 2.5
Twins 8 9 .471 2.5
Royals 8 9 .471 2.5
White Sox 7 10 .412 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 9 5 .643 --
Cardinals 11 9 .550 1.0
Phillies 9 10 .474 2.5
Cubs 6 9 .400 3.5
Pirates 5 12 .294 5.5
Mets 5 12 .294 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 5 .750 --
Astros 12 9 .571 3.5
Reds 10 8 .556 4.0
Giants 11 9 .550 4.0
Braves 11 10 .524 4.5
Padres 8 14 .364 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Reitz 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Brinkman 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 4
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Fran Healy 3
2 Dave Roberts 3
2 George Scott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Jones 1.00
2 Fred Norman 0.83
3 Al Downing 0.71
4 Tom Griffin 0.69
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Clyde 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 9
2 Al Downing 5
2 Roric Harrison 5
2 Randy Jones 5
2 Fred Norman 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .421
2 Reggie Jackson .414
3 Leroy Stanton .390
4 Doug Griffin .387
5 Rod Carew .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Tony Perez 7
3 Jim Wynn 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Cesar Cedeno 24
3 Graig Nettles 21
4 Jim Wynn 20
5 Tony Perez 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Davey Lopes 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 Jim Wohlford 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.40
3 Tommy John 0.86
4 Paul Lindblad 1.00
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 5
2 Jim Bibby 4
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Catfish Hunter 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 38
2 Phil Niekro 36
2 Nolan Ryan 36
4 Jerry Koosman 31
4 Andy Messersmith 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Randy Moffitt 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Grant Jackson 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Pete Rose .338
3 Johnny Grubb .330
4 Cesar Cedeno .325
5 Ted Simmons .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Willie Stargell 41
4 Darrell Evans 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 135
2 Willie Stargell 118
3 Lee May 112
4 Tony Perez 110
5 Greg Luzinski 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.95
2 Jim Palmer 2.32
3 Mike Marshall 2.34
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Don Sutton 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Jim Palmer 24
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Wilbur Wood 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 264
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Bill Singer 237
5 Gaylord Perry 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Tug McGraw 22