On This Day

Sunday, April 28, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 7 .611 --
Brewers 9 7 .563 1.0
Yankees 12 10 .545 1.0
Red Sox 10 10 .500 2.0
Tigers 8 10 .444 3.0
Indians 8 11 .421 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 8 .600 --
Athletics 10 9 .526 1.5
Twins 9 9 .500 2.0
Angels 9 11 .450 3.0
Royals 8 10 .444 3.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 9 6 .600 --
Cardinals 12 9 .571 0.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 2.5
Cubs 7 9 .438 2.5
Mets 7 12 .368 4.0
Pirates 6 12 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 5 .762 --
Astros 12 10 .545 4.5
Reds 10 9 .526 5.0
Giants 11 11 .500 5.5
Braves 11 11 .500 5.5
Padres 9 14 .391 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Blomberg 4
1 Alex Johnson 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
4 Jeff Burroughs 3
4 22 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Blomberg 2
1 George Hendrick 2
1 Dave Schneck 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Blomberg 5
1 George Hendrick 5
3 Dave Schneck 4
4 Jim Mason 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal McRae 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.29
2 Doug Rau 1.00
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.89
4 Ross Grimsley 0.78
5 Jon Matlack 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Ken Brett 7
3 Ross Grimsley 7
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .425
2 Reggie Jackson .405
3 Leroy Stanton .390
4 Reggie Smith .384
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 11
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 23
4 Tony Perez 20
4 Jim Wynn 20

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 0.36
3 Tommy John 0.86
4 Jim Rooker 1.25
5 Doug Rau 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Tommy John 5
3 Jim Bibby 4
3 Mike Caldwell 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 41
2 Bert Blyleven 38
3 Gaylord Perry 36
3 Nolan Ryan 36
5 Fergie Jenkins 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
2 Randy Moffitt 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 John Hiller 3
3 Grant Jackson 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .440
2 Ken Reitz .434
3 Richie Hebner .432
4 Ralph Garr .418
5 Johnny Grubb .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
2 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 Richie Hebner 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 20
2 Reggie Jackson 16
3 Reggie Smith 15
4 Sal Bando 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Enzo Hernandez 7
3 Larry Bowa 6
3 Reggie Jackson 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.46
3 Jim Rooker 0.61
4 Bob Reynolds 0.73
5 Terry Forster 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Gaylord Perry 28
3 Jerry Koosman 27
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
2 John Hiller 3
3 Pedro Borbon 2
3 Terry Forster 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Johnny Grubb .328
4 Cesar Cedeno .326
5 Ted Simmons .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Willie Stargell 42
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Darrell Evans 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 135
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Lee May 111
3 Tony Perez 111
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.95
2 Mike Marshall 2.32
3 Jim Palmer 2.32
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 23
4 Wilbur Wood 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Bert Blyleven 264
3 Tom Seaver 249
4 Gaylord Perry 242
5 Bill Singer 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 39
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Tug McGraw 22