On This Day

Monday, April 29, 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 11 .476 2.5
Indians 9 11 .450 3.0
Tigers 8 10 .444 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 8 .600 --
Athletics 10 9 .526 1.5
Angels 10 11 .476 2.5
Twins 9 10 .474 2.5
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 10 .412 3.0
Mets 7 13 .350 4.5
Pirates 6 12 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 5 .773 --
Astros 13 10 .565 4.5
Reds 10 9 .526 5.5
Giants 11 11 .500 6.0
Braves 11 11 .500 6.0
Padres 9 14 .391 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee May 5
2 Tommy McCraw 4
3 Greg Gross 3
3 Larry Hisle 3
3 Cleon Jones 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
1 Tommy McCraw 2
3 Wayne Garrett 1
3 George Hendrick 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
1 Tommy McCraw 4
3 Willie Crawford 3
3 Rusty Staub 3
3 Bob Watson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Davey Lopes 2
3 Larry Hisle 1
3 Morris Nettles 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 0.64
2 Steve Kline 0.33
3 Dave Roberts 0.30
4 Vic Albury 0.25
5 Don Sutton 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 Dave Roberts 1
1 Bill Singer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 7
2 Steve Kline 4
3 Jim Kremmel 3
3 Dave Roberts 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 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 Rod Carew .381

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 Jim Wynn 21
5 Tony Perez 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 13
2 Lou Brock 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Freddie Patek 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.36
2 Bill Campbell 0.43
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 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 41
2 Bert Blyleven 38
3 Gaylord Perry 36
3 Nolan Ryan 36
3 Bill Singer 36

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 Smith .426
2 Johnny Grubb .422
3 Ralph Garr .418
4 Richie Hebner .405
5 Reggie Jackson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 14
2 Sal Bando 13
2 Graig Nettles 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Davey Lopes 8
4 Enzo Hernandez 7
4 Mickey Rivers 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.50
2 Jim Rooker 0.61
3 Bill Campbell 0.64
4 Bob Reynolds 0.73
5 Terry Forster 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Doc Medich 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Gaylord Perry 28
3 Bill Singer 27
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 Terry Forster 21

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 .362
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Cesar Cedeno .326
4 Johnny Grubb .326
5 Ted Simmons .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 42
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Darrell Evans 39
5 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 135
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Lee May 115
4 Tony Perez 111
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.95
2 Mike Marshall 2.33
3 Bert Blyleven 2.34
4 Jim Palmer 2.36
5 Tom Seaver 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Joe Coleman 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
4 Wilbur Wood 22
5 Ron Bryant 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Bert Blyleven 264
3 Tom Seaver 249
4 Bill Singer 244
5 Gaylord Perry 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 39
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 2 tied 21