On This Day

Tuesday, April 30, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 8 .579 --
Yankees 13 10 .565 --
Brewers 9 8 .529 1.0
Indians 10 11 .476 2.0
Tigers 9 10 .474 2.0
Red Sox 10 12 .455 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 8 .619 --
Athletics 10 10 .500 2.5
Angels 11 11 .500 2.5
Twins 9 11 .450 3.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 4.0
Royals 8 11 .421 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 9 .591 --
Expos 9 7 .563 1.0
Phillies 10 11 .476 2.5
Cubs 7 11 .389 4.0
Mets 8 13 .381 4.5
Pirates 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 6 .739 --
Astros 14 10 .583 3.5
Reds 10 9 .526 5.0
Giants 11 12 .478 6.0
Braves 11 12 .478 6.0
Padres 10 14 .417 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denny Doyle 5
2 Dave Cash 4
2 Garry Maddox 4
4 John Briggs 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Tovar 5
2 Bob Oliver 4
3 John Briggs 3
3 Dave Chalk 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Brohamer 2
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Greif 1.29
2 Nolan Ryan 1.15
3 Dick Ruthven 0.73
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.60
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 15
2 Bill Greif 9
3 Dick Ruthven 8
4 Stan Bahnsen 6
4 Jim Bibby 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .417
2 Rod Carew .398
3 Reggie Jackson .397
4 Leroy Stanton .390
5 Richie Hebner .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Tony Perez 7
3 Jim Wynn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Cesar Cedeno 24
3 Graig Nettles 23
4 Jim Wynn 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Freddie Patek 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.36
2 Bill Campbell 0.43
3 Jim Rooker 1.25
4 Doug Rau 1.31
5 Ken Frailing 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Phil Niekro 41
3 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Gaylord Perry 36
4 Bill Singer 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .439
2 Johnny Grubb .429
3 Garry Maddox .412
4 Richie Hebner .405
5 Ken Reitz .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 14
2 Sal Bando 13
2 Graig Nettles 13
4 Reggie Jackson 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.50
2 Jim Rooker 0.61
3 Bill Campbell 0.64
4 Terry Forster 0.67
5 Bob Reynolds 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Gaylord Perry 28
3 Jim Bibby 20
3 Bert Blyleven 20
3 4 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
2 John Hiller 3
3 Pedro Borbon 2
3 Terry Forster 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Cesar Cedeno .326
4 Johnny Grubb .324
5 Ted Simmons .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 133
2 Willie Stargell 119
3 Lee May 115
4 Tony Perez 111
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.95
2 Mike Marshall 2.25
3 Jim Palmer 2.36
4 Bert Blyleven 2.41
5 Tom Seaver 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Joe Coleman 22
4 Ron Bryant 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
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 30
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 2 tied 21