On This Day

Thursday, May 2, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 10 .583 --
Brewers 10 8 .556 1.0
Orioles 11 9 .550 1.0
Tigers 11 10 .524 1.5
Indians 10 11 .476 2.5
Red Sox 10 13 .435 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 9 .591 --
Angels 12 11 .522 1.5
Athletics 10 11 .476 2.5
White Sox 9 11 .450 3.0
Twins 9 11 .450 3.0
Royals 8 13 .381 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 10 .565 --
Expos 9 8 .529 1.0
Phillies 10 12 .455 2.5
Cubs 7 12 .368 4.0
Mets 8 14 .364 4.5
Pirates 6 13 .316 5.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 6 .750 --
Astros 15 10 .600 3.5
Reds 11 9 .550 5.0
Giants 12 12 .500 6.0
Braves 12 12 .500 6.0
Padres 11 14 .440 7.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Northrup 3
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
3 Fran Healy 2
3 Willie Horton 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal McRae 1
1 Jim Northrup 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 3
2 Fran Healy 2
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 2
2 Mickey Stanley 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 2
3 Bruce Dal Canton 1
3 John Hiller 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .420
2 Rod Carew .398
3 Reggie Jackson .390
4 Leroy Stanton .390
5 Greg Gross .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Steve Garvey 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Graig Nettles 23
4 Steve Garvey 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.33
2 Bill Campbell 0.43
3 Jim Rooker 1.25
4 Ken Frailing 1.65
5 Larry Dierker 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Tom Seaver 44
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 4 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Randy Moffitt 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .457
2 Ken Reitz .442
3 Garry Maddox .429
4 Reggie Jackson .421
5 Dick Allen .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Wayne Garrett 4
2 Fran Healy 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 12
1 John Milner 12
1 Tony Perez 12
1 Reggie Smith 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Enzo Hernandez 8
1 Davey Lopes 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.45
2 Gaylord Perry 0.50
3 Jim Rooker 0.61
4 Terry Forster 0.63
5 Bob Reynolds 0.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Steve Busby 21
3 Andy Messersmith 21
5 5 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Johnny Grubb .326
4 Cesar Cedeno .325
5 Ted Simmons .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Darrell Evans 38
4 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 133
2 Lee May 119
3 Willie Stargell 118
4 Tony Perez 112
5 Greg Luzinski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Tommy Harper 55
5 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.95
2 Mike Marshall 2.27
3 Jim Palmer 2.36
4 Bert Blyleven 2.41
5 Tom Seaver 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Bert Blyleven 264
4 Bill Singer 239
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