On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 12 .556 --
Tigers 12 12 .500 1.5
Indians 12 13 .480 2.0
Orioles 11 12 .478 2.0
Brewers 10 11 .476 2.0
Red Sox 11 15 .423 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 10 .600 --
Angels 15 11 .577 0.5
White Sox 12 11 .522 2.0
Athletics 12 13 .480 3.0
Twins 11 12 .478 3.0
Royals 10 14 .417 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 12 .538 --
Phillies 13 12 .520 0.5
Expos 10 10 .500 1.0
Cubs 9 13 .409 3.0
Mets 10 15 .400 3.5
Pirates 8 14 .364 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 9 .667 --
Astros 17 11 .607 1.5
Reds 12 11 .522 4.0
Giants 14 13 .519 4.0
Braves 13 14 .481 5.0
Padres 12 16 .429 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Felix Millan 4
2 Dave Nelson 4
2 Mike Phillips 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 John Milner 2
1 Rusty Staub 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 John Milner 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.00
2 Bill Bonham 0.83
3 Tom Bradley 0.71
3 Bob Johnson 0.71
3 Steve Renko 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Steve Busby 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
4 Vic Albury 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Reggie Jackson .380
3 Ken Reitz .380
4 Ralph Garr .365
5 Reggie Smith .362

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 Graig Nettles 26
3 Jeff Burroughs 25
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
5 Reggie Smith 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Davey Lopes 14
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.59
2 Tommy John 1.50
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.58
4 Doug Rau 1.63
5 Jim Rooker 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Tom Seaver 44
4 Steve Busby 42
4 3 others tied 42

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .444
2 Jim Spencer .425
3 Johnny Grubb .424
4 Lee May .420
5 Bob Watson .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Willie Horton 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Reggie Smith 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 16
2 Lee May 13
2 Reggie Smith 13
4 Sal Bando 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Enzo Hernandez 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
4 Davey Lopes 8
5 Larry Bowa 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
2 Roger Nelson 0.60
3 Doug Bird 0.71
4 John Hiller 0.86
5 Terry Forster 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Steve Busby 27
3 Tom Seaver 24
4 John Hiller 22
4 Jerry Koosman 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 John Hiller 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Ralph Garr .327
4 Tony Perez .321
5 Johnny Grubb .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Willie Stargell 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Reggie Jackson 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 129
2 Lee May 120
3 Willie Stargell 119
4 Tony Perez 113
5 Greg Luzinski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Tommy Harper 52
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.14
2 Steve Rogers 1.95
3 Mike Marshall 2.25
4 Jim Palmer 2.32
5 Bert Blyleven 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 379
2 Bert Blyleven 270
3 Tom Seaver 252
4 Bill Singer 243
5 Gaylord Perry 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 39
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 31
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Tug McGraw 21