On This Day

Monday, May 6, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 12 .571 --
Tigers 13 12 .520 1.5
Orioles 12 12 .500 2.0
Indians 13 13 .500 2.0
Brewers 10 11 .476 2.5
Red Sox 11 15 .423 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 11 .577 --
Angels 15 12 .556 0.5
White Sox 12 12 .500 2.0
Twins 11 12 .478 2.5
Athletics 12 14 .462 3.0
Royals 10 14 .417 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 12 .538 --
Expos 10 10 .500 1.0
Phillies 13 13 .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 13 16 .448 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Oscar Gamble 3
3 Don Baylor 2
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Fregosi 4
2 Nate Colbert 3
2 Fred Kendall 3
2 Jim Northrup 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Bill North 1
2 Dick Sharon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 0.88
2 Mike Cuellar 0.57
3 David Clyde 0.38
4 Steve Carlton 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Fritz Peterson 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 7
2 Steve Carlton 4
2 Mike Cuellar 4
4 David Clyde 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Troedson 1
1 Milt Wilcox 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Ken Reitz .380
3 Reggie Jackson .375
4 Ralph Garr .365
5 Reggie Smith .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 28
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 0.55
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 Jim Spencer .425
2 Dick Allen .417
3 Ken Reitz .415
4 Oscar Gamble .410
5 Rod Carew .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 5
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
5 19 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 16
2 Lee May 13
3 Sal Bando 12
3 Reggie Smith 12
3 Charlie Spikes 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Enzo Hernandez 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Davey Lopes 6
4 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.43
3 John Hiller 0.57
4 Terry Forster 0.59
5 Roger Nelson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Tom Seaver 23
3 Jerry Koosman 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 20
5 5 tied 19

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 .370
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Ralph Garr .327
4 Ted Simmons .321
5 Tony Perez .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Willie Stargell 41
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Reggie Jackson 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 130
2 Lee May 120
3 Willie Stargell 119
4 Tony Perez 112
5 Greg Luzinski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 84
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Tommy Harper 52
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.13
2 Steve Rogers 1.95
3 Mike Marshall 2.21
4 Bert Blyleven 2.29
5 Jim Palmer 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 379
2 Bert Blyleven 268
3 Tom Seaver 252
4 Bill Singer 235
5 Gaylord Perry 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 31
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Tug McGraw 21