On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 12 .586 --
Orioles 13 12 .520 2.0
Indians 14 13 .519 2.0
Tigers 13 13 .500 2.5
Brewers 10 12 .455 3.5
Red Sox 11 15 .423 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 12 .556 --
Angels 15 13 .536 0.5
White Sox 13 12 .520 1.0
Twins 12 12 .500 1.5
Athletics 12 15 .444 3.0
Royals 10 14 .417 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 12 .556 --
Expos 10 10 .500 1.5
Phillies 13 14 .481 2.0
Cubs 10 13 .435 3.0
Mets 10 17 .370 5.0
Pirates 8 15 .348 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 9 .667 --
Astros 18 11 .621 1.0
Giants 16 13 .552 3.0
Reds 12 12 .500 4.5
Padres 14 16 .467 5.5
Braves 13 15 .464 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 4
1 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Felix Millan 4
1 Steve Ontiveros 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 Jerry Grote 1
1 Ed Herrmann 1
1 Deron Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 4
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Tommy Davis 2
2 Jim Fuller 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Lou Brock 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Paul Blair 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 3.50
2 Fred Norman 1.86
3 Wilbur Wood 1.67
4 Lynn McGlothen 1.29
5 Dock Ellis 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 13
2 Dock Ellis 10
2 Wilbur Wood 10
4 Lynn McGlothen 9
4 Tom Seaver 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Horacio Pina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Reggie Jackson .384
3 Ken Reitz .375
4 Greg Gross .369
5 Reggie Smith .367

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 20
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 Tom Seaver 53
3 Bert Blyleven 46
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
2 Randy Moffitt 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .442
2 Bob Watson .439
3 Rod Carew .408
4 Dick Allen .405
5 Ken Reitz .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 5
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
2 Dave Winfield 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 16
2 Lee May 13
3 Sal Bando 12
3 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
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 John Hiller 0.57
3 Terry Forster 0.59
4 Roger Nelson 0.60
5 Mike Marshall 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Jerry Koosman 22
4 Ross Grimsley 20
4 2 others tied 20

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 .343
3 Ralph Garr .327
4 Ted Simmons .322
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 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 128
2 Willie Stargell 119
3 Lee May 115
4 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Tony Perez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 86
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
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 2.17
4 Bert Blyleven 2.29
5 Jim Palmer 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 268
3 Tom Seaver 261
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