On This Day

Thursday, May 9, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 14 .548 --
Indians 15 13 .536 0.5
Tigers 13 13 .500 1.5
Orioles 13 13 .500 1.5
Red Sox 13 15 .464 2.5
Brewers 10 12 .455 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 12 .520 --
Angels 15 14 .517 --
Rangers 15 14 .517 --
Twins 12 12 .500 0.5
Athletics 13 15 .464 1.5
Royals 12 14 .462 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 12 .571 --
Phillies 14 14 .500 2.0
Expos 10 11 .476 2.5
Cubs 11 13 .458 3.0
Mets 11 17 .393 5.0
Pirates 9 16 .360 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 9 .690 --
Astros 19 12 .613 2.0
Giants 16 14 .533 4.5
Reds 12 13 .480 6.0
Braves 13 16 .448 7.0
Padres 14 18 .438 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Wynn 3
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Gene Clines 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Lee May 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 2
1 Manny Mota 2
3 Bernie Carbo 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Bill Russell 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.67
2 Marty Pattin 1.50
3 Luis Tiant 1.33
4 Pat Dobson 0.86
5 Jim Rooker 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Pattin 1
1 Rick Reuschel 1
1 Jim Rooker 1
1 Don Sutton 1
1 Luis Tiant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 8
2 Pat Dobson 6
2 Marty Pattin 6
4 Jim Rooker 5
4 Don Sutton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Reggie Jackson .392
3 Reggie Smith .375
4 Ken Reitz .370
5 Greg Gross .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
1 Graig Nettles 11
3 Jim Wynn 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Graig Nettles 26
2 Reggie Smith 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Davey Lopes 15
4 Joe Morgan 12
4 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.55
2 Tommy John 1.50
3 Doug Rau 1.63
4 Jim Rooker 1.67
5 Gaylord Perry 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
4 Bert Blyleven 46
5 Bill Singer 45

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 Tommy McCraw .469
2 Bill Buckner .450
2 Bob Watson .450
4 John Briggs .429
5 Oscar Gamble .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 5
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Lee May 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 15 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 15
2 Lee May 14
3 Fran Healy 12
3 Dave Kingman 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bill North 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.67
2 Doug Bird 0.71
3 Terry Forster 0.73
4 Gaylord Perry 1.03
5 Bill Singer 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
4 Jim Bibby 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Jon Matlack 24
4 Jim Bibby 22
4 Jerry Koosman 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Ralph Garr .326
4 Ted Simmons .323
5 Tony Perez .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Reggie Jackson 39
4 Willie Stargell 38
5 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 130
2 Lee May 115
2 Willie Stargell 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 60
4 Tommy Harper 52
4 Bill North 52

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 Andy Messersmith 2.39

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 253
4 Bill Singer 240
5 Gaylord Perry 230

Saves

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