On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 15 .545 --
Orioles 15 13 .536 0.5
Tigers 14 14 .500 1.5
Indians 15 15 .500 1.5
Red Sox 14 16 .467 2.5
Brewers 11 13 .458 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 13 .519 --
Angels 16 15 .516 --
Rangers 16 15 .516 --
Athletics 15 15 .500 0.5
Royals 13 15 .464 1.5
Twins 12 14 .462 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 14 .533 --
Phillies 16 14 .533 --
Expos 12 11 .522 0.5
Mets 13 17 .433 3.0
Cubs 11 15 .423 3.0
Pirates 9 18 .333 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 9 .710 --
Astros 20 13 .606 3.0
Giants 18 14 .563 4.5
Reds 13 14 .481 7.0
Braves 13 18 .419 9.0
Padres 14 20 .412 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Jim Wynn 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 3
2 Jim Fuller 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 5
2 Nate Colbert 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 1.33
2 Steve Busby 0.83
2 Mike Cuellar 0.83
4 Steve Carlton 0.71
5 Doug Rau 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Lance Clemons 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 12
2 Bill Butler 6
2 Jim Slaton 6
4 Steve Busby 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Reggie Jackson .385
3 Greg Gross .380
4 Reggie Smith .372
5 Ken Reitz .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Jim Wynn 29
3 Graig Nettles 27
3 Reggie Smith 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Davey Lopes 15
4 Enzo Hernandez 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.98
2 Jim Rooker 1.67
3 Gaylord Perry 1.78
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.88
5 Tommy John 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 12 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Jerry Koosman 50
3 Phil Niekro 50
5 Bert Blyleven 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
1 Randy Moffitt 6
3 Pedro Borbon 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Gross .439
2 Oscar Gamble .429
3 John Briggs .421
3 Tommy McCraw .421
5 Cookie Rojas .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 5
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 15
2 Mike Schmidt 14
3 Fran Healy 12
3 John Milner 12
5 8 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Bill North 7
4 Enzo Hernandez 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.47
2 Jack Billingham 0.54
3 Elias Sosa 0.66
4 Bill Lee 0.98
5 Gaylord Perry 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Griffin 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
1 Jim Slaton 3
1 Elias Sosa 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Tom Griffin 29
3 Tom Seaver 25
4 Jon Matlack 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Ralph Garr .387
3 Reggie Jackson .386
4 Bob Watson .371
5 Reggie Smith .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Jim Wynn 8
4 Steve Garvey 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 24
1 Reggie Smith 24
3 Steve Garvey 23
3 Lee May 23
5 Reggie Jackson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Enzo Hernandez 12
4 Davey Lopes 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.16
2 Gaylord Perry 1.21
3 Bill Lee 1.44
4 Jim Rooker 1.67
5 Mike Marshall 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Tom Griffin 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Steve Rogers 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Jerry Koosman 46
3 Tom Seaver 45
4 Steve Carlton 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 John Hiller 4
2 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Pete Rose .334
3 Ralph Garr .325
4 Ted Simmons .323
5 Reggie Smith .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 127
2 Lee May 116
2 Willie Stargell 116
4 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Tony Perez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 86
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Tommy Harper 52
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.17
2 Steve Rogers 2.05
3 Mike Marshall 2.18
4 Bert Blyleven 2.32
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 384
2 Bert Blyleven 271
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Gaylord Perry 230
5 Bill Singer 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 30
4 Rollie Fingers 24
5 Tug McGraw 21