On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 15 14 .517 --
Tigers 16 15 .516 --
Orioles 16 15 .516 --
Indians 17 16 .515 --
Yankees 18 19 .486 1.0
Red Sox 16 18 .471 1.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 14 .548 --
Athletics 18 17 .514 1.0
Royals 17 17 .500 1.5
Angels 17 18 .486 2.0
Rangers 17 18 .486 2.0
Twins 13 16 .448 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 14 12 .538 --
Phillies 18 16 .529 --
Cardinals 17 16 .515 0.5
Mets 15 19 .441 3.0
Cubs 13 17 .433 3.0
Pirates 11 20 .355 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 9 .750 --
Giants 20 17 .541 7.5
Reds 17 15 .531 8.0
Astros 20 19 .513 8.5
Braves 18 19 .486 9.5
Padres 14 25 .359 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Vic Harris 3
1 Tom Hutton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Hutton 2
1 Davey Johnson 2
3 Buddy Bradford 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Perez 6
2 Tom Hutton 5
3 Davey Johnson 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Bill North 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 Jim Wohlford 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Busby 0.55
2 Steve Carlton 0.50
2 Carl Morton 0.50
4 Ken Brett 0.40
5 Mike Torrez 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Carl Morton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Carl Morton 5
4 Ken Brett 4
5 Bruce Kison 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Bruce Kison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Reggie Jackson .385
3 Reggie Smith .383
4 Ralph Garr .362
5 Hal McRae .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 12
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Graig Nettles 11
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 35
2 Jeff Burroughs 33
3 Cesar Cedeno 32
4 Steve Garvey 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 23
2 Cesar Cedeno 20
3 Davey Lopes 16
4 Joe Morgan 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.10
2 Fred Norman 1.46
3 Mike Caldwell 1.65
4 Jim Rooker 1.66
5 Gaylord Perry 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Tom Seaver 60
3 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Jerry Koosman 54
5 Steve Busby 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 7
1 Bill Campbell 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Randy Moffitt 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Wynn .455
2 Oscar Gamble .432
3 Hal McRae .429
4 Reggie Smith .425
5 Steve Yeager .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 5
1 Jim Wynn 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Ken Henderson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 14
1 Jim Wynn 14
3 Jeff Burroughs 13
3 Willie Horton 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Bill North 7
4 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 0.35
2 Fred Norman 0.45
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.50
4 Terry Forster 0.56
5 Buzz Capra 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Rick Reuschel 3
2 Steve Rogers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 23
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Jon Matlack 21
4 Don Sutton 20
4 Wilbur Wood 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Tom Buskey 3
1 Terry Forster 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .403
2 Reggie Smith .400
3 Rod Carew .398
4 Ralph Garr .388
5 Bill Buckner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Steve Garvey 6
2 George Hendrick 6
2 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
2 Jeff Burroughs 23
2 Reggie Smith 23
4 Jim Wynn 22
5 Hal McRae 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Bill North 13
4 Enzo Hernandez 12
4 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.59
2 John Hiller 1.34
3 Mike Caldwell 1.39
4 Jim Rooker 1.51
5 Gaylord Perry 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Steve Busby 43
4 Tom Griffin 39
4 Jerry Koosman 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Reggie Smith .328
4 Ralph Garr .325
5 Steve Garvey .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Darrell Evans 38
5 Reggie Jackson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 120
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Lee May 113
4 Greg Luzinski 110
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 84
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.12
2 Steve Rogers 2.05
3 Mike Marshall 2.16
4 Bert Blyleven 2.17
5 Don Sutton 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 22
2 Wilbur Wood 22
4 Jim Palmer 21
4 Don Sutton 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 261
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Gaylord Perry 227
5 Bill Singer 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 22