On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 15 .545 --
Brewers 16 15 .516 1.0
Orioles 17 16 .515 1.0
Yankees 19 20 .487 2.0
Indians 17 18 .486 2.0
Red Sox 17 19 .472 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 15 .545 --
Athletics 19 18 .514 1.0
Royals 18 18 .500 1.5
Rangers 18 19 .486 2.0
Twins 15 16 .484 2.0
Angels 17 20 .459 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 16 .543 --
Phillies 19 16 .543 --
Expos 14 14 .500 1.5
Mets 17 19 .472 2.5
Cubs 13 19 .406 4.5
Pirates 11 21 .344 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 10 .737 --
Reds 19 15 .559 7.0
Giants 21 18 .538 7.5
Astros 20 21 .488 9.5
Braves 19 20 .487 9.5
Padres 15 26 .366 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 4
1 Angel Mangual 4
1 Bake McBride 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Bobby Valentine 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Danny Cater 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Mike Phillips 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.50
2 Jon Matlack 1.12
3 Vida Blue 1.11
4 Clay Kirby 0.80
4 Mickey Lolich 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Jon Matlack 9
3 Phil Niekro 6
4 Jim Barr 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .397
2 Rod Carew .395
3 Reggie Jackson .387
4 Hal McRae .375
5 Ken Reitz .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 12
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Graig Nettles 11
4 Jeff Burroughs 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 37
1 Jim Wynn 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 34
4 Steve Garvey 32
5 Reggie Smith 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 25
2 Cesar Cedeno 21
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Joe Morgan 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.28
2 Fred Norman 1.59
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 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
1 Tom Seaver 73
3 Phil Niekro 58
4 Bert Blyleven 54
4 2 others tied 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
2 Pedro Borbon 7
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Randy Moffitt 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .487
2 Jim Wynn .460
3 Hal McRae .435
4 Bob Boone .417
5 Brooks Robinson .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Ken Henderson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 17
2 Nate Colbert 16
2 Jim Wynn 16
4 Rusty Staub 15
5 Johnny Bench 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
4 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 0.35
2 Terry Forster 0.45
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.50
4 Buzz Capra 0.61
5 Charlie Hough 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Jon Matlack 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 30
2 Tom Seaver 29
3 Fred Norman 28
4 Nolan Ryan 22
5 Don Sutton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Tom Buskey 3
2 Randy Moffitt 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .409
2 Reggie Jackson .403
3 Rod Carew .386
4 Hal McRae .378
5 Bill Buckner .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave May 7
2 Johnny Bench 6
2 John Briggs 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 9 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 24
2 Reggie Smith 23
3 Nate Colbert 22
3 Rusty Staub 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 15
3 Enzo Hernandez 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bill North 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.52
2 Gaylord Perry 1.22
3 Fred Norman 1.28
4 Mike Caldwell 1.39
5 Jim Rooker 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
3 Stan Bahnsen 4
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 53
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Fred Norman 42
4 Jerry Koosman 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
2 Pedro Borbon 6
2 John Hiller 6
4 Bill Campbell 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Pete Rose .338
3 Reggie Smith .333
4 Ralph Garr .323
5 Ted Simmons .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Darrell Evans 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Reggie Jackson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 119
2 Willie Stargell 116
3 Lee May 112
4 George Scott 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 86
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.18
2 Mike Marshall 2.12
3 Bert Blyleven 2.17
4 Steve Rogers 2.30
5 Andy Messersmith 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Joe Coleman 22
3 Wilbur Wood 21
4 Bert Blyleven 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Bert Blyleven 261
4 Jon Matlack 226
5 2 tied 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 39
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Doug Bird 23
4 Rollie Fingers 23