On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 16 .543 --
Red Sox 20 19 .513 1.0
Orioles 18 18 .500 1.5
Indians 19 19 .500 1.5
Tigers 18 19 .486 2.0
Yankees 20 22 .476 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 18 .550 --
White Sox 18 16 .529 1.0
Royals 19 19 .500 2.0
Rangers 19 19 .500 2.0
Twins 16 19 .457 3.5
Angels 18 22 .450 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 17 .564 --
Expos 17 15 .531 1.5
Cardinals 20 18 .526 1.5
Mets 18 22 .450 4.5
Cubs 14 21 .400 6.0
Pirates 13 23 .361 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 11 .732 --
Reds 20 17 .541 8.0
Giants 23 20 .535 8.0
Braves 21 21 .500 9.5
Astros 21 23 .477 10.5
Padres 17 28 .378 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Pat Bourque 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 4
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
1 George Stone 4
4 Nate Colbert 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Money 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Rau 1.25
2 John D'Acquisto 1.00
3 Dave Hamilton 0.75
4 Roger Nelson 0.71
5 Joe Decker 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Decker 7
2 John D'Acquisto 6
2 George Stone 6
4 Roger Nelson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Mac Scarce 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .414
2 Reggie Smith .397
3 Reggie Jackson .385
4 Hal McRae .368
5 Ralph Garr .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 14
2 Reggie Jackson 12
3 Graig Nettles 11
4 Willie Horton 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 41
1 Jim Wynn 41
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
4 Steve Garvey 32
4 2 others tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Cesar Cedeno 24
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Joe Morgan 16
3 Bill North 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 1.45
2 John Hiller 1.55
3 Fred Norman 1.59
4 Gaylord Perry 1.72
5 Jon Matlack 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 7
1 Mike Caldwell 7
1 Catfish Hunter 7
4 Joe Coleman 6
4 9 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Tom Seaver 73
3 Bert Blyleven 62
4 Jerry Koosman 58
4 Phil Niekro 58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .500
2 Jim Wynn .460
3 Willie Davis .447
4 Rod Carew .442
5 Rico Petrocelli .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 7
2 Dave May 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 20
2 Jeff Burroughs 16
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Bobby Bonds 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Bill North 8
4 Bert Campaneris 6
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
1 Terry Forster 0.00
3 Mike Caldwell 0.35
4 Steve Carlton 0.67
5 Fred Norman 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Fred Norman 27
4 Don Gullett 25
5 Lynn McGlothen 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Tom Murphy 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .425
2 Rod Carew .424
3 Hal McRae .389
4 Reggie Jackson .386
5 Rennie Stennett .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 8
1 Jim Wynn 8
3 Nate Colbert 7
4 John Briggs 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 27
2 Nate Colbert 24
2 Jim Wynn 24
4 John Briggs 22
4 Willie Horton 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 15
3 Bill North 14
4 Enzo Hernandez 13
4 Joe Morgan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.53
2 Mike Caldwell 0.74
3 Gaylord Perry 1.18
4 Fred Norman 1.28
5 John Hiller 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Carl Morton 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Steve Busby 42
3 Fred Norman 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 John Hiller 6
4 Sparky Lyle 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Reggie Smith .333
3 Ralph Garr .330
4 Pete Rose .330
5 Ted Simmons .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Reggie Jackson 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Bobby Bonds 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 120
2 Willie Stargell 116
3 Lee May 114
4 Jeff Burroughs 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Bill North 55
5 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.30
2 Mike Marshall 2.09
3 Bert Blyleven 2.20
4 Steve Rogers 2.30
5 Andy Messersmith 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 21
2 Mike Cuellar 21
4 Ron Bryant 20
4 6 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Bert Blyleven 256
4 Gaylord Perry 236
5 Jon Matlack 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 22