On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 17 .528 --
Red Sox 21 19 .525 --
Orioles 19 18 .514 0.5
Tigers 19 19 .500 1.0
Indians 19 20 .487 1.5
Yankees 20 23 .465 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 18 .561 --
White Sox 19 17 .528 1.5
Rangers 20 20 .500 2.5
Royals 19 20 .487 3.0
Angels 19 22 .463 4.0
Twins 16 20 .444 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 17 .575 --
Expos 17 15 .531 2.0
Cardinals 20 19 .513 2.5
Mets 18 23 .439 5.5
Cubs 15 21 .417 6.0
Pirates 13 23 .361 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 11 .738 --
Reds 20 18 .526 9.0
Giants 23 21 .523 9.0
Braves 22 21 .512 9.5
Astros 22 23 .489 10.5
Padres 17 29 .370 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Morales 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Morales 6
2 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 Milt May 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 2
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.50
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Ron Schueler 1.00
2 Bill Singer 1.00
5 Randy Jones 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Randy Jones 9
2 Mickey Lolich 9
4 Ross Grimsley 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Reggie Jackson .397
3 Reggie Smith .386
4 Ralph Garr .368
5 Hal McRae .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 14
2 Reggie Jackson 13
3 Willie Horton 11
3 Graig Nettles 11
5 Jeff Burroughs 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 45
2 Jim Wynn 41
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Steve Garvey 36
5 Cesar Cedeno 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Cesar Cedeno 24
3 Joe Morgan 17
3 Bill North 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 1.45
2 John Hiller 1.55
3 Gaylord Perry 1.72
4 Mike Marshall 1.84
5 Jon Matlack 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 7
1 Mike Caldwell 7
1 Catfish Hunter 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
1 Wilbur Wood 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Tom Seaver 76
3 Phil Niekro 63
4 Bert Blyleven 62
5 2 tied 61

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 Jim Wynn .451
2 Willie Davis .447
3 Reggie Smith .444
4 Johnny Bench .431
5 Rod Carew .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 7
2 Willie Horton 5
2 Dave May 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 20
1 Jim Wynn 20
3 Steve Garvey 14
3 Willie Horton 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Bill North 9
3 Lou Brock 8
4 Bert Campaneris 7
5 Enzo Hernandez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.00
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
3 Mike Caldwell 0.35
4 Steve Carlton 0.67
5 2 tied 0.75

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 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Don Gullett 25
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .413
2 Reggie Smith .407
3 Reggie Jackson .394
4 Hal McRae .389
5 Ralph Garr .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Jim Wynn 24
3 Nate Colbert 23
3 Willie Horton 23
5 Steve Garvey 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Bill North 15
4 Enzo Hernandez 14
5 Joe Morgan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.29
2 Mike Caldwell 0.74
3 Gaylord Perry 1.18
4 Mike Marshall 1.39
5 Andy Messersmith 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Carl Morton 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 39
4 Jerry Koosman 38
4 Bill Singer 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Ralph Garr .332
3 Reggie Smith .331
4 Pete Rose .328
5 Ted Simmons .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Bobby Bonds 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 125
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Jeff Burroughs 114
3 Lee May 114
5 George Scott 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Bill North 56
5 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.30
2 Mike Marshall 2.06
3 Bert Blyleven 2.20
4 Steve Rogers 2.30
5 Andy Messersmith 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Joe Coleman 21
2 Mike Cuellar 21
2 Wilbur Wood 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Tom Seaver 266
3 Bert Blyleven 256
4 Gaylord Perry 232
5 Bill Singer 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 33
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 22