On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 17 .541 --
Red Sox 21 19 .525 0.5
Orioles 19 19 .500 1.5
Indians 20 20 .500 1.5
Tigers 19 20 .487 2.0
Yankees 20 23 .465 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 18 .561 --
White Sox 20 17 .541 1.0
Rangers 20 21 .488 3.0
Angels 20 22 .476 3.5
Royals 19 21 .475 3.5
Twins 16 20 .444 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 17 .575 --
Expos 18 15 .545 1.5
Cardinals 20 19 .513 2.5
Mets 18 23 .439 5.5
Cubs 15 21 .417 6.0
Pirates 13 24 .351 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 12 .721 --
Giants 24 21 .533 8.0
Reds 20 19 .513 9.0
Braves 22 21 .512 9.0
Astros 22 23 .489 10.0
Padres 18 29 .383 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Driessen 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
3 Leo Cardenas 3
3 Boots Day 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Dave Kingman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Carlos May 3
1 Derrel Thomas 3
4 Willie Davis 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Gene Clines 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 John Briggs 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 2.33
2 Steve Rogers 1.14
3 Jim Palmer 0.86
4 Nolan Ryan 0.75
5 Jim Slaton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 1
1 Skip Pitlock 1
1 Steve Rogers 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 8
1 Steve Rogers 8
3 Gaylord Perry 7
4 Lloyd Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Chuck Taylor 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 .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 46
2 Jim Wynn 41
3 Steve Garvey 39
4 Reggie Jackson 37
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 Gaylord Perry 1.55
1 John Hiller 1.55
3 Jon Matlack 1.89
4 Mike Caldwell 1.93
5 Mike Marshall 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 7
1 Mike Caldwell 7
1 Catfish Hunter 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
1 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 91
2 Tom Seaver 76
3 Phil Niekro 63
3 Gaylord Perry 63
5 Bert Blyleven 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 9
2 Bill Campbell 8
2 Terry Forster 8
4 Pedro Borbon 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .478
2 Jim Wynn .440
3 Rico Petrocelli .438
4 Reggie Smith .424
5 2 tied .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Willie Horton 5
2 Dave May 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 21
2 Jim Wynn 18
3 Steve Garvey 15
4 Nate Colbert 14
4 Willie Horton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Bill North 8
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
2 Terry Forster 0.48
3 Steve Carlton 0.67
4 Mike Cuellar 0.75
5 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Tom Seaver 23
4 Phil Niekro 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .413
2 Reggie Smith .407
3 Reggie Jackson .394
4 Mike Hargrove .382
5 Hal McRae .379

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 32
2 Steve Garvey 25
3 Nate Colbert 24
3 Jim Wynn 24
5 Willie Horton 23

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 0.53
2 Gaylord Perry 1.01
3 Doug Bird 1.07
4 Mike Caldwell 1.52
5 Mike Marshall 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Steve Busby 5
3 Carl Morton 5
3 Elias Sosa 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Gaylord Perry 41
4 Fergie Jenkins 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Ralph Garr .331
3 Reggie Smith .331
4 Pete Rose .326
5 Steve Garvey .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Bobby Bonds 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 124
2 Willie Stargell 116
3 Jeff Burroughs 115
4 Lee May 113
5 George Scott 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Bill North 55
5 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.30
2 Mike Marshall 2.08
3 Bert Blyleven 2.20
4 Steve Rogers 2.38
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Joe Coleman 21
2 Mike Cuellar 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21
2 Wilbur Wood 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Tom Seaver 266
3 Bert Blyleven 256
4 Gaylord Perry 239
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