On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 19 .537 --
Brewers 20 18 .526 0.5
Orioles 20 19 .513 1.0
Indians 21 20 .512 1.0
Tigers 19 21 .475 2.5
Yankees 20 24 .455 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 19 .548 --
White Sox 20 18 .526 1.0
Angels 21 22 .488 2.5
Royals 20 21 .488 2.5
Rangers 20 22 .476 3.0
Twins 17 20 .459 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 18 .561 --
Expos 19 15 .559 0.5
Cardinals 21 19 .525 1.5
Mets 18 24 .429 5.5
Cubs 15 22 .405 6.0
Pirates 14 24 .368 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 13 .705 --
Giants 25 21 .543 7.0
Reds 21 19 .525 8.0
Braves 23 21 .523 8.0
Astros 22 24 .478 10.0
Padres 18 30 .375 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Jack Brohamer 3
1 Bernie Carbo 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Ralph Garr 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Harmon Killebrew 3
1 Steve Ontiveros 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Fran Healy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.20
2 Rick Reuschel 1.12
3 Buzz Capra 1.00
3 Ernie McAnally 1.00
5 Don Gullett 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 11
2 Ernie McAnally 9
2 Rick Reuschel 9
4 Dick Drago 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1
1 Dave Sells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Reggie Jackson .392
3 Ralph Garr .378
4 Reggie Smith .376
5 Hal McRae .353

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 40
4 Reggie Jackson 37
5 Cesar Cedeno 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 29
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
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 Buzz Capra 1.73
4 Mike Marshall 1.92
5 Mike Caldwell 1.93

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 Bert Blyleven 73
4 Phil Niekro 63
4 Gaylord Perry 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 10
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 .460
2 Rico Petrocelli .458
3 Joe Torre .429
4 Steve Yeager .421
5 Ralph Garr .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Willie Horton 5
2 Dave May 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 21
2 Jim Wynn 17
3 Steve Garvey 15
4 Nate Colbert 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 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 Charlie Hough 0.66
4 Steve Carlton 0.67
5 Tom Murphy 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Bert Blyleven 27
3 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 5
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 .429
2 Reggie Smith .395
3 Ralph Garr .392
4 Hal McRae .379
5 2 tied .375

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 26
3 Jim Wynn 24
4 Nate Colbert 23
4 Willie Horton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Bill North 15
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 2 tied 11

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 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Fergie Jenkins 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Ralph Garr .334
3 Reggie Smith .328
4 Pete Rose .324
5 Ted Simmons .320

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 122
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Jeff Burroughs 115
4 Lee May 113
5 George Scott 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 89
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 55
5 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 2.07
3 Bert Blyleven 2.15
4 Steve Rogers 2.38
5 Andy Messersmith 2.45

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 Bert Blyleven 267
3 Tom Seaver 266
4 Gaylord Perry 239
5 Jon Matlack 221

Saves

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