On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 24 19 .558 --
Red Sox 25 21 .543 0.5
Tigers 22 23 .489 3.0
Orioles 22 23 .489 3.0
Indians 22 24 .478 3.5
Yankees 23 26 .469 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 21 .553 --
Royals 24 22 .522 1.5
White Sox 21 21 .500 2.5
Rangers 23 24 .489 3.0
Angels 22 26 .458 4.5
Twins 19 23 .452 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 22 .532 --
Expos 20 19 .513 1.0
Cardinals 23 22 .511 1.0
Mets 20 27 .426 5.0
Cubs 17 24 .415 5.0
Pirates 17 26 .395 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 14 .714 --
Reds 26 19 .578 7.0
Braves 26 22 .542 8.5
Giants 26 24 .520 9.5
Astros 25 24 .510 10.0
Padres 18 35 .340 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Russell 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Robertson 5
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 George Scott 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Bill Russell 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Rick Auerbach 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jackie Brown 2.67
2 Don Gullett 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.90
4 Jerry Reuss 0.57
5 Jon Matlack 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Jackie Brown 8
3 Diego Segui 6
4 Jon Matlack 5
5 8 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Reggie Jackson .399
3 Ralph Garr .391
4 Reggie Smith .371
5 Greg Gross .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 14
2 Reggie Jackson 13
3 John Briggs 12
3 Willie Horton 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 48
2 Steve Garvey 45
3 Jim Wynn 41
4 Reggie Jackson 40
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Bill North 21
4 Joe Morgan 20
5 Enzo Hernandez 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.42
2 John Hiller 1.45
3 Buzz Capra 1.60
4 Mike Marshall 1.96
5 Jon Matlack 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 8
1 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Steve Busby 7
3 Mike Caldwell 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 99
2 Tom Seaver 79
3 Bert Blyleven 77
4 Phil Niekro 70
5 3 tied 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 11
2 Terry Forster 9
3 Bill Campbell 8
3 John Hiller 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .509
2 Cecil Cooper .465
3 Bobby Bonds .453
4 Joe Ferguson .444
5 Don Kessinger .443

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 5
1 Willie Horton 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 18
1 Bernie Carbo 18
3 Johnny Bench 15
3 Joe Ferguson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 9
1 Bill North 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Lou Brock 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.33
2 Sonny Siebert 0.50
3 Diego Segui 0.73
4 Elias Sosa 0.75
5 Buzz Capra 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Jackie Brown 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Bert Blyleven 28
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Gaylord Perry 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Randy Moffitt 5
3 Terry Forster 4
3 John Hiller 4
5 Chuck Taylor 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .435
2 Ralph Garr .421
3 Reggie Jackson .392
4 Richie Zisk .373
5 Dwight Evans .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 9
2 Johnny Bench 7
2 Nate Colbert 7
2 Willie Horton 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 30
2 Jeff Burroughs 29
3 John Briggs 23
3 Willie Horton 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Cesar Cedeno 16
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 Bert Campaneris 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.01
2 Buzz Capra 1.24
3 Terry Forster 1.27
4 Lynn McGlothen 1.30
5 Mike Cuellar 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 51
3 Steve Busby 41
3 Steve Carlton 41
5 Bert Blyleven 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
1 Randy Moffitt 7
3 Mike Marshall 6
4 John Hiller 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Ralph Garr .344
3 Reggie Smith .333
4 Richie Zisk .331
5 Pete Rose .328

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 125
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Jeff Burroughs 116
3 George Scott 116
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 89
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 58
5 Tommy Harper 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 2.13
3 Bert Blyleven 2.39
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.47
5 Nelson Briles 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
3 Nolan Ryan 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 264
2 Tom Seaver 264
4 Gaylord Perry 237
5 Jon Matlack 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 35
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Doug Bird 22
4 Rollie Fingers 22