On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 22 .532 --
Cardinals 23 22 .511 1.0
Expos 20 20 .500 1.5
Cubs 18 24 .429 4.5
Mets 20 27 .426 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
Astros 26 24 .520 9.5
Giants 26 25 .510 10.0
Padres 18 35 .340 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Tito Fuentes 2
1 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 3
2 Cliff Johnson 2
2 Rick Monday 2
2 Jerry Morales 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Johnny Edwards 1
2 Billy Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 0.86
2 Larry Dierker 0.80
3 Bill Bonham 0.47
4 Mike Torrez 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 8
2 Bill Bonham 7
3 Tom Bradley 6
4 Mike Torrez 3
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Scherman 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 .355

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 .510
2 Cecil Cooper .487
3 Jeff Burroughs .438
4 Bobby Bonds .436
5 Reggie Jackson .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Nate Colbert 4
2 Willie Horton 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 17
1 Jerry Morales 17
3 Bernie Carbo 15
4 Steve Garvey 14
5 Willie Davis 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Bill North 9
3 Larry Lintz 8
4 Lou Brock 7
4 Bert Campaneris 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.33
2 Sonny Siebert 0.50
3 Diego Segui 0.73
4 Buzz Capra 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Jackie Brown 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Mickey Lolich 24
3 Gaylord Perry 24
5 Bert Blyleven 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .432
2 Ralph Garr .421
3 Reggie Jackson .392
4 Dwight Evans .384
5 Richie Zisk .373

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 Jeff Burroughs 29
2 Steve Garvey 28
3 John Briggs 23
3 Willie Horton 23
5 Nate Colbert 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 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 John Hiller 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Mike Marshall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Ralph Garr .343
3 Reggie Smith .335
4 Richie Zisk .331
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Willie Stargell 37
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Bobby Bonds 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 125
2 Jeff Burroughs 116
2 George Scott 116
4 Willie Stargell 115
5 Tony Perez 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 89
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 58
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 2.13
3 Bert Blyleven 2.45
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.47
5 Nelson Briles 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Gaylord Perry 21
3 Nolan Ryan 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Bert Blyleven 255
3 Tom Seaver 248
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