On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 24 20 .545 --
Red Sox 25 22 .532 0.5
Tigers 22 24 .478 3.0
Orioles 22 24 .478 3.0
Indians 22 25 .468 3.5
Yankees 23 27 .460 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 21 .563 --
Royals 25 22 .532 1.5
White Sox 22 21 .512 2.5
Rangers 24 24 .500 3.0
Angels 23 26 .469 4.5
Twins 20 23 .465 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 24 22 .522 --
Phillies 25 23 .521 --
Expos 20 20 .500 1.0
Cubs 18 25 .419 4.5
Mets 20 28 .417 5.0
Pirates 17 27 .386 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 14 .720 --
Reds 27 19 .587 7.0
Braves 26 22 .542 9.0
Astros 27 24 .529 9.5
Giants 27 25 .519 10.0
Padres 18 36 .333 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
3 Rick Auerbach 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Bob Robertson 2
1 Ellie Rodriguez 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellie Rodriguez 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Boog Powell 3
2 Bob Robertson 3
2 Joe Rudi 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 3
2 Don Baylor 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Luis Gomez 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Bryant 1.00
2 Sonny Siebert 0.71
3 Wilbur Wood 0.67
4 Mickey Lolich 0.60
5 Dave Hamilton 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Bill Singer 6
4 Bob Apodaca 5
4 Sonny Siebert 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .411
2 Reggie Jackson .395
3 Ralph Garr .391
4 Reggie Smith .378
5 Greg Gross .345

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 49
2 Steve Garvey 46
3 Jim Wynn 42
4 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Reggie Smith 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Bill North 22
4 Joe Morgan 21
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 1.87
5 Jon Matlack 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 8
1 Gaylord Perry 8
1 Wilbur Wood 8
4 Steve Busby 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 99
2 Tom Seaver 79
3 Bert Blyleven 77
4 Bill Singer 71
5 Phil Niekro 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 12
2 Terry Forster 10
3 Bill Campbell 9
4 John Hiller 8
4 Mike Marshall 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .500
2 Cecil Cooper .452
3 Rod Carew .444
4 Jeff Burroughs .438
5 Bobby Bonds .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 5
1 Bob Robertson 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Nate Colbert 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Morales 17
2 Jeff Burroughs 16
3 Johnny Bench 15
3 Bernie Carbo 15
3 Steve Garvey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Bill North 9
3 Larry Lintz 8
4 Lou Brock 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.33
1 Sonny Siebert 0.33
3 Steve Foucault 0.69
4 Diego Segui 0.73
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Jackie Brown 3
2 Joe Decker 3
2 Dave Hamilton 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Terry Forster 4
4 John Hiller 3
4 Chuck Taylor 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .427
2 Rod Carew .425
3 Reggie Jackson .392
4 Reggie Smith .390
5 Dwight Evans .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 9
2 Johnny Bench 7
2 Nate Colbert 7
2 Carlton Fisk 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 29
2 Steve Garvey 26
3 Johnny Bench 24
4 Joe Rudi 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
1 Bill North 17
3 Joe Morgan 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
5 Bert Campaneris 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 0.86
2 Gaylord Perry 1.01
3 Lynn McGlothen 1.03
4 Steve Foucault 1.19
5 Terry Forster 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Charlie Hough 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 51
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Mickey Lolich 43
4 Steve Busby 41
4 Steve Carlton 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 8
1 Randy Moffitt 8
3 Mike Marshall 6
4 John Hiller 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Ralph Garr .344
3 Reggie Smith .338
4 Pete Rose .333
5 Richie Zisk .328

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 124
2 Jeff Burroughs 117
3 George Scott 116
4 Willie Stargell 115
5 Greg Luzinski 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 59
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 2.09
3 Bert Blyleven 2.45
4 Jon Matlack 2.56
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 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Bert Blyleven 255
3 Tom Seaver 248
4 Gaylord Perry 234
5 Bill Singer 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 35
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 22