On This Day

Tuesday, June 4, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 23 .549 --
Brewers 25 22 .532 1.0
Tigers 24 26 .480 3.5
Indians 24 26 .480 3.5
Orioles 24 26 .480 3.5
Yankees 25 28 .472 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 22 .577 --
Royals 26 25 .510 3.5
Rangers 26 25 .510 3.5
White Sox 23 23 .500 4.0
Angels 24 28 .462 6.0
Twins 21 26 .447 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 28 24 .538 --
Cardinals 26 23 .531 0.5
Expos 22 21 .512 1.5
Cubs 19 27 .413 6.0
Mets 21 30 .412 6.5
Pirates 18 29 .383 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 38 15 .717 --
Reds 30 20 .600 6.5
Braves 28 24 .538 9.5
Astros 27 26 .509 11.0
Giants 28 27 .509 11.0
Padres 19 38 .333 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Dempsey 3
1 Tom Grieve 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Leron Lee 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Grieve 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Dick Allen 4
3 John Mayberry 3
3 Tom Paciorek 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Freddie Patek 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Johnny Grubb 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.33
2 Bill Bonham 0.89
3 Ernie McAnally 0.86
4 Bob Gibson 0.75
4 Ken Holtzman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Larry Hardy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 12
2 Bill Bonham 8
3 Bob Gibson 6
3 Jerry Koosman 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom House 1
1 Roger Moret 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .404
2 Reggie Jackson .390
3 Ralph Garr .382
4 Reggie Smith .378
5 Greg Gross .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
1 Jim Wynn 15
3 John Briggs 12
3 Jeff Burroughs 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 53
2 Steve Garvey 46
3 Reggie Smith 45
3 Jim Wynn 45
5 2 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 32
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Bill North 23
4 Joe Morgan 22
5 Davey Lopes 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 1.36
2 John Hiller 1.40
3 Gaylord Perry 1.46
4 Pedro Borbon 1.65
5 Sonny Siebert 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
1 Wilbur Wood 9
4 Catfish Hunter 8
5 9 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 110
2 Tom Seaver 90
3 Steve Carlton 80
4 Bert Blyleven 78
5 Bill Singer 77

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .447
2 Joe Ferguson .442
3 Leron Lee .425
4 Tony Oliva .415
5 Cecil Cooper .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 6
2 John Mayberry 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Carlton Fisk 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Morales 17
2 John Mayberry 16
3 Bob Robertson 15
4 Ron Cey 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 9
1 Bill North 9
3 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
2 Buzz Capra 0.33
3 Woodie Fryman 0.45
4 Lynn McGlothen 0.50
5 Gaylord Perry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 38
2 John D'Acquisto 27
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 Nolan Ryan 25
5 Bill Singer 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .409
2 Rod Carew .400
3 Reggie Smith .393
4 Reggie Jackson .385
5 Willie Davis .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 8
1 Jim Wynn 8
3 Dick Allen 7
3 Johnny Bench 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Johnny Bench 25
2 Joe Rudi 25
4 Ron Cey 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 16
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Larry Lintz 12
5 Cesar Cedeno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 0.74
2 Lynn McGlothen 0.82
3 Gaylord Perry 1.01
4 Sonny Siebert 1.16
5 Steve Foucault 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Charlie Hough 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Mickey Lolich 55
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Steve Carlton 45
5 Fred Norman 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Ralph Garr .341
3 Reggie Smith .339
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Richie Zisk .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Hank Aaron 37
4 Bobby Bonds 36
4 Jeff Burroughs 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 122
2 Jeff Burroughs 119
3 George Scott 113
4 Willie Stargell 112
5 Greg Luzinski 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 90
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 60
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 2.26
3 Andy Messersmith 2.47
4 Bert Blyleven 2.57
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 370
2 Tom Seaver 252
3 Bert Blyleven 249
4 Gaylord Perry 236
5 Bill Singer 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 34
3 Sparky Lyle 25
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 21