On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 23 .558 --
Brewers 25 23 .521 2.0
Indians 25 26 .490 3.5
Orioles 25 26 .490 3.5
Tigers 24 27 .471 4.5
Yankees 25 29 .463 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 22 .585 --
White Sox 24 23 .511 4.0
Royals 26 26 .500 4.5
Rangers 26 26 .500 4.5
Angels 25 28 .472 6.0
Twins 21 27 .438 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 29 24 .547 --
Cardinals 27 23 .540 0.5
Expos 23 21 .523 1.5
Mets 21 30 .412 7.0
Cubs 19 28 .404 7.0
Pirates 18 30 .375 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 39 15 .722 --
Reds 30 20 .600 7.0
Braves 28 25 .528 10.5
Astros 27 27 .500 12.0
Giants 28 28 .500 12.0
Padres 20 38 .345 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Tom Heintzelman 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 4
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Graig Nettles 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rich Coggins 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Rau 1.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.86
3 Jim Rooker 0.75
4 Nolan Ryan 0.56
5 Jim Slaton 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Forster 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
2 Doug Rau 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Orlando Pena 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Reggie Jackson .381
3 Reggie Smith .380
4 Ralph Garr .378
5 Greg Gross .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
1 Jim Wynn 15
3 Willie Horton 13
4 John Briggs 12
4 4 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 53
2 Steve Garvey 47
2 Reggie Smith 47
4 Jim Wynn 45
5 Ron Cey 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 34
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 Sonny Siebert 1.95
5 Fred Norman 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
1 Wilbur Wood 9
4 Catfish Hunter 8
5 10 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 115
2 Tom Seaver 90
3 Steve Carlton 80
4 Bert Blyleven 78
4 Phil Niekro 78

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 .442
2 Joe Ferguson .435
3 Tony Oliva .434
4 Bernie Carbo .417
4 Pat Kelly .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 6
2 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Ron Cey 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 15
1 Ron Cey 15
1 Steve Garvey 15
1 Reggie Smith 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 8
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Bill North 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
2 Buzz Capra 0.33
3 Woodie Fryman 0.45
4 Ken Brett 0.50
4 Lynn McGlothen 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 38
2 Nolan Ryan 30
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 Bill Singer 23
5 4 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .402
2 Rod Carew .402
3 Ralph Garr .391
4 Reggie Jackson .382
5 Willie Davis .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
1 Jim Wynn 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 28
2 Ron Cey 25
2 Steve Garvey 25
4 Joe Rudi 24
4 Jim Wynn 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
1 Bill North 16
3 Larry Lintz 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.70
2 Buzz Capra 0.74
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.82
4 Sonny Siebert 0.91
5 Gaylord Perry 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Vida Blue 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
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 Mike Marshall 6
3 Terry Forster 5
3 John Hiller 5
5 Tom Murphy 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Reggie Smith .341
3 Ralph Garr .340
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Richie Zisk .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
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 112
4 Willie Stargell 111
5 Greg Luzinski 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 92
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 60
5 Tommy Harper 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 2.25
3 Andy Messersmith 2.47
4 Bert Blyleven 2.57
5 Jon Matlack 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
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