On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 23 .558 --
Brewers 26 23 .531 1.5
Orioles 25 26 .490 3.5
Indians 25 27 .481 4.0
Yankees 26 29 .473 4.5
Tigers 24 27 .471 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 22 .585 --
Rangers 27 26 .509 4.0
White Sox 24 24 .500 4.5
Royals 26 26 .500 4.5
Angels 25 29 .463 6.5
Twins 21 27 .438 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 29 24 .547 --
Cardinals 27 24 .529 1.0
Expos 23 22 .511 2.0
Mets 22 30 .423 6.5
Cubs 20 28 .417 6.5
Pirates 18 31 .367 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 15 .727 --
Reds 30 21 .588 8.0
Braves 28 25 .528 11.0
Astros 28 27 .509 12.0
Giants 29 28 .509 12.0
Padres 20 39 .339 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Johnson 4
1 Bruce Miller 4
3 Tom Heintzelman 3
3 Ed Herrmann 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 Mike Hargrove 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Johnson 4
1 Leroy Stanton 4
3 Gary Matthews 3
3 Frank Robinson 3
3 George Scott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bake McBride 1
2 Joe Morgan 1
2 Lenny Randle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.50
2 Larry Dierker 1.40
3 Tom Seaver 0.80
4 Ken Frailing 0.71
5 Jackie Brown 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Ken Frailing 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 9
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Larry Dierker 7
4 Ken Frailing 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Reggie Jackson .381
3 Ralph Garr .378
4 Reggie Smith .375
5 Greg Gross .344

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 49
3 Reggie Smith 48
4 Jim Wynn 46
5 Ron Cey 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 35
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Joe Morgan 23
3 Bill North 23
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 1.79
5 Sonny Siebert 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
1 Wilbur Wood 9
4 Catfish Hunter 8
5 11 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 115
2 Tom Seaver 98
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 Tony Oliva .434
2 Ralph Garr .425
3 Bobby Bonds .423
4 Joe Ferguson .420
5 Bill Russell .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 17
2 Reggie Smith 16
3 Dick Allen 14
3 Bob Robertson 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Larry Lintz 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
4 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
2 Buzz Capra 0.33
3 Woodie Fryman 0.45
4 Sparky Lyle 0.66
5 Gaylord Perry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Mickey Lolich 29
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 Andy Messersmith 24
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Ferguson .424
2 Rod Carew .402
3 Ralph Garr .391
4 Reggie Smith .391
5 Reggie Jackson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
1 Jim Wynn 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 28
2 Ron Cey 27
2 Steve Garvey 27
4 Jim Wynn 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bill North 15
3 Bobby Bonds 13
4 Larry Lintz 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 0.74
2 Sonny Siebert 0.91
3 Steve Carlton 0.98
4 Gaylord Perry 1.01
5 Terry Forster 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Mickey Lolich 55
3 Tom Seaver 54
4 Steve Carlton 41
4 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 Ralph Garr .342
3 Reggie Smith .339
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Richie Zisk .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Hank Aaron 37
4 Jeff Burroughs 36
5 Bobby Bonds 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 122
2 Jeff Burroughs 119
3 George Scott 115
4 Willie Stargell 111
5 Lee May 110

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 Mike Marshall 2.31
2 Andy Messersmith 2.38
3 Bert Blyleven 2.57
4 Jon Matlack 2.58
5 Nelson Briles 2.60

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 260
3 Bert Blyleven 249
4 Gaylord Perry 236
5 Bill Singer 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 36
2 Mike Marshall 34
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 21