On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 28 23 .549 --
Red Sox 29 25 .537 0.5
Tigers 26 27 .491 3.0
Indians 26 27 .491 3.0
Orioles 26 27 .491 3.0
Yankees 27 30 .474 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 24 .564 --
White Sox 26 24 .520 2.5
Rangers 28 27 .509 3.0
Royals 26 27 .491 4.0
Angels 25 31 .446 6.5
Twins 22 28 .440 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 30 25 .545 --
Cardinals 27 26 .509 2.0
Expos 23 24 .489 3.0
Mets 23 31 .426 6.5
Cubs 21 29 .420 6.5
Pirates 19 32 .373 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 16 .719 --
Reds 31 22 .585 8.0
Braves 30 25 .545 10.0
Astros 29 28 .509 12.0
Giants 30 29 .508 12.0
Padres 22 39 .361 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Jim Fregosi 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 Don Hahn 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Plummer 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lum 4
1 Ron Santo 4
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 Bill Plummer 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.91
2 Mickey Lolich 0.88
3 Mike Thompson 0.67
4 Bill Bonham 0.64
4 Dan Spillner 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Bill Bonham 7
2 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Dan Spillner 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom House 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Ralph Garr .384
3 Reggie Jackson .384
4 Reggie Smith .374
5 Greg Gross .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 16
2 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Willie Horton 14
4 Mike Schmidt 13
5 5 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 53
2 Jim Wynn 51
3 Steve Garvey 50
4 Reggie Smith 48
5 Ron Cey 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 38
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
2 Joe Morgan 25
4 Bill North 24
5 Davey Lopes 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 1.18
2 John Hiller 1.35
3 Gaylord Perry 1.43
4 Pedro Borbon 1.73
5 Sonny Siebert 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 10
1 Wilbur Wood 10
3 Tommy John 9
4 Steve Carlton 8
4 Catfish Hunter 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 115
2 Tom Seaver 98
3 Steve Carlton 90
4 Bert Blyleven 85
5 Gaylord Perry 79

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 Leron Lee .413
2 Pat Kelly .410
3 Ralph Garr .409
4 Rod Carew .405
5 Tony Oliva .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 17
2 Ron Cey 16
2 Reggie Smith 16
4 Johnny Bench 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
2 Buzz Capra 0.33
3 Don Wilson 0.59
4 Mike Cosgrove 0.71
5 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
1 Mickey Lolich 36
3 John D'Acquisto 29
4 Bill Bonham 28
5 Nolan Ryan 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
4 Rollie Fingers 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .404
2 Ralph Garr .402
3 Joe Ferguson .397
4 Jim Wynn .385
5 Reggie Smith .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Dick Allen 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Jim Wynn 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
1 Jeff Burroughs 28
1 Jim Wynn 28
4 Dick Allen 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 15
3 Bobby Bonds 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
5 Larry Lintz 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 0.64
2 Sonny Siebert 0.91
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Terry Forster 1.16
5 Ernie McAnally 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 62
2 Nolan Ryan 58
3 Steve Carlton 51
4 Tom Seaver 45
5 Bert Blyleven 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 7
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 .376
2 Ralph Garr .346
3 Reggie Smith .342
4 Richie Zisk .328
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Hank Aaron 37
4 Jeff Burroughs 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 119
2 Reggie Jackson 117
3 George Scott 115
4 Lee May 112
5 Willie Stargell 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 95
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 61
5 Tommy Harper 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.34
2 Andy Messersmith 2.47
3 Bert Blyleven 2.55
4 Nelson Briles 2.60
5 Jon Matlack 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 23
1 Gaylord Perry 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 368
2 Tom Seaver 260
3 Bert Blyleven 256
4 Gaylord Perry 241
5 Steve Carlton 228

Saves

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