On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 37 27 .578 --
Tigers 33 30 .524 3.5
Orioles 33 31 .516 4.0
Indians 32 31 .508 4.5
Yankees 34 33 .507 4.5
Brewers 30 31 .492 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 31 .530 --
Rangers 34 32 .515 1.0
Royals 32 31 .508 1.5
White Sox 29 31 .483 3.0
Twins 26 36 .419 7.0
Angels 28 39 .418 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 35 31 .530 --
Expos 30 28 .517 1.0
Cardinals 32 31 .508 1.5
Pirates 27 35 .435 6.0
Cubs 26 35 .426 6.5
Mets 25 39 .391 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 23 .657 --
Braves 38 27 .585 5.0
Reds 36 27 .571 6.0
Astros 33 34 .493 11.0
Giants 33 36 .478 12.0
Padres 29 42 .408 17.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Chalk 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Ed Herrmann 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dick Green 1
1 Tony Oliva 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 4
2 Tom Grieve 3
2 Tony Oliva 3
4 Dick Green 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 0.80
2 Dick Ruthven 0.75
3 Ed Sprague 0.71
4 Rick Reuschel 0.58
5 Wilbur Wood 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 7
1 Rick Reuschel 7
3 Dick Ruthven 6
4 Ed Sprague 5
4 Wilbur Wood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .399
2 Reggie Smith .372
3 Ralph Garr .370
4 Reggie Jackson .348
5 Greg Gross .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 17
1 Jim Wynn 17
3 Dick Allen 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 56
2 Steve Garvey 55
3 Jim Wynn 54
4 Reggie Smith 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 42
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
2 Joe Morgan 29
4 Bill North 27
5 Davey Lopes 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.37
2 Buzz Capra 1.40
3 Larry Dierker 2.03
4 John Hiller 2.23
5 Andy Messersmith 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Wilbur Wood 11
3 Jim Bibby 10
3 Tommy John 10
5 7 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 147
2 Tom Seaver 110
3 Steve Carlton 102
4 Bert Blyleven 97
5 Gaylord Perry 92

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .488
2 Mike Schmidt .435
3 Steve Braun .417
4 Johnny Grubb .406
5 Jim Fregosi .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Johnny Bench 13
3 Dick Allen 12
3 Willie Davis 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Rod Carew 5
3 Dave Cash 5
3 Tommy Harper 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Montague 0.00
1 Mike Cosgrove 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
4 Andy Messersmith 0.33
5 Larry Dierker 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 Buzz Capra 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Jackie Brown 26
2 Doc Medich 26
4 John D'Acquisto 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 3
2 Fred Beene 2
2 Tom House 2
2 Diego Segui 2
5 33 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .396
2 Dave Chalk .391
3 Jorge Orta .379
4 Ralph Garr .379
5 Elliott Maddox .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Dick Allen 9
2 John Mayberry 9
4 Carlton Fisk 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Willie Davis 24
3 John Mayberry 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bill North 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Larry Lintz 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cosgrove 0.35
2 Gaylord Perry 0.83
3 Buzz Capra 0.89
4 Larry Dierker 1.29
5 Steve Foucault 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Mickey Lolich 60
3 John D'Acquisto 51
4 Steve Carlton 48
5 Jackie Brown 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Randy Moffitt 5
4 John Hiller 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Reggie Smith .352
3 Ralph Garr .346
4 Richie Zisk .334
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 38
2 Jeff Burroughs 36
3 Willie Stargell 35
4 Reggie Jackson 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 121
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Lee May 109
3 George Scott 109
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 95
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 64
4 Bill North 60
5 Tommy Harper 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.69
2 Andy Messersmith 2.23
3 Mike Marshall 2.44
4 Gaylord Perry 2.66
5 Jon Matlack 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Steve Busby 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 381
2 Tom Seaver 262
3 Bert Blyleven 250
4 Gaylord Perry 237
5 Steve Carlton 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Doug Bird 21
3 Rollie Fingers 21
5 Cy Acosta 18