On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 39 28 .582 --
Tigers 35 31 .530 3.5
Orioles 34 33 .507 5.0
Brewers 32 32 .500 5.5
Indians 33 33 .500 5.5
Yankees 35 35 .500 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 32 .536 --
Rangers 36 34 .514 1.5
White Sox 32 32 .500 2.5
Royals 33 33 .500 2.5
Angels 30 41 .423 8.0
Twins 27 39 .409 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 37 32 .536 --
Cardinals 34 32 .515 1.5
Expos 31 30 .508 2.0
Cubs 28 36 .438 6.5
Pirates 28 37 .431 7.0
Mets 26 41 .388 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 47 23 .671 --
Reds 39 28 .582 6.5
Braves 39 30 .565 7.5
Astros 35 35 .500 12.0
Giants 33 39 .458 15.0
Padres 30 44 .405 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Gross 4
1 Carlos May 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Leroy Stanton 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Hal Breeden 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Leroy Stanton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 1.40
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.33
3 Rudy May 1.29
4 Bruce Kison 1.20
5 Rich Gossage 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 9
1 Rudy May 9
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Clay Kirby 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Ralph Garr .372
3 Reggie Smith .368
4 Greg Gross .353
5 Reggie Jackson .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 19
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Dick Allen 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 62
2 Steve Garvey 57
3 Jim Wynn 56
4 Cesar Cedeno 53
5 Mike Schmidt 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 44
2 Cesar Cedeno 32
3 Joe Morgan 31
4 Bill North 27
5 Davey Lopes 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.29
2 Buzz Capra 1.40
3 Larry Dierker 1.86
4 John Hiller 2.14
5 Andy Messersmith 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 13
2 Wilbur Wood 11
3 Jim Bibby 10
3 Tommy John 10
3 Lynn McGlothen 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 157
2 Tom Seaver 113
3 Steve Carlton 106
4 Gaylord Perry 100
5 Bert Blyleven 97

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 Jorge Orta .447
2 Barry Foote .432
3 Cesar Geronimo .431
4 Johnny Grubb .419
5 Mike Schmidt .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Bobby Grich 4
2 John Mayberry 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Willie Stargell 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Willie Davis 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
4 Rod Carew 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Montague 0.00
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
4 Carl Morton 0.35
5 Andy Messersmith 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Jackie Brown 24
2 Doc Medich 24
4 Bill Bonham 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beene 2
1 Steve Foucault 2
1 Tom House 2
1 Diego Segui 2
1 Dave Tomlin 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .392
2 Dave Chalk .386
3 Greg Gross .379
4 Ralph Garr .378
5 Cesar Geronimo .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Dick Allen 9
3 John Mayberry 8
4 Carlton Fisk 7
4 Bob Robertson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 30
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Johnny Bench 23
3 Bobby Grich 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Bill North 10
5 Tommy Harper 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cosgrove 0.35
2 Gaylord Perry 0.83
3 Buzz Capra 0.89
4 Larry Dierker 1.04
5 Steve Foucault 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Ken Brett 5
2 Jackie Brown 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Mickey Lolich 57
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 Bill Bonham 49
4 John D'Acquisto 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 5
2 John Hiller 4
2 Tom House 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Reggie Smith .349
3 Ralph Garr .348
4 Richie Zisk .334
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
1 Davey Johnson 36
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Willie Stargell 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 127
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 George Scott 111
4 Tommy Davis 106
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 96
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 66
4 Bill North 59
5 Tommy Harper 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.68
2 Andy Messersmith 2.17
3 Mike Marshall 2.38
4 Gaylord Perry 2.63
5 Jon Matlack 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Steve Busby 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 385
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 Gaylord Perry 231
5 Steve Carlton 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Doug Bird 21
5 2 tied 18