On This Day

Wednesday, June 26, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 40 29 .580 --
Tigers 36 33 .522 4.0
Indians 35 33 .515 4.5
Orioles 36 34 .514 4.5
Brewers 33 33 .500 5.5
Yankees 35 37 .486 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 40 32 .556 --
White Sox 34 33 .507 3.5
Rangers 37 36 .507 3.5
Royals 34 35 .493 4.5
Twins 29 40 .420 9.5
Angels 30 44 .405 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 37 33 .529 --
Phillies 38 34 .528 --
Expos 33 31 .516 1.0
Pirates 29 40 .420 7.5
Cubs 28 39 .418 7.5
Mets 29 41 .414 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 24 .671 --
Reds 41 29 .586 6.5
Braves 40 32 .556 8.5
Astros 36 37 .493 13.0
Giants 33 42 .440 17.0
Padres 33 44 .429 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Monday 5
2 Oscar Gamble 4
3 John Briggs 3
3 Steve Brye 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 4
2 Joe Ferguson 3
2 Fred Kendall 3
2 Willie Stargell 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 Bill North 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Gene Clines 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Rooker 1.67
2 Steve Rogers 1.40
3 Bill Greif 1.17
4 Steve Carlton 1.14
5 Ed Sprague 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Bill Greif 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
4 Rich Gossage 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Ralph Garr .368
3 Reggie Smith .366
4 Reggie Jackson .355
5 Greg Gross .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 19
2 Dick Allen 18
3 Mike Schmidt 17
4 Cesar Cedeno 16
4 John Mayberry 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 64
2 Steve Garvey 58
2 Jim Wynn 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Mike Schmidt 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 47
2 Cesar Cedeno 33
2 Joe Morgan 33
4 Bill North 30
5 Davey Lopes 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.29
2 Buzz Capra 1.46
3 Larry Dierker 2.01
4 Andy Messersmith 2.09
5 Fred Norman 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 13
2 Wilbur Wood 12
3 Jim Bibby 10
3 Catfish Hunter 10
3 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 157
2 Steve Carlton 114
3 Tom Seaver 113
4 Mickey Lolich 104
5 Bert Blyleven 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 12
2 Terry Forster 11
3 Bill Campbell 10
3 John Hiller 10
5 Mike Marshall 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .442
2 Johnny Grubb .435
3 Rod Carew .431
4 Jorge Orta .413
5 George Hendrick .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Toby Harrah 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 15
2 Sal Bando 13
2 Bobby Grich 13
2 Ted Simmons 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
1 Joe Morgan 7
4 John Lowenstein 5
4 Bill North 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Montague 0.00
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
3 Jim Todd 0.44
4 Wayne Garland 0.54
5 Andy Hassler 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 Mickey Lolich 4
4 Buzz Capra 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Mickey Lolich 30
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Luis Tiant 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 2
1 Bill Hands 2
1 Tom House 2
1 Diego Segui 2
1 Dave Tomlin 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .392
2 Dave Rader .387
3 Jorge Orta .378
4 Rod Carew .376
5 Bill Buckner .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Ron Cey 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Sal Bando 25
4 Bobby Grich 24
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.83
2 Jim Barr 1.03
3 Buzz Capra 1.24
4 Luis Tiant 1.28
5 Wayne Garland 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Mickey Lolich 55
3 Steve Carlton 54
4 Bill Bonham 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 4
1 Tom House 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Ralph Garr .352
3 Reggie Smith .348
4 Pete Rose .333
5 Richie Zisk .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
1 Davey Johnson 36
3 Willie Stargell 34
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 123
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 George Scott 109
4 Sal Bando 106
4 Ted Simmons 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Bill North 62
5 Tommy Harper 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.72
2 Andy Messersmith 2.10
3 Mike Marshall 2.42
4 Jon Matlack 2.62
5 Gaylord Perry 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Luis Tiant 22
3 Wilbur Wood 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 376
2 Tom Seaver 259
3 Bert Blyleven 239
4 Steve Carlton 237
5 Gaylord Perry 225

Saves

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