On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 41 31 .569 --
Indians 37 34 .521 3.5
Orioles 37 34 .521 3.5
Tigers 37 35 .514 4.0
Brewers 35 34 .507 4.5
Yankees 35 38 .479 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 34 .547 --
White Sox 35 35 .500 3.5
Royals 36 36 .500 3.5
Rangers 38 38 .500 3.5
Twins 31 41 .431 8.5
Angels 32 45 .416 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 38 34 .528 --
Phillies 38 35 .521 0.5
Expos 34 34 .500 2.0
Cubs 31 40 .437 6.5
Pirates 30 40 .429 7.0
Mets 30 42 .417 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 24 .680 --
Reds 44 30 .595 6.5
Braves 41 35 .539 10.5
Astros 37 38 .493 14.0
Giants 34 44 .436 18.5
Padres 34 46 .425 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 John Briggs 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 John Briggs 2
1 Jim Fregosi 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Beniquez 5
2 John Briggs 4
3 Jim Fregosi 3
3 Cleon Jones 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Chalk 2
1 Larry Lintz 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.75
2 Steve Busby 1.00
3 Rick Reuschel 0.82
4 Dave McNally 0.75
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 9
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Jon Matlack 7
2 Dan Spillner 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Ralph Garr .362
3 Reggie Smith .359
4 Reggie Jackson .342
5 Greg Gross .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 65
2 Steve Garvey 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
3 Jim Wynn 59
5 Mike Schmidt 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 47
2 Joe Morgan 35
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
3 Bill North 33
5 Davey Lopes 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.27
2 Buzz Capra 1.32
3 Larry Dierker 2.01
4 Andy Messersmith 2.09
5 Fred Norman 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Wilbur Wood 12
3 Tommy John 11
3 Lynn McGlothen 11
3 Luis Tiant 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 163
2 Steve Carlton 114
3 Tom Seaver 113
4 Bert Blyleven 110
5 Gaylord Perry 108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .426
2 Rod Carew .424
3 John Briggs .396
4 Bill Buckner .395
4 Bert Campaneris .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 6
1 Tony Oliva 6
3 Dick Allen 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Bobby Grich 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 17
1 Tony Oliva 17
3 Sal Bando 15
3 Ted Simmons 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Joe Morgan 7
1 Bill North 7
4 Larry Lintz 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.00
2 Ed Sprague 0.52
3 Alan Foster 0.54
3 Wayne Garland 0.54
5 Charlie Williams 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Buzz Capra 4
3 Ross Grimsley 3
3 John Hiller 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 29
2 Jackie Brown 26
3 Gaylord Perry 25
4 Rick Reuschel 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 2
1 Mike Garman 2
1 Bill Hands 2
1 Tom House 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Rader .387
2 Mike Schmidt .386
3 Johnny Grubb .384
4 Jorge Orta .383
5 Rod Carew .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Bobby Grich 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Sal Bando 23
4 Johnny Bench 21
4 5 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 12
4 Tommy Harper 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Garland 0.35
2 Andy Messersmith 0.35
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Jim Barr 1.03
5 Buzz Capra 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Buzz Capra 6
2 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Luis Tiant 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Mickey Lolich 58
3 Bill Bonham 46
4 Steve Carlton 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 5
2 Tom House 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Bill Hands 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Ralph Garr .350
3 Reggie Smith .341
4 Richie Zisk .333
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
1 Davey Johnson 36
3 Reggie Jackson 33
3 Willie Stargell 33
5 Hank Aaron 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 123
2 George Scott 110
2 Willie Stargell 110
4 Sal Bando 108
5 Ted Simmons 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 72
3 Bill North 65
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Tommy Harper 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.89
2 Andy Messersmith 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.47
4 Jon Matlack 2.53
5 Jim Rooker 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Luis Tiant 23
4 Steve Busby 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Tom Seaver 259
3 Bert Blyleven 246
4 Gaylord Perry 233
5 Steve Carlton 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 33
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Doug Bird 21
4 Rollie Fingers 20
5 Tug McGraw 18