On This Day

Monday, July 1, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 42 32 .568 --
Indians 40 34 .541 2.0
Orioles 38 35 .521 3.5
Tigers 39 36 .520 3.5
Brewers 36 37 .493 5.5
Yankees 35 40 .467 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 35 .545 --
Royals 38 36 .514 2.5
Rangers 40 38 .513 2.5
White Sox 36 37 .493 4.0
Twins 32 43 .427 9.0
Angels 32 47 .405 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 40 34 .541 --
Expos 36 34 .514 2.0
Phillies 38 37 .507 2.5
Pirates 32 40 .444 7.0
Cubs 31 42 .425 8.5
Mets 30 44 .405 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 24 .684 --
Reds 44 31 .587 7.5
Braves 42 36 .538 11.0
Astros 39 39 .500 14.0
Giants 34 45 .430 19.5
Padres 35 47 .427 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Ellis 4
1 Ron Hunt 4
1 Cookie Rojas 4
4 Willie Davis 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ellis 5
1 George Hendrick 5
3 Cookie Rojas 4
4 Ron Blomberg 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 0.77
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.57
3 Joe Coleman 0.50
3 Ernie McAnally 0.50
5 Fritz Peterson 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Ernie McAnally 7
3 Jackie Brown 5
3 Joe Decker 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .388
2 Ralph Garr .361
3 Reggie Smith .354
4 Greg Gross .341
5 Reggie Jackson .339

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 66
2 Steve Garvey 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Jim Wynn 59
5 Mike Schmidt 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 48
2 Joe Morgan 35
2 Bill North 35
4 Cesar Cedeno 34
5 Davey Lopes 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.27
2 Buzz Capra 1.32
3 Larry Dierker 2.05
4 Andy Messersmith 2.17
5 Mike Marshall 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Wilbur Wood 12
3 Jim Bibby 11
3 Tommy John 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 173
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 Bill Campbell 11
2 Terry Forster 11
4 John Hiller 10
4 Mike Marshall 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .484
2 Bert Campaneris .442
3 George Hendrick .412
4 Oscar Gamble .408
5 Bill Buckner .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 7
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Tony Oliva 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 Bobby Grich 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 18
2 George Hendrick 16
2 Ken Henderson 16
4 Sal Bando 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.00
2 Ed Sprague 0.36
3 Paul Splittorff 0.62
4 Luis Tiant 0.72
5 Buzz Capra 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 John Hiller 4
3 Ken Brett 3
3 Buzz Capra 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Gaylord Perry 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Jackie Brown 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 2
1 Bill Campbell 2
1 Mike Garman 2
1 Bill Hands 2
1 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .415
2 Mike Schmidt .394
3 Ron Hunt .372
4 Johnny Grubb .370
5 Cesar Tovar .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Dick Allen 9
3 Toby Harrah 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 32
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Sal Bando 25
4 Ken Henderson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Bill North 13
4 Tommy Harper 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Garland 0.35
2 Andy Messersmith 0.78
3 Ed Sprague 0.88
4 Gaylord Perry 1.00
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 74
2 Mickey Lolich 52
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Jackie Brown 42
4 John D'Acquisto 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Ralph Garr .345
3 Reggie Smith .339
4 Richie Zisk .332
5 Pete Rose .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
2 Davey Johnson 35
3 Willie Stargell 33
4 Hank Aaron 31
4 Reggie Jackson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 123
2 George Scott 111
3 Willie Stargell 108
4 Sal Bando 106
5 4 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 67
4 Cesar Cedeno 61
5 Tommy Harper 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.89
2 Andy Messersmith 2.16
3 Mike Marshall 2.45
4 Gaylord Perry 2.50
5 Jim Rooker 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Luis Tiant 23
4 Steve Busby 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 Bert Blyleven 244
4 Steve Carlton 230
5 Gaylord Perry 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 32
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Doug Bird 20
3 Rollie Fingers 20
5 2 tied 18