On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 43 32 .573 --
Indians 41 34 .547 2.0
Tigers 40 36 .526 3.5
Orioles 38 36 .514 4.5
Brewers 36 38 .486 6.5
Yankees 35 41 .461 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 35 .551 --
Royals 38 37 .507 3.5
Rangers 40 39 .506 3.5
White Sox 37 37 .500 4.0
Twins 33 43 .434 9.0
Angels 32 48 .400 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 40 35 .533 --
Expos 36 35 .507 2.0
Phillies 38 38 .500 2.5
Pirates 33 40 .452 6.0
Cubs 32 42 .432 7.5
Mets 31 44 .413 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 24 .688 --
Reds 44 32 .579 8.5
Braves 42 37 .532 12.0
Astros 40 39 .506 14.0
Padres 36 47 .434 20.0
Giants 34 46 .425 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Hargrove 4
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Angel Mangual 4
2 Cleon Jones 3
2 Richie Zisk 3
4 Pat Bourque 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ruthven 1.17
2 Wilbur Wood 0.83
3 Clay Kirby 0.64
4 Jim Rooker 0.60
4 Tom Seaver 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 7
1 Dick Ruthven 7
3 Ross Grimsley 6
3 Jim Rooker 6
5 Wilbur Wood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .393
2 Ralph Garr .359
3 Reggie Smith .348
4 Greg Gross .341
5 Reggie Jackson .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 66
2 Steve Garvey 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Jim Wynn 59
5 Mike Schmidt 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 49
2 Joe Morgan 35
2 Bill North 35
4 Cesar Cedeno 34
5 Davey Lopes 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.27
2 Buzz Capra 1.32
3 Larry Dierker 2.05
4 Mike Marshall 2.15
5 Andy Messersmith 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Wilbur Wood 13
3 Jim Bibby 11
3 Tommy John 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 173
2 Tom Seaver 116
3 Steve Carlton 114
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 .452
2 Oscar Gamble .438
3 Earl Williams .436
4 George Hendrick .431
5 Dick Allen .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 7
1 George Hendrick 7
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Tony Oliva 6
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 18
2 George Hendrick 17
3 Ken Henderson 16
4 Ted Simmons 15
5 Sal Bando 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bill North 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.00
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
3 Ed Sprague 0.36
4 Gaylord Perry 0.50
5 Dave LaRoche 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Alan Foster 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Clay Kirby 24
3 Jackie Brown 22
4 Bill Bonham 21
4 Ernie McAnally 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Zamora 3
2 Pedro Borbon 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Mike Garman 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .406
2 Mike Schmidt .387
3 Mike Hargrove .380
4 Ron Hunt .371
5 Johnny Grubb .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 George Hendrick 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Bobby Grich 7
4 Toby Harrah 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 29
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Sal Bando 25
4 Ken Henderson 22
4 Tony Oliva 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bill North 12
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Garland 0.35
2 Ed Sprague 0.88
3 Andy Messersmith 0.92
4 Gaylord Perry 1.00
5 Buzz Capra 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Buzz Capra 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 John Hiller 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mickey Lolich 52
3 John D'Acquisto 46
4 Steve Carlton 45
5 Jackie Brown 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Ralph Garr .346
3 Reggie Smith .336
4 Richie Zisk .335
5 Don Money .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 107
4 Sal Bando 106
5 Ted Simmons 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 66
4 Cesar Cedeno 61
5 Tommy Harper 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.92
2 Andy Messersmith 2.16
3 Mike Marshall 2.41
4 Gaylord Perry 2.50
5 Jon Matlack 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Tom Seaver 257
3 Bert Blyleven 244
4 Steve Carlton 230
5 Gaylord Perry 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 31
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Doug Bird 20
4 Rollie Fingers 19
5 Bill Campbell 18