On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 43 34 .558 --
Indians 42 34 .553 0.5
Tigers 41 36 .532 2.0
Orioles 40 36 .526 2.5
Brewers 36 39 .480 6.0
Yankees 35 42 .455 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 35 .557 --
Royals 39 37 .513 3.5
Rangers 41 39 .513 3.5
White Sox 37 38 .493 5.0
Twins 33 44 .429 10.0
Angels 32 49 .395 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 41 35 .539 --
Expos 36 36 .500 3.0
Phillies 38 39 .494 3.5
Pirates 34 40 .459 6.0
Cubs 32 43 .427 8.5
Mets 32 44 .421 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 25 .684 --
Reds 45 33 .577 8.5
Braves 43 37 .538 11.5
Astros 40 40 .500 14.5
Giants 35 46 .432 20.0
Padres 36 48 .429 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 5
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Elliott Maddox 4
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Pete Rose 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Northrup 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Northrup 5
2 Paul Blair 4
2 John Lowenstein 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
2 Cesar Tovar 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 1.00
1 Tommy John 1.00
1 Lynn McGlothen 1.00
4 Gaylord Perry 0.86
5 Ron Bryant 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 8
2 Lynn McGlothen 7
3 Doyle Alexander 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Dave McNally 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Reggie Smith .352
4 Greg Gross .342
5 Reggie Jackson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 20
2 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 60
5 2 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 50
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Bill North 35
4 Cesar Cedeno 34
5 Davey Lopes 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.31
2 Buzz Capra 1.43
3 Larry Dierker 2.05
4 Mike Marshall 2.13
5 Andy Messersmith 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Wilbur Wood 13
3 Tommy John 12
3 Lynn McGlothen 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 173
2 Tom Seaver 116
3 Steve Carlton 114
3 Gaylord Perry 114
5 Mickey Lolich 111

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Soderholm .436
2 Jorge Orta .431
3 Mike Hargrove .429
4 Dick Allen .417
5 Bert Campaneris .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 8
2 Tony Oliva 6
3 Dick Allen 5
3 George Hendrick 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 18
2 George Hendrick 15
2 Ken Henderson 15
2 Ted Simmons 15
5 8 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
1 Bill North 8
4 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Davey Lopes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
2 Ed Sprague 0.36
3 Don DeMola 0.49
4 Dave LaRoche 0.60
5 Luis Tiant 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 John Hiller 4
3 Buzz Capra 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Jackie Brown 22
2 Mickey Lolich 22
2 Gaylord Perry 22
2 Rick Reuschel 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Zamora 3
2 Pedro Borbon 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Mike Garman 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .396
2 Cesar Tovar .385
3 Mike Schmidt .380
4 Johnny Grubb .375
4 Mike Hargrove .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Toby Harrah 8
2 George Hendrick 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
5 Willie Stargell 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Sal Bando 25
4 Ken Henderson 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 Tommy Harper 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Sprague 0.88
2 Andy Messersmith 0.92
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Larry Dierker 1.25
5 Wayne Garland 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mickey Lolich 56
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Bill Bonham 41
5 Gaylord Perry 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Ralph Garr .344
3 Reggie Smith .339
4 Richie Zisk .335
5 Don Money .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
2 Davey Johnson 34
2 Willie Stargell 34
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 George Scott 108
2 Willie Stargell 108
4 Sal Bando 106
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 100
2 Joe Morgan 73
3 Bill North 66
4 Cesar Cedeno 61
5 Tommy Harper 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.03
2 Andy Messersmith 2.14
3 Mike Marshall 2.40
4 Gaylord Perry 2.49
5 Jon Matlack 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
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 Gaylord Perry 233
5 Steve Carlton 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 31
2 John Hiller 30
3 Doug Bird 21
4 Rollie Fingers 19
5 Bill Campbell 18