On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 43 35 .551 --
Indians 42 35 .545 0.5
Orioles 41 36 .532 1.5
Tigers 41 37 .526 2.0
Brewers 37 39 .487 5.0
Yankees 36 42 .462 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 35 .563 --
Royals 39 38 .506 4.5
Rangers 41 40 .506 4.5
White Sox 38 38 .500 5.0
Twins 34 44 .436 10.0
Angels 32 50 .390 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 41 36 .532 --
Expos 37 37 .500 2.5
Phillies 39 40 .494 3.0
Pirates 35 41 .461 5.5
Cubs 33 43 .434 7.5
Mets 33 45 .423 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 55 25 .688 --
Reds 45 34 .570 9.5
Braves 43 38 .531 12.5
Astros 41 40 .506 14.5
Giants 36 46 .439 20.0
Padres 36 49 .424 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Anderson 5
1 Cleon Jones 5
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 Bill Melton 4
3 Joe Rudi 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hegan 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Hegan 5
1 Cleon Jones 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Bill Melton 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Ron Woods 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Rich Coggins 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.83
2 Bert Blyleven 1.20
3 Jon Matlack 0.83
4 Ron Reed 0.75
5 Andy Messersmith 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Jon Matlack 10
3 Ed Sprague 8
4 Bert Blyleven 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Ralph Garr .357
3 Reggie Smith .346
4 Greg Gross .338
5 Reggie Jackson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 20
2 Jim Wynn 19
3 Cesar Cedeno 18
3 Mike Schmidt 18
5 John Mayberry 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 65
3 Steve Garvey 63
4 Jim Wynn 60
5 Mike Schmidt 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 50
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Bill North 35
4 Cesar Cedeno 34
5 Davey Lopes 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.31
2 Buzz Capra 1.43
3 Larry Dierker 2.05
4 Andy Messersmith 2.13
5 Mike Marshall 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Wilbur Wood 13
3 Tommy John 12
3 Lynn McGlothen 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 173
2 Bert Blyleven 116
2 Tom Seaver 116
4 Steve Carlton 114
4 Gaylord Perry 114

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .419
2 John Briggs .407
3 Jorge Orta .404
4 Eric Soderholm .400
5 Mike Hargrove .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 9
2 Tony Oliva 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 George Hendrick 5
3 Jim Northrup 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
1 Angel Mangual 15
1 Tony Oliva 15
1 Ted Simmons 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
1 Bill North 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 Bert Campaneris 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
2 Don DeMola 0.49
3 Bob Gibson 0.55
4 Dave LaRoche 0.60
5 Tom Griffin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Ed Sprague 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Andy Messersmith 23
3 Mickey Lolich 22
3 Jon Matlack 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Zamora 4
2 Pedro Borbon 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Terry Forster 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .389
2 Johnny Grubb .382
3 Cesar Tovar .373
4 George Hendrick .361
5 Mike Schmidt .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 29
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Sal Bando 25
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
5 Ken Henderson 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.96
2 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Larry Dierker 1.25
4 Ed Sprague 1.36
5 Wayne Garland 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 John Hiller 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Buzz Capra 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mickey Lolich 56
3 Bill Bonham 41
3 Andy Messersmith 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Ralph Garr .346
3 Reggie Smith .336
4 Richie Zisk .334
5 Don Money .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
2 Davey Johnson 34
3 Willie Stargell 33
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 4 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 George Scott 108
3 Sal Bando 106
4 Willie Stargell 104
5 Lee May 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Joe Morgan 73
3 Bill North 66
4 Cesar Cedeno 61
5 Tommy Harper 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.12
2 John Hiller 2.20
3 Mike Marshall 2.37
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Jim Rooker 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Steve Busby 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 370
2 Tom Seaver 257
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Steve Carlton 230
5 Gaylord Perry 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 30
2 John Hiller 29
3 Doug Bird 21
4 Rollie Fingers 19
5 Bill Campbell 18