On This Day

Sunday, July 7, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 45 35 .563 --
Red Sox 44 37 .543 1.5
Orioles 43 37 .538 2.0
Tigers 43 39 .524 3.0
Brewers 40 41 .494 5.5
Yankees 38 43 .469 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 37 .554 --
Royals 41 39 .513 3.5
White Sox 40 40 .500 4.5
Rangers 42 42 .500 4.5
Twins 36 47 .434 10.0
Angels 32 53 .376 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 38 .531 --
Phillies 42 40 .512 1.5
Expos 39 40 .494 3.0
Pirates 36 43 .456 6.0
Cubs 36 44 .450 6.5
Mets 35 46 .432 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 27 .682 --
Reds 47 36 .566 10.0
Braves 44 41 .518 14.0
Astros 43 41 .512 14.5
Giants 37 48 .435 21.0
Padres 36 52 .409 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Braun 5
1 Bobby Darwin 5
1 Ron Hunt 5
1 Rick Miller 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 5
1 Rick Miller 5
3 Darrel Chaney 4
3 Mike Hegan 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Rod Carew 2
3 Gene Clines 1
3 Dan Driessen 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bart Johnson 2.25
2 Roger Moret 1.12
3 Mickey Lolich 1.00
4 Tom Carroll 0.75
5 Ray Corbin 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Tom Carroll 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bart Johnson 9
1 Mickey Lolich 9
1 Roger Moret 9
4 Tom Carroll 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 2
2 Bob Apodaca 1
2 Will McEnaney 1
2 Horacio Pina 1
2 Milt Wilcox 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Ralph Garr .362
3 Reggie Smith .341
4 Greg Gross .338
5 Reggie Jackson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Jim Wynn 19
4 Mike Schmidt 18
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 69
1 Cesar Cedeno 69
3 Steve Garvey 64
4 Ron Cey 61
4 2 others tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 50
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.31
2 Buzz Capra 1.64
3 Larry Dierker 1.97
4 Andy Messersmith 2.13
5 Mike Marshall 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Wilbur Wood 14
3 Tommy John 13
4 Lynn McGlothen 12
5 6 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 181
2 Mickey Lolich 120
3 Steve Carlton 118
4 Tom Seaver 117
5 Bert Blyleven 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 13
1 Mike Marshall 13
1 Randy Moffitt 13
4 Bill Campbell 11
5 John Hiller 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Miller .424
2 Ron Hunt .411
3 Bert Campaneris .400
4 Cleon Jones .389
5 Cesar Cedeno .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 7
1 George Hendrick 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Jim Northrup 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 George Hendrick 18
3 Bob Bailey 17
4 Richie Zisk 16
5 Angel Mangual 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Bill North 8
5 Larry Lintz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
2 Don DeMola 0.49
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.50
4 Charlie Williams 0.60
5 Chuck Taylor 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Bill Bonham 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Jim Perry 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Don Gullett 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Oscar Zamora 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .380
2 Ron Hunt .377
3 Mike Schmidt .371
4 Willie Crawford .367
5 Johnny Grubb .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Toby Harrah 9
2 George Hendrick 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 29
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Dick Allen 24
3 Ken Henderson 24
3 Richie Zisk 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Bill North 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.00
2 Andy Messersmith 1.15
3 Ed Sprague 1.36
4 Wayne Garland 1.37
5 Andy Hassler 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Mickey Lolich 53
3 John D'Acquisto 40
3 Gaylord Perry 40
3 Dick Ruthven 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Steve Foucault 4
2 Oscar Zamora 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Ralph Garr .348
3 Richie Zisk .336
4 Reggie Smith .333
5 Pete Rose .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Hank Aaron 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 George Scott 106
2 Willie Stargell 106
4 Reggie Jackson 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 72
3 Bill North 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Tommy Harper 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.12
2 John Hiller 2.20
3 Mike Marshall 2.36
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Jim Rooker 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Wilbur Wood 23
4 Nolan Ryan 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 378
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Gaylord Perry 227
5 Steve Carlton 226

Saves

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