On This Day

Monday, July 8, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 45 36 .556 --
Orioles 44 37 .543 1.0
Red Sox 44 38 .537 1.5
Tigers 43 40 .518 3.0
Brewers 41 41 .500 4.5
Yankees 39 43 .476 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 47 37 .560 --
Royals 42 39 .519 3.5
Rangers 42 43 .494 5.5
White Sox 40 41 .494 5.5
Twins 37 47 .440 10.0
Angels 32 54 .372 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 39 .524 --
Phillies 42 41 .506 1.5
Expos 39 41 .488 3.0
Pirates 36 44 .450 6.0
Cubs 36 44 .450 6.0
Mets 36 46 .439 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 27 .686 --
Reds 47 36 .566 10.5
Braves 45 41 .523 14.0
Astros 44 41 .518 14.5
Giants 38 48 .442 21.0
Padres 36 53 .404 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Blomberg 4
1 Jim Mason 4
1 Roy White 4
4 Paul Blair 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Tony Solaita 3
1 Gene Tenace 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.62
2 Andy Messersmith 1.29
3 Vida Blue 1.00
4 Bert Blyleven 0.75
5 Steve Rogers 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 13
2 Andy Messersmith 9
3 Vida Blue 7
3 Ed Sprague 7
5 Bert Blyleven 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Johnson 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Ralph Garr .361
3 Reggie Smith .339
4 Greg Gross .337
5 Lenny Randle .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Jim Wynn 19
4 Mike Schmidt 18
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 70
2 Jeff Burroughs 69
3 Steve Garvey 64
4 Ron Cey 61
4 2 others tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 51
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.45
2 Buzz Capra 1.64
3 Larry Dierker 1.97
4 Andy Messersmith 2.01
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 7 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 181
2 Gaylord Perry 127
3 Bert Blyleven 122
4 Mickey Lolich 120
5 Steve Carlton 118

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 Dwight Evans .390
1 Eric Soderholm .390
3 Ron Hunt .389
4 Bake McBride .386
5 Bert Campaneris .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Bill North 8
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Larry Lintz 7
5 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
2 Don DeMola 0.49
3 Charlie Williams 0.69
4 Bob Gibson 0.71
5 Chuck Taylor 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Tom Griffin 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 27
1 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Mickey Lolich 25
5 Nolan Ryan 24

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 .391
2 Ron Hunt .377
3 Steve Braun .362
4 Bert Campaneris .361
4 George Hendrick .361

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 30
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Ken Henderson 25
4 Richie Zisk 24
5 Dick Allen 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bill North 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.96
2 Wayne Garland 1.32
3 Larry Dierker 1.45
4 Gaylord Perry 1.48
5 Max Leon 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Ross Grimsley 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Mickey Lolich 53
3 Gaylord Perry 48
4 Vida Blue 42
5 Andy Messersmith 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Ralph Garr .345
3 Richie Zisk .334
4 Reggie Smith .331
5 Pete Rose .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Hank Aaron 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 31
3 Reggie Jackson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 Willie Stargell 106
3 Cesar Cedeno 105
3 George Scott 105
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 97
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Tommy Harper 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.93
2 John Hiller 2.20
3 Mike Marshall 2.36
4 Jim Rooker 2.46
5 Gaylord Perry 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Wilbur Wood 23
4 Vida Blue 22
4 Steve Busby 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 372
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 244
4 Gaylord Perry 234
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