On This Day

Tuesday, July 9, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 45 37 .549 --
Orioles 45 37 .549 --
Red Sox 45 38 .542 0.5
Tigers 43 41 .512 3.0
Brewers 42 41 .506 3.5
Yankees 40 43 .482 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 37 .565 --
Royals 42 40 .512 4.5
Rangers 42 44 .488 6.5
White Sox 40 42 .488 6.5
Twins 38 47 .447 10.0
Angels 32 55 .368 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 40 .518 --
Phillies 42 42 .500 1.5
Expos 40 41 .494 2.0
Pirates 37 44 .457 5.0
Cubs 36 45 .444 6.0
Mets 36 47 .434 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 27 .690 --
Reds 48 36 .571 10.5
Astros 45 41 .523 14.5
Braves 45 42 .517 15.0
Giants 38 49 .437 22.0
Padres 37 53 .411 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Steve Brye 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Cleon Jones 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Pat Bourque 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 4
1 George Scott 4
3 Chris Arnold 3
3 George Foster 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.00
2 Al Downing 0.88
3 Vic Albury 0.83
4 Jon Matlack 0.67
4 Luis Tiant 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 7
1 Dave Pagan 7
3 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Jon Matlack 6
5 Vic Albury 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Montague 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Ralph Garr .361
3 Greg Gross .336
4 Reggie Smith .333
5 Jorge Orta .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 70
1 Cesar Cedeno 70
3 Steve Garvey 65
4 Mike Schmidt 62
5 2 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 33

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 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Wilbur Wood 14
3 Tommy John 13
4 Catfish Hunter 12
4 2 others tied 12

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 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .412
2 Bert Campaneris .406
3 Jorge Orta .404
4 Cleon Jones .404
5 Richie Zisk .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 7
2 Dick Allen 6
2 Jim Northrup 6
4 Bob Bailey 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 18
2 George Hendrick 16
2 Richie Zisk 16
4 Cesar Cedeno 15
4 Cleon Jones 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Bill North 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
2 Chuck Taylor 0.63
3 Bill Hands 0.64
4 Don DeMola 0.67
5 Tom Griffin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 27
1 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Mickey Lolich 25
4 Joe Coleman 24
4 Nolan Ryan 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Oscar Zamora 3
4 Tom Buskey 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .404
2 Ron Hunt .385
3 Steve Braun .362
4 Mike Schmidt .361
5 Willie Crawford .356

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 26
3 Ken Henderson 24
3 Richie Zisk 24
5 Bob Bailey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Davey Lopes 11
3 Bill North 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

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 Ken Brett 5
2 Ross Grimsley 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Gaylord Perry 48
3 Mickey Lolich 46
4 Vida Blue 42
5 Andy Messersmith 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Oscar Zamora 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Terry Forster 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 .331
4 Reggie Smith .328
5 Carl Yastrzemski .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Reggie Jackson 31
4 Davey Johnson 30
4 Lee May 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 123
2 George Scott 107
3 Willie Stargell 106
4 Reggie Jackson 105
5 Sal Bando 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
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 2.26
3 Mike Marshall 2.27
4 Jim Rooker 2.46
5 Gaylord Perry 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
3 Wilbur Wood 23
4 Vida Blue 22
4 2 others tied 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 Mike Marshall 29
2 John Hiller 28
3 Doug Bird 21
4 Bill Campbell 18
4 Rollie Fingers 18