On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 47 38 .553 --
Orioles 46 38 .548 0.5
Indians 45 38 .542 1.0
Brewers 43 41 .512 3.5
Tigers 43 42 .506 4.0
Yankees 42 43 .494 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 37 .565 --
Royals 42 42 .500 5.5
White Sox 41 43 .488 6.5
Rangers 42 46 .477 7.5
Twins 40 47 .460 9.0
Angels 32 56 .364 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 41 .512 --
Phillies 43 42 .506 0.5
Expos 40 42 .488 2.0
Pirates 37 45 .451 5.0
Cubs 37 46 .446 5.5
Mets 36 48 .429 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 28 .682 --
Reds 49 37 .570 10.0
Astros 46 41 .529 13.5
Braves 46 42 .523 14.0
Giants 39 49 .443 21.0
Padres 38 53 .418 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 4
2 Rick Monday 3
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3
4 Steve Braun 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Rick Miller 1
1 Rick Monday 1
1 Rico Petrocelli 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 3
1 Rick Miller 3
1 Rico Petrocelli 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Rich Coggins 1
1 John Lowenstein 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 0.89
2 Bill Lee 0.60
3 Dave McNally 0.57
4 Clay Kirby 0.56
5 Bart Johnson 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Doc Medich 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Medich 8
2 Bart Johnson 6
3 Clay Kirby 5
3 Steve Mingori 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Ralph Garr .364
3 Greg Gross .336
4 Reggie Smith .332
5 Carl Yastrzemski .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Jim Wynn 19
4 Mike Schmidt 18
5 John Mayberry 17

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 53
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.45
2 Buzz Capra 1.64
3 Andy Messersmith 2.01
4 Larry Dierker 2.02
5 Tommy John 2.36

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 185
2 Steve Carlton 128
3 Gaylord Perry 127
4 Bert Blyleven 122
5 Mickey Lolich 120

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 Bert Campaneris .418
2 Bake McBride .410
3 Bill Freehan .400
4 Mike Jorgensen .390
5 Cleon Jones .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 6
1 Jim Northrup 6
3 Toby Harrah 5
3 Bill Melton 5
3 Rick Monday 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 15
1 Richie Zisk 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Mike Hegan 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Larry Lintz 6
4 Dave Chalk 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.00
1 Mike Cosgrove 0.00
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
4 Chuck Taylor 0.63
5 Don DeMola 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Mike Cosgrove 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Jim Perry 3
5 47 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Joe Coleman 24
4 Jon Matlack 23
5 Vida Blue 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .392
2 Bert Campaneris .382
3 Rod Carew .367
4 Ron Hunt .361
5 Carl Yastrzemski .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 10
2 Dick Allen 9
2 George Hendrick 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 28
2 Ken Henderson 24
3 George Hendrick 22
3 Cesar Tovar 22
5 Bob Bailey 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Davey Lopes 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bill North 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.96
2 Wayne Garland 1.32
3 Gaylord Perry 1.48
4 Tommy John 1.62
5 Jim Barr 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Ross Grimsley 6
3 Ken Brett 5
3 John Hiller 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Gaylord Perry 48
3 Mickey Lolich 46
4 Andy Messersmith 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Ralph Garr .347
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Richie Zisk .329
5 Reggie Smith .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 34
1 Willie Stargell 34
3 Davey Johnson 31
4 Reggie Jackson 30
5 4 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 George Scott 108
3 Willie Stargell 105
4 Reggie Jackson 104
5 Sal Bando 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 97
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Tommy Harper 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.93
2 John Hiller 2.25
3 Mike Marshall 2.28
4 Jim Rooker 2.46
5 Gaylord Perry 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Wilbur Wood 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 376
2 Tom Seaver 245
3 Bert Blyleven 244
4 Gaylord Perry 234
5 Steve Carlton 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 29
2 John Hiller 27
3 Doug Bird 20
4 Bill Campbell 18
4 Rollie Fingers 18