On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 48 41 .539 --
Orioles 47 41 .534 0.5
Indians 46 41 .529 1.0
Brewers 45 44 .506 3.0
Tigers 44 45 .494 4.0
Yankees 44 45 .494 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 51 39 .567 --
Royals 45 43 .511 5.0
White Sox 44 44 .500 6.0
Rangers 44 48 .478 8.0
Twins 43 48 .473 8.5
Angels 35 57 .380 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 46 43 .517 --
Cardinals 44 45 .494 2.0
Expos 42 44 .488 2.5
Pirates 39 49 .443 6.5
Cubs 38 49 .437 7.0
Mets 38 49 .437 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 30 .670 --
Reds 54 38 .587 7.5
Astros 49 42 .538 12.0
Braves 49 44 .527 13.0
Giants 40 52 .435 21.5
Padres 40 55 .421 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Carlos May 3
1 Rico Petrocelli 3
1 Manny Sanguillen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 2
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Glenn Borgmann 2
1 George Brett 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 Rich Coggins 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bart Johnson 0.75
2 Clay Kirby 0.70
3 Wayne Garland 0.67
3 Nolan Ryan 0.67
5 Bill Champion 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Clay Kirby 7
3 Bart Johnson 6
4 Reggie Cleveland 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Dave Sells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Ralph Garr .370
3 Reggie Smith .329
4 Greg Gross .327
5 Reggie Jackson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 22
2 Jim Wynn 20
3 Cesar Cedeno 19
4 Mike Schmidt 18
5 3 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 73
2 Jeff Burroughs 71
3 Steve Garvey 65
4 Jim Wynn 63
5 Mike Schmidt 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Joe Morgan 38
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.40
2 Buzz Capra 1.87
3 Andy Messersmith 1.96
4 Larry Dierker 2.02
5 Mike Marshall 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Wilbur Wood 14
3 Catfish Hunter 13
3 Tommy John 13
3 Luis Tiant 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 193
2 Steve Carlton 137
3 Gaylord Perry 135
4 Bert Blyleven 129
5 Andy Messersmith 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 13
1 Mike Marshall 13
1 Randy Moffitt 13
4 Pedro Borbon 11
4 Bill Campbell 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt May .429
2 Ralph Garr .414
3 Jerry Grote .412
4 Willie Montanez .404
5 Bill Freehan .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 6
2 George Hendrick 5
2 Jim Northrup 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 18
2 George Scott 15
3 Mike Hegan 14
3 Bill Melton 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Davey Lopes 8
3 Larry Lintz 6
3 Mickey Rivers 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
2 Ed Figueroa 0.47
3 Tom Carroll 0.60
3 Ron Reed 0.60
5 Don Gullett 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Joe Coleman 26
3 Ross Grimsley 26
5 Vida Blue 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Oscar Zamora 3
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Doug Bird 2
3 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .380
2 Milt May .368
3 Ralph Garr .367
4 Willie Montanez .363
5 Rod Carew .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 10
2 Dick Allen 9
2 George Hendrick 9
4 Bob Bailey 7
4 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 26
1 Ken Henderson 26
3 Sal Bando 24
3 George Hendrick 24
3 Bobby Murcer 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Larry Lintz 12
2 Davey Lopes 12
4 Mickey Rivers 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.00
2 Andy Messersmith 1.13
3 Wayne Garland 1.51
4 Andy Hassler 1.55
5 Gaylord Perry 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Ross Grimsley 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Gaylord Perry 52
3 Andy Messersmith 46
4 Joe Coleman 43
5 Mickey Lolich 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Zamora 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Tom Murphy 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Richie Zisk .329
5 Reggie Smith .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Davey Johnson 32
2 Willie Stargell 32
4 Reggie Jackson 30
4 Frank Robinson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 121
2 George Scott 113
3 Sal Bando 106
4 Cesar Cedeno 104
5 Reggie Jackson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 61
5 Tommy Harper 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.96
2 John Hiller 2.09
3 Gaylord Perry 2.27
4 Mike Marshall 2.31
5 Jim Palmer 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Luis Tiant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 239
4 Steve Carlton 234
5 Gaylord Perry 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
1 Mike Marshall 27
3 Doug Bird 20
4 Rollie Fingers 19
5 2 tied 18