On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 49 42 .538 --
Orioles 47 43 .522 1.5
Indians 46 43 .517 2.0
Brewers 46 45 .505 3.0
Yankees 45 46 .495 4.0
Tigers 44 47 .484 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 39 .576 --
White Sox 46 44 .511 6.0
Royals 46 44 .511 6.0
Rangers 45 49 .479 9.0
Twins 44 49 .473 9.5
Angels 37 57 .394 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 46 45 .505 --
Expos 44 44 .500 0.5
Cardinals 44 47 .484 2.0
Pirates 41 49 .456 4.5
Cubs 39 50 .438 6.0
Mets 38 51 .427 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 32 .656 --
Reds 56 38 .596 5.5
Astros 49 44 .527 12.0
Braves 50 45 .526 12.0
Giants 42 52 .447 19.5
Padres 42 55 .433 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Darwin 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
3 Steve Braun 3
3 Steve Brye 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 6
2 Steve Braun 4
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Leroy Stanton 4
2 Richie Zisk 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 3
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Fran Healy 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Wood 2.33
2 Jim Bibby 1.20
3 Bert Blyleven 0.80
4 Vida Blue 0.71
4 Randy Jones 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Wilbur Wood 7
3 Jim Bibby 6
3 Roger Moret 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Ralph Garr .365
3 Reggie Smith .331
4 Richie Zisk .329
5 Greg Gross .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 24
2 Jim Wynn 20
3 Cesar Cedeno 19
4 John Mayberry 18
4 Mike Schmidt 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 73
2 Jeff Burroughs 71
3 Dick Allen 66
4 Steve Garvey 65
4 Jim Wynn 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Joe Morgan 39
3 Bill North 36
4 Cesar Cedeno 35
4 Davey Lopes 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.40
2 Buzz Capra 1.88
3 Andy Messersmith 1.96
4 Larry Dierker 2.30
5 Mike Marshall 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
1 Wilbur Wood 15
3 Steve Busby 13
3 Catfish Hunter 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 13
1 Mike Marshall 13
1 Randy Moffitt 13
4 Pedro Borbon 12
5 Bill Campbell 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Coluccio .439
2 Milt May .436
3 Willie Montanez .411
4 Gary Matthews .404
5 Ralph Garr .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 6
2 Dick Allen 5
3 Toby Harrah 4
3 Mike Hegan 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 19
2 Bill Melton 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Mike Hegan 14
3 George Scott 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
1 Mickey Rivers 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Larry Lintz 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.60
2 Max Leon 0.66
3 Andy Messersmith 0.72
4 Bruce Kison 0.73
5 Mike Torrez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 29
2 Bert Blyleven 27
2 Gaylord Perry 27
4 Don Gullett 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .393
2 Willie Montanez .373
3 George Hendrick .365
4 Milt May .361
5 Al Oliver .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 11
1 Toby Harrah 11
3 George Hendrick 9
4 Bill Melton 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 25
1 Cesar Cedeno 25
1 Ken Henderson 25
1 Richie Zisk 25
5 George Hendrick 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Davey Lopes 13
2 Mickey Rivers 13
4 Larry Lintz 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.00
2 Andy Messersmith 1.15
3 Catfish Hunter 1.32
4 Gaylord Perry 1.57
5 Alan Foster 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Gaylord Perry 52
3 Andy Messersmith 41
4 Vida Blue 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 5
1 Tom Murphy 5
1 Oscar Zamora 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Mike Marshall 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Ralph Garr .353
3 Carl Yastrzemski .335
4 Richie Zisk .334
5 Reggie Smith .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Davey Johnson 32
2 Willie Stargell 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 29
4 3 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 121
2 George Scott 112
3 Cesar Cedeno 104
4 Sal Bando 102
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 97
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Bill North 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 60
5 Tommy Harper 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.96
2 John Hiller 2.09
3 Buzz Capra 2.09
4 Gaylord Perry 2.18
5 Mike Marshall 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 356
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Tom Seaver 239
4 Steve Carlton 234
5 Gaylord Perry 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
1 Mike Marshall 27
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Doug Bird 20
5 Pedro Borbon 19