On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 49 43 .533 --
Orioles 47 43 .522 1.0
Indians 46 44 .511 2.0
Brewers 46 45 .505 2.5
Yankees 46 46 .500 3.0
Tigers 45 47 .489 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 39 .581 --
White Sox 46 44 .511 6.5
Royals 46 45 .505 7.0
Rangers 46 49 .484 9.0
Twins 44 50 .468 10.5
Angels 37 57 .394 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 45 .511 --
Expos 44 45 .494 1.5
Cardinals 44 48 .478 3.0
Pirates 42 49 .462 4.5
Cubs 40 50 .444 6.0
Mets 38 51 .427 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 32 .660 --
Reds 56 39 .589 6.5
Astros 50 44 .532 12.0
Braves 50 46 .521 13.0
Giants 42 52 .447 20.0
Padres 42 56 .429 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Bob Boone 3
1 George Brett 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Lee May 3
3 Lou Brock 2
3 Ron Cey 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Larry Lintz 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 0.91
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.78
3 Joe Coleman 0.45
4 Catfish Hunter 0.43
5 Gaylord Perry 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 10
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5
5 Paul Splittorff 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Ralph Garr .364
3 Richie Zisk .331
4 Carl Yastrzemski .329
5 Reggie Smith .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 24
2 Jim Wynn 21
3 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Mike Schmidt 19
5 John Mayberry 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 74
2 Jeff Burroughs 71
3 Jim Wynn 67
4 Dick Allen 66
4 Mike Schmidt 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 39
3 Bill North 37
4 Cesar Cedeno 35
4 Davey Lopes 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.47
2 Buzz Capra 1.88
3 Andy Messersmith 2.11
4 Larry Dierker 2.30
5 Mike Marshall 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
1 Wilbur Wood 15
3 Catfish Hunter 14
4 Steve Busby 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 193
2 Steve Carlton 140
2 Gaylord Perry 140
4 Bert Blyleven 137
5 Andy Messersmith 136

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 Milt May .500
2 Bob Coluccio .459
3 Ralph Garr .414
4 Ken Henderson .404
5 Richie Zisk .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Mike Hegan 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 21
2 Johnny Bench 15
3 Mike Hegan 14
3 George Scott 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Larry Lintz 8
1 Mickey Rivers 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 Willie Davis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Kison 0.73
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.75
2 Max Leon 0.75
4 Ron Reed 0.78
5 Mike Torrez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Bill Bonham 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 33
2 Vida Blue 29
3 Bert Blyleven 27
3 Joe Coleman 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
1 Oscar Zamora 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .388
2 Milt May .382
3 George Hendrick .366
4 Willie Montanez .365
5 Carl Yastrzemski .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 26
2 Dick Allen 25
2 Ken Henderson 25
2 Richie Zisk 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Larry Lintz 13
2 Davey Lopes 13
2 Mickey Rivers 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.03
2 Catfish Hunter 1.43
3 Oscar Zamora 1.57
4 Alan Foster 1.65
5 Jim Kaat 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Bill Bonham 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Andy Messersmith 51
3 Gaylord Perry 48
4 Joe Coleman 43
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Zamora 6
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 Tom Murphy 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Mike Marshall 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Ralph Garr .351
3 Carl Yastrzemski .336
4 Richie Zisk .335
5 Reggie Smith .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 121
2 George Scott 111
3 Cesar Cedeno 104
4 Sal Bando 102
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Bill North 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 59
5 Tommy Harper 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.99
2 John Hiller 2.10
3 Buzz Capra 2.10
4 Gaylord Perry 2.20
5 Mike Marshall 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Steve Busby 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 356
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Tom Seaver 239
4 Steve Carlton 237
5 Gaylord Perry 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Mike Marshall 26
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Doug Bird 19
4 Pedro Borbon 19