On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 50 43 .538 --
Orioles 48 43 .527 1.0
Indians 47 44 .516 2.0
Brewers 46 46 .500 3.5
Yankees 46 47 .495 4.0
Tigers 45 48 .484 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 40 .574 --
White Sox 47 44 .516 5.5
Royals 47 45 .511 6.0
Rangers 46 50 .479 9.0
Twins 45 50 .474 9.5
Angels 37 58 .389 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 46 .505 --
Expos 44 46 .489 1.5
Cardinals 44 49 .473 3.0
Pirates 43 49 .467 3.5
Cubs 40 51 .440 6.0
Mets 39 51 .433 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 32 .663 --
Reds 57 39 .594 6.5
Astros 51 44 .537 12.0
Braves 50 47 .515 14.0
Giants 43 52 .453 20.0
Padres 42 57 .424 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Denny Doyle 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 4
2 Bill Freehan 3
2 Ken Henderson 3
2 Lee May 3
2 Amos Otis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Burleson 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Bosman 999.00
2 Dave Hamilton 0.80
2 Bart Johnson 0.80
4 Jon Matlack 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jackie Brown 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jon Matlack 5
4 Phil Niekro 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Ralph Garr .363
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Richie Zisk .330
5 Reggie Smith .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 74
2 Jeff Burroughs 71
3 Jim Wynn 69
4 Dick Allen 67
5 Mike Schmidt 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 40
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 Mike Marshall 2.29
5 Larry Dierker 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
1 Wilbur Wood 15
3 Catfish Hunter 14
3 Luis Tiant 14
5 2 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 14
1 Randy Moffitt 14
3 Pedro Borbon 13
3 Mike Marshall 13
5 Bill Campbell 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt May .455
2 Ken Henderson .418
3 Bob Coluccio .417
4 Willie Montanez .396
5 2 tied .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Bill Melton 4
2 George Scott 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 21
2 Lee May 15
2 George Scott 15
4 Johnny Bench 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Mickey Rivers 8
4 Willie Davis 6
4 Davey Lopes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.33
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.66
3 Max Leon 0.75
4 Pedro Borbon 1.04
5 Ron Reed 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Bill Bonham 3
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 28
2 Joe Coleman 27
3 Steve Carlton 26
3 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Bart Johnson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Tom Murphy 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .379
2 Carl Yastrzemski .367
3 Willie Montanez .365
4 Milt May .363
5 Cesar Cedeno .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 11
2 Dick Allen 9
3 Bill Melton 8
4 Bob Bailey 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 27
2 Cesar Cedeno 26
3 Bobby Murcer 25
3 Richie Zisk 25
5 Bob Bailey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Larry Lintz 14
3 Davey Lopes 13
3 Mickey Rivers 13
5 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.03
2 Catfish Hunter 1.43
3 Jim Kaat 1.48
4 Dick Bosman 1.48
5 Oscar Zamora 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
4 Bill Bonham 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 51
2 Gaylord Perry 48
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Joe Coleman 43
5 Jon Matlack 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 6
1 Oscar Zamora 6
3 Tom Murphy 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .352
3 Carl Yastrzemski .338
4 Richie Zisk .337
5 Reggie Smith .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Davey Johnson 32
3 Willie Stargell 31
4 Lee May 30
5 2 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 98
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
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
3 Luis Tiant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 356
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Gaylord Perry 235
4 Tom Seaver 230
5 Steve Carlton 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Mike Marshall 26
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Doug Bird 20
4 Pedro Borbon 20