On This Day

Tuesday, July 30, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 54 47 .535 --
Indians 52 48 .520 1.5
Orioles 51 50 .505 3.0
Brewers 51 51 .500 3.5
Yankees 50 52 .490 4.5
Tigers 49 52 .485 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 42 .592 --
White Sox 51 50 .505 9.0
Royals 50 50 .500 9.5
Rangers 52 52 .500 9.5
Twins 50 53 .485 11.0
Angels 40 64 .385 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 49 .520 --
Cardinals 52 50 .510 1.0
Pirates 49 54 .476 4.5
Expos 47 53 .470 5.0
Mets 45 55 .450 7.0
Cubs 42 57 .424 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 37 .644 --
Reds 62 43 .590 5.5
Astros 55 49 .529 12.0
Braves 53 51 .510 14.0
Giants 48 57 .457 19.5
Padres 44 62 .415 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
1 Chris Speier 4
3 Glenn Borgmann 3
3 Rich Coggins 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 1.00
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
1 Nolan Ryan 1.00
1 Don Wilson 1.00
5 Bruce Kison 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 9
2 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Andy Messersmith 7
4 Joe Decker 6
4 Lowell Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Ralph Garr .367
3 Jorge Orta .325
4 Carl Yastrzemski .323
5 Richie Zisk .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 26
2 Jim Wynn 24
3 Cesar Cedeno 22
3 Mike Schmidt 22
5 4 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 82
2 Mike Schmidt 79
3 Jeff Burroughs 77
4 Jim Wynn 76
5 Johnny Bench 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 41
3 Davey Lopes 39
4 Cesar Cedeno 38
5 Bill North 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.80
2 Buzz Capra 2.17
3 Andy Messersmith 2.24
4 Mike Marshall 2.24
5 Larry Dierker 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 16
2 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Luis Tiant 15
4 Jim Bibby 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Steve Carlton 159
3 Andy Messersmith 146
3 Gaylord Perry 146
5 Bert Blyleven 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 16
2 Randy Moffitt 14
3 Pedro Borbon 13
3 Bill Campbell 13
3 Mike Marshall 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .444
2 Tommy Helms .429
3 Gary Matthews .420
4 Cesar Cedeno .396
5 Rick Burleson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Bill Freehan 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Bobby Darwin 15
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Tony Perez 13
3 Jim Wynn 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Garry Maddox 9
3 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Larry Lintz 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.53
3 Don Hood 0.66
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Ray Corbin 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Jim Bibby 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Terry Forster 3
3 Doug Bird 2
3 Pedro Borbon 2
3 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .413
2 Willie Stargell .392
3 Gary Matthews .388
4 Ralph Garr .380
5 Jerry Grote .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 9
2 Dick Allen 8
3 Willie McCovey 7
3 Gene Tenace 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 26
2 Bobby Murcer 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
2 Richie Zisk 25
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Larry Lintz 11
3 Mickey Rivers 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 1.55
2 Phil Niekro 1.70
3 Bruce Dal Canton 1.82
4 Bill Champion 1.83
5 Doc Medich 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Jim Kaat 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Andy Messersmith 49
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Joe Coleman 43
5 Ross Grimsley 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Terry Forster 5
1 Tom Murphy 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Ralph Garr .356
3 Carl Yastrzemski .335
4 Richie Zisk .327
5 Reggie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 31
1 Cesar Cedeno 31
3 Willie Stargell 30
4 Lee May 29
4 Mike Schmidt 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 117
2 George Scott 111
3 Sal Bando 108
3 Cesar Cedeno 108
5 Tony Perez 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Tommy Harper 55
4 Bill North 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.08
2 Andy Messersmith 2.14
3 Gaylord Perry 2.14
4 Mike Marshall 2.34
5 Buzz Capra 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 243
3 Steve Carlton 233
4 Gaylord Perry 230
5 Joe Coleman 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Doug Bird 20
4 Bill Campbell 20