On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 55 47 .539 --
Indians 52 49 .515 2.5
Orioles 52 50 .510 3.0
Yankees 51 52 .495 4.5
Brewers 51 52 .495 4.5
Tigers 49 53 .480 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 43 .587 --
Royals 51 50 .505 8.5
Rangers 53 52 .505 8.5
White Sox 51 51 .500 9.0
Twins 50 54 .481 11.0
Angels 41 64 .390 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 50 .515 --
Phillies 53 50 .515 --
Pirates 50 54 .481 3.5
Expos 49 53 .480 3.5
Mets 45 56 .446 7.0
Cubs 42 59 .416 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 37 .648 --
Reds 63 43 .594 5.5
Astros 55 50 .524 13.0
Braves 54 51 .514 14.0
Giants 48 58 .453 20.5
Padres 44 63 .411 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Scott 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 8
2 Mike Jorgensen 5
3 Vic Correll 4
4 Jeff Burroughs 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 2.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Dock Ellis 0.86
4 Phil Niekro 0.83
5 Dennis Blair 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
2 Don Gullett 8
3 Bill Bonham 6
3 Dock Ellis 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Ralph Garr .366
3 Richie Zisk .322
4 Reggie Smith .321
5 Jorge Orta .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 27
2 Jim Wynn 24
3 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Cesar Cedeno 22
5 4 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 82
1 Mike Schmidt 82
3 Jeff Burroughs 80
4 Jim Wynn 76
5 Ron Cey 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 42
3 Davey Lopes 39
4 Cesar Cedeno 38
5 Bill North 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.03
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 Luis Tiant 16
1 Wilbur Wood 16
3 Steve Busby 15
3 Gaylord Perry 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Steve Carlton 159
3 Bert Blyleven 154
4 Gaylord Perry 147
5 Andy Messersmith 146

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 Alex Johnson .441
2 Bruce Bochte .433
3 Willie Stargell .420
4 George Scott .417
5 Tommy Helms .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Bobby Darwin 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Bobby Darwin 15
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Ron Cey 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Garry Maddox 9
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Bill Buckner 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.35
2 Sparky Lyle 0.71
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Ray Corbin 1.20
5 Ron Schueler 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Jim Bibby 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
5 Fergie Jenkins 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .391
2 Willie Stargell .390
3 George Scott .384
4 Jerry Grote .382
5 Milt May .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 10
2 Dick Allen 9
3 Willie McCovey 7
3 Gene Tenace 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 26
1 Bobby Murcer 26
1 Mike Schmidt 26
4 Bill Melton 25
5 Tony Perez 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Larry Lintz 11
3 Mickey Rivers 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.40
2 Bruce Dal Canton 1.82
3 Don Gullett 1.82
4 Doc Medich 1.88
5 Tom Carroll 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Steve Carlton 45
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Joe Coleman 43
4 Andy Messersmith 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Terry Forster 5
4 Pedro Borbon 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .357
3 Carl Yastrzemski .335
4 Richie Zisk .328
5 Reggie Smith .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 116
2 George Scott 112
3 Sal Bando 110
4 Cesar Cedeno 108
5 Tony Perez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 100
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bill North 55
5 Tommy Harper 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.08
2 Andy Messersmith 2.14
3 Buzz Capra 2.19
4 Gaylord Perry 2.28
5 Mike Marshall 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Steve Busby 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 252
3 Gaylord Perry 231
4 Steve Carlton 223
4 Tom Seaver 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 26
2 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Doug Bird 21
5 Bill Campbell 20