On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 57 47 .548 --
Indians 54 49 .524 2.5
Orioles 52 52 .500 5.0
Tigers 51 53 .490 6.0
Yankees 51 54 .486 6.5
Brewers 51 54 .486 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 44 .585 --
Royals 52 51 .505 8.5
Rangers 54 53 .505 8.5
White Sox 52 52 .500 9.0
Twins 51 55 .481 11.0
Angels 42 65 .393 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 51 .514 --
Phillies 54 51 .514 --
Pirates 51 55 .481 3.5
Expos 50 54 .481 3.5
Mets 45 58 .437 8.0
Cubs 44 59 .427 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 37 .654 --
Reds 65 43 .602 5.5
Astros 55 50 .524 14.0
Braves 54 51 .514 15.0
Giants 48 60 .444 22.5
Padres 44 65 .404 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Lamont 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Frank Duffy 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Earl Williams 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 3
2 Ron LeFlore 2
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 Steve Garvey 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Greif 0.89
2 Steve Carlton 0.67
3 Dave Lemanczyk 0.62
4 Vida Blue 0.57
5 Ed Figueroa 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Bill Greif 8
3 Larry Demery 6
4 Nelson Briles 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Ralph Garr .366
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Richie Zisk .321
5 Steve Garvey .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 28
2 Jim Wynn 24
3 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Cesar Cedeno 22
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 83
2 Cesar Cedeno 82
3 Jeff Burroughs 80
4 Johnny Bench 77
5 Jim Wynn 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 43
3 Davey Lopes 40
3 Bill North 40
5 Cesar Cedeno 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.03
2 Buzz Capra 2.17
3 Mike Marshall 2.17
4 Andy Messersmith 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 167
3 Bert Blyleven 154
4 Gaylord Perry 147
5 Andy Messersmith 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 16
2 Mike Marshall 15
3 Bill Campbell 14
3 Randy Moffitt 14
5 Pedro Borbon 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill North .434
2 Bruce Bochte .432
3 Rick Burleson .432
4 Cesar Cedeno .405
5 Tommy Helms .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Tony Perez 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Johnny Bench 15
3 Sal Bando 14
3 Bobby Darwin 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Bill Buckner 7
3 Garry Maddox 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.35
2 Mike Marshall 1.31
3 Woodie Fryman 1.32
4 Dennis Blair 1.38
5 Tom Buskey 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Dick Bosman 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Bill Greif 22
4 Don Sutton 20
5 Andy Hassler 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Terry Forster 3
4 Tom Burgmeier 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt May .391
2 Gary Matthews .390
3 Willie Montanez .389
4 Ralph Garr .386
5 George Scott .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Bill Melton 9
3 Bobby Darwin 7
3 Willie McCovey 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Bobby Murcer 26
3 Tony Perez 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.13
2 Doc Medich 1.48
3 Oscar Zamora 1.71
4 Dave Giusti 1.78
5 Don Gullett 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Don Gullett 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Vida Blue 43
4 Andy Messersmith 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Terry Forster 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Ralph Garr .359
3 Carl Yastrzemski .343
4 Richie Zisk .325
5 Reggie Smith .321

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 115
2 Sal Bando 114
3 George Scott 110
4 Cesar Cedeno 107
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
3 Bill North 57
5 Tommy Harper 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.04
2 Andy Messersmith 2.14
3 Buzz Capra 2.19
4 Gaylord Perry 2.28
5 Mike Marshall 2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 248
3 Steve Carlton 231
3 Gaylord Perry 231
5 Joe Coleman 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 26
2 John Hiller 25
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Doug Bird 21
4 Bill Campbell 21