On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 49 .542 --
Indians 56 50 .528 1.5
Orioles 56 53 .514 3.0
Yankees 53 55 .491 5.5
Brewers 52 56 .481 6.5
Tigers 52 57 .477 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 46 .582 --
Royals 54 52 .509 8.0
Rangers 56 55 .505 8.5
White Sox 54 54 .500 9.0
Twins 53 57 .482 11.0
Angels 43 67 .391 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 57 52 .523 --
Phillies 55 54 .505 2.0
Pirates 52 57 .477 5.0
Expos 50 56 .472 5.5
Mets 47 58 .448 8.0
Cubs 46 60 .434 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 37 .664 --
Reds 66 45 .595 7.5
Astros 56 52 .519 16.0
Braves 56 53 .514 16.5
Giants 50 62 .446 24.0
Padres 45 67 .402 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Gross 5
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Lou Brock 4
4 Don Baylor 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Steve Yeager 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Jim Mason 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 3
2 Larry Bowa 2
2 Lou Brock 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.40
2 Don Gullett 1.20
3 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
5 Wayne Twitchell 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Twitchell 10
2 Bert Blyleven 9
3 Rudy May 7
4 Bob Gibson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Grant Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .364
3 Carl Yastrzemski .325
4 Steve Garvey .321
5 Jorge Orta .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 29
2 Mike Schmidt 25
2 Jim Wynn 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 22
5 Jeff Burroughs 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 91
2 Mike Schmidt 87
3 Cesar Cedeno 82
4 Jim Wynn 79
5 3 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Davey Lopes 44
2 Joe Morgan 44
4 Bill North 40
5 Cesar Cedeno 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.18
2 Mike Marshall 2.19
3 Buzz Capra 2.29
4 Gaylord Perry 2.32
5 Jim Barr 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 17
2 Steve Busby 16
2 Wilbur Wood 16
4 Jim Bibby 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 228
2 Steve Carlton 167
3 Bert Blyleven 163
4 Andy Messersmith 154
5 Gaylord Perry 151

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .467
2 Bruce Bochte .463
3 Mike Hargrove .436
4 Rich Coggins .390
5 Mike Jorgensen .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Bobby Darwin 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 20
1 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Jeff Burroughs 18
4 Don Baylor 15
4 Bill Melton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Rod Carew 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.00
2 Bill Butler 0.63
3 Jim Slaton 1.00
4 Tom Buskey 1.17
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Tom House 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Steve Busby 20
4 Don Wilson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
5 2 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .391
2 Willie Montanez .384
3 Milt May .377
4 George Scott .369
5 Jeff Burroughs .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Bill Melton 9
3 Bobby Darwin 8
4 Sal Bando 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Sal Bando 28
4 Bobby Darwin 26
4 Bobby Murcer 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Davey Lopes 15
3 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Rod Carew 11
4 Larry Lintz 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.88
2 Luis Tiant 1.83
3 Doc Medich 1.90
4 Doug Rau 1.98
5 Joe Coleman 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Bert Blyleven 47
2 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Andy Messersmith 46
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Tom Buskey 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .356
3 Carl Yastrzemski .337
4 Reggie Smith .322
5 Lou Brock .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Willie Stargell 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 Sal Bando 118
3 George Scott 107
4 Cesar Cedeno 105
4 Mike Schmidt 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 105
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bill North 56
5 Tommy Harper 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.17
2 Buzz Capra 2.29
3 Mike Marshall 2.37
4 Gaylord Perry 2.53
5 Jon Matlack 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 361
2 Bert Blyleven 257
3 Gaylord Perry 229
4 Steve Carlton 225
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 27
2 John Hiller 25
3 Bill Campbell 22
3 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Doug Bird 20