On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 60 49 .550 --
Indians 57 50 .533 2.0
Orioles 57 53 .518 3.5
Yankees 53 56 .486 7.0
Tigers 52 58 .473 8.5
Brewers 52 58 .473 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 47 .577 --
Royals 55 52 .514 7.0
Rangers 57 55 .509 7.5
White Sox 55 54 .505 8.0
Twins 53 58 .477 11.0
Angels 43 68 .387 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 52 .532 --
Phillies 56 54 .509 2.5
Pirates 53 57 .482 5.5
Expos 50 58 .463 7.5
Mets 47 59 .443 9.5
Cubs 46 61 .430 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 38 .658 --
Reds 67 45 .598 6.5
Astros 57 52 .523 15.0
Braves 57 53 .518 15.5
Giants 50 63 .442 24.0
Padres 45 68 .398 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Ellis 5
1 Bake McBride 5
1 Joe Torre 5
4 Dwight Evans 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Jay Johnstone 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 John Ellis 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Ken Henderson 4
2 Willie Montanez 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Darrel Chaney 1
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.60
2 Wilbur Wood 0.78
3 Steve Carlton 0.67
4 Jerry Koosman 0.56
4 Don Sutton 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
1 Phil Niekro 8
4 Wilbur Wood 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .366
3 Jorge Orta .325
4 Carl Yastrzemski .324
5 Greg Gross .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 29
2 Jim Wynn 26
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 91
2 Mike Schmidt 87
3 Cesar Cedeno 82
4 Jim Wynn 81
5 Johnny Bench 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Joe Morgan 45
3 Davey Lopes 44
4 Bill North 40
5 Cesar Cedeno 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.18
2 Buzz Capra 2.29
3 Gaylord Perry 2.32
4 Mike Marshall 2.37
5 Jim Barr 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 17
1 Wilbur Wood 17
3 Steve Busby 16
4 Jim Bibby 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 228
2 Steve Carlton 175
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 Bruce Bochte .467
2 Jeff Burroughs .447
3 Mike Jorgensen .410
4 Rich Coggins .400
4 Ralph Garr .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Bobby Darwin 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 20
1 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Jeff Burroughs 18
4 Don Baylor 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Rod Carew 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
2 Bill Butler 0.63
3 Phil Niekro 0.67
4 John Hiller 0.67
5 Rich Folkers 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 35
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Don Sutton 22
5 Bert Blyleven 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .402
2 Ralph Garr .400
2 Milt May .400
4 Jay Johnstone .371
5 Rich Coggins .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
1 Bobby Darwin 8
1 Willie McCovey 8
1 Bill Melton 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Sal Bando 28
3 Tony Perez 27
3 Mike Schmidt 27
5 Bobby Darwin 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 25
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Rod Carew 11
4 Larry Lintz 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.08
2 Doc Medich 1.71
3 Luis Tiant 1.83
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 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Bert Blyleven 47
2 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Andy Messersmith 46
5 Don Gullett 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Carl Yastrzemski .337
4 Reggie Smith .322
5 Reggie Jackson .317

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 121
2 Sal Bando 118
3 George Scott 107
4 Cesar Cedeno 105
4 Mike Schmidt 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 106
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bill North 56
5 Tommy Harper 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.17
2 Buzz Capra 2.34
3 Mike Marshall 2.51
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 251
3 Steve Carlton 233
4 Gaylord Perry 229
5 Tom Seaver 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 26
2 John Hiller 24
3 Bill Campbell 22
3 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Doug Bird 20