On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 49 .555 --
Indians 57 51 .528 3.0
Orioles 57 54 .514 4.5
Yankees 54 56 .491 7.0
Tigers 53 58 .477 8.5
Brewers 52 59 .468 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 47 .580 --
Royals 57 52 .523 6.5
White Sox 56 54 .509 8.0
Rangers 57 56 .504 8.5
Twins 53 60 .469 12.5
Angels 43 69 .384 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 53 .527 --
Phillies 57 54 .514 1.5
Pirates 54 57 .486 4.5
Expos 51 58 .468 6.5
Mets 47 60 .439 9.5
Cubs 46 62 .426 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 39 .652 --
Reds 68 45 .602 5.5
Astros 58 52 .527 14.0
Braves 57 54 .514 15.5
Giants 50 63 .442 23.5
Padres 45 68 .398 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 5
1 Amos Otis 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Larry Hisle 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 3
1 Hal McRae 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Rich Coggins 1
1 Tommy Helms 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Billingham 1.67
2 Nolan Ryan 1.62
3 Roger Moret 1.50
4 Rick Reuschel 1.00
5 Andy Messersmith 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Jack Billingham 10
3 Larry Dierker 7
3 Steve Renko 7
3 Paul Splittorff 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Ralph Garr .364
3 Carl Yastrzemski .321
4 Jorge Orta .321
5 Steve Garvey .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 29
2 Jim Wynn 26
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Johnny Bench 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 92
2 Mike Schmidt 87
3 Johnny Bench 82
3 Cesar Cedeno 82
5 Jim Wynn 81

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 241
2 Steve Carlton 175
3 Bert Blyleven 163
4 Andy Messersmith 159
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 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .449
2 Bruce Bochte .438
3 Mike Hargrove .422
4 Oscar Gamble .417
5 Rich Coggins .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Sal Bando 5
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 20
1 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Jeff Burroughs 19
4 Don Baylor 17
4 Johnny Bench 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Rod Carew 6
3 Freddie Patek 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.67
3 John Hiller 0.67
4 Tom Buskey 0.98
5 Rich Folkers 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 4
2 Dick Bosman 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 Steve Carlton 35
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Mickey Lolich 24
5 Andy Messersmith 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt May .406
2 Willie Montanez .384
3 Rich Coggins .373
4 Ralph Garr .373
5 Mickey Rivers .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
1 Jeff Burroughs 8
1 Willie McCovey 8
1 Bill Melton 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 32
2 Sal Bando 28
3 Tony Perez 27
4 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Lee May 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 25
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Larry Lintz 10
4 Garry Maddox 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.08
2 Doc Medich 1.71
3 Luis Tiant 1.83
4 Joe Coleman 1.98
5 Bruce Dal Canton 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 6
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jim Barr 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Steve Carlton 57
3 Andy Messersmith 51
4 Bert Blyleven 47
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tom Buskey 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Pedro Borbon 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Carl Yastrzemski .338
4 Reggie Smith .319
5 Reggie Jackson .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 34
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Willie Stargell 30
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 Sal Bando 118
3 George Scott 107
4 Mike Schmidt 105
5 Cesar Cedeno 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 106
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bill North 56
5 Tommy Harper 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.18
2 Buzz Capra 2.34
3 Mike Marshall 2.54
4 Gaylord Perry 2.55
5 Jon Matlack 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Steve Carlton 233
4 Gaylord Perry 224
5 Tom Seaver 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 John Hiller 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Bill Campbell 22
5 Doug Bird 20