On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 50 .550 --
Indians 57 52 .523 3.0
Orioles 57 54 .514 4.0
Yankees 54 56 .491 6.5
Tigers 54 58 .482 7.5
Brewers 53 59 .473 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 47 .584 --
Royals 57 53 .518 7.5
White Sox 56 55 .505 9.0
Rangers 57 57 .500 9.5
Twins 54 60 .474 12.5
Angels 44 69 .389 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 54 .522 --
Phillies 58 54 .518 0.5
Pirates 55 57 .491 3.5
Expos 52 58 .473 5.5
Mets 47 61 .435 9.5
Cubs 46 63 .422 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 39 .652 --
Reds 68 45 .602 5.5
Astros 58 53 .523 14.5
Braves 58 54 .518 15.0
Giants 50 63 .442 23.5
Padres 45 68 .398 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Rudi 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Don Hahn 3
2 Pat Kelly 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Darrell Porter 1
1 Joe Rudi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 5
2 Jesus Alou 2
2 Doug Howard 2
2 Pat Kelly 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Henderson 2
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Fitzmorris 1.50
2 Tom Walker 1.29
3 Ron Reed 1.00
4 Joe Decker 0.75
5 Bill Bonham 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Walker 9
2 Bill Bonham 7
3 Joe Decker 6
4 Pete Broberg 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Andy Hassler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .366
2 Rod Carew .364
3 Steve Garvey .321
4 Carl Yastrzemski .319
5 2 tied .319

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
3 Catfish Hunter 16
5 3 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 .453
2 Rich Coggins .408
3 Cecil Cooper .405
4 Mike Jorgensen .400
4 Gary Sutherland .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 21
2 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 Freddie Patek 7
4 Rod Carew 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.67
3 John Hiller 0.67
4 Rich Folkers 1.08
5 Chuck Taylor 1.17

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 Willie Montanez .402
2 Ralph Garr .382
3 Willie Stargell .375
4 Rich Coggins .373
5 Mickey Rivers .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 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 32
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Tony Perez 27
4 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Lee May 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Garry Maddox 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.08
2 Ron Schueler 1.23
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.36
4 Doc Medich 1.71
5 Bill Campbell 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Steve Carlton 57
3 Andy Messersmith 42
4 Bert Blyleven 41
5 Fergie Jenkins 37

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 .360
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Carl Yastrzemski .333
4 Reggie Smith .322
5 Joe Rudi .320

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 119
3 George Scott 108
4 Mike Schmidt 105
5 Cesar Cedeno 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 104
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bill North 56
5 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.18
2 Buzz Capra 2.33
3 Mike Marshall 2.54
4 Gaylord Perry 2.55
5 Jon Matlack 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 23
1 Mike Cuellar 23
1 Gaylord Perry 23
1 Luis Tiant 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 361
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 Rollie Fingers 23
2 John Hiller 23
4 Bill Campbell 22
5 Doug Bird 20