On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 50 .554 --
Indians 57 53 .518 4.0
Orioles 57 55 .509 5.0
Yankees 54 57 .486 7.5
Tigers 54 59 .478 8.5
Brewers 53 60 .469 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 48 .579 --
Royals 58 53 .523 6.5
White Sox 57 55 .509 8.0
Rangers 58 57 .504 8.5
Twins 55 60 .478 11.5
Angels 45 69 .395 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 54 .526 --
Phillies 58 55 .513 1.5
Pirates 56 57 .496 3.5
Expos 53 58 .477 5.5
Mets 48 61 .440 9.5
Cubs 46 64 .418 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 40 .646 --
Reds 68 46 .596 5.5
Braves 59 54 .522 14.0
Astros 58 54 .518 14.5
Giants 51 63 .447 22.5
Padres 45 69 .395 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Don Hahn 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Ted Simmons 4
3 Don Hahn 3
3 Amos Otis 3
3 Bobby Valentine 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 John Lowenstein 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1
1 Del Unser 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.00
2 Steve Busby 0.90
3 Bob Apodaca 0.80
4 Steve Stone 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doyle Alexander 9
1 Steve Busby 9
3 Frank Tanana 7
4 Ken Holtzman 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .365
2 Rod Carew .365
3 Willie Montanez .320
4 Richie Zisk .319
5 Reggie Smith .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 30
2 Jim Wynn 26
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Johnny Bench 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 94
2 Mike Schmidt 88
3 Johnny Bench 83
3 Cesar Cedeno 83
5 Jim Wynn 82

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 John Hiller 2.37
4 Jim Barr 2.40
5 Mike Marshall 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 17
1 Luis Tiant 17
1 Wilbur Wood 17
4 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 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Bill Campbell 15
4 Randy Moffitt 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .472
2 Jeff Burroughs .472
3 Ralph Garr .418
4 Cecil Cooper .417
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Bobby Darwin 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 21
2 Sal Bando 19
3 Mike Schmidt 18
4 Bill Melton 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Larry Bowa 6
3 Rod Carew 6
3 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Phil Niekro 0.67
4 John Hiller 0.95
5 Rich Folkers 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Steve Busby 29
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Andy Messersmith 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Mike Marshall 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .407
2 Jeff Burroughs .385
3 Ralph Garr .378
4 Willie Stargell .377
5 Mickey Rivers .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
1 Jeff Burroughs 8
1 Bobby Darwin 8
1 Willie McCovey 8
1 Bill Melton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 32
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Tony Perez 26
3 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 23
2 Davey Lopes 11
2 Mickey Rivers 11
4 Garry Maddox 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.61
2 John Hiller 0.67
3 Ron Schueler 1.23
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.36
5 Bill Campbell 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 6
1 Steve Busby 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Steve Carlton 57
3 Steve Busby 45
4 Andy Messersmith 42
5 Bert Blyleven 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Reggie Smith .323
5 Reggie Jackson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 34
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Dick Allen 30
3 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Willie Stargell 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
2 Sal Bando 120
3 George Scott 107
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 Cesar Cedeno 104

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.00
2 Andy Messersmith 2.21
3 Buzz Capra 2.33
4 Mike Marshall 2.55
5 Gaylord Perry 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Vida Blue 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 361
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Gaylord Perry 228
4 Steve Carlton 227
5 Tom Seaver 214

Saves

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