On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 51 .549 --
Indians 57 54 .514 4.0
Orioles 57 56 .504 5.0
Yankees 55 57 .491 6.5
Tigers 54 60 .474 8.5
Brewers 53 61 .465 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 48 .583 --
Royals 59 53 .527 6.5
White Sox 58 55 .513 8.0
Rangers 59 57 .509 8.5
Twins 56 60 .483 11.5
Angels 45 70 .391 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 55 .522 --
Phillies 58 56 .509 1.5
Pirates 56 58 .491 3.5
Expos 54 58 .482 4.5
Mets 48 62 .436 9.5
Cubs 46 64 .418 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 40 .649 --
Reds 69 46 .600 5.5
Braves 60 54 .526 14.0
Astros 58 55 .513 15.5
Giants 51 63 .447 23.0
Padres 46 69 .400 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Barry Foote 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.33
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.90
3 Vida Blue 0.80
3 Andy Hassler 0.80
5 Don Gullett 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 9
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Andy Hassler 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Leon 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .370
2 Rod Carew .368
3 Hal McRae .323
4 Greg Gross .322
5 Steve Garvey .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 31
2 Jim Wynn 27
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Johnny Bench 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 95
2 Mike Schmidt 88
3 Jim Wynn 84
4 Dick Allen 83
4 2 others tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Joe Morgan 47
3 Davey Lopes 46
4 Bill North 41
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.18
2 Buzz Capra 2.29
3 Mike Marshall 2.34
4 John Hiller 2.37
5 Jim Barr 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 18
2 Steve Busby 17
2 Luis Tiant 17
4 Catfish Hunter 16
4 Fergie Jenkins 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 Steve Carlton 175
3 Bert Blyleven 171
4 Andy Messersmith 159
5 Gaylord Perry 155

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .459
2 Ralph Garr .450
3 Jeff Burroughs .423
4 Amos Otis .419
5 Cecil Cooper .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Bobby Darwin 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 21
2 Sal Bando 19
3 Mike Hargrove 18
4 Mike Schmidt 17
5 Bill Melton 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Ralph Garr 6
4 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Tom Murphy 0.71
4 Rudy May 0.84
5 John Hiller 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Fergie Jenkins 29
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 Mickey Lolich 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .407
2 Bruce Bochte .400
3 Ralph Garr .387
4 Willie Stargell .375
5 Jeff Burroughs .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Bobby Darwin 8
3 Jim Wynn 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 29
1 Johnny Bench 29
3 Tony Perez 27
4 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 23
2 Davey Lopes 12
3 Mickey Rivers 11
4 Garry Maddox 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.67
2 Phil Niekro 0.90
3 Ron Schueler 1.23
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.45
5 Dock Ellis 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Bert Blyleven 49
3 Steve Carlton 47
4 Fergie Jenkins 46
5 Steve Busby 45

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 .363
2 Ralph Garr .359
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Reggie Smith .323
5 Joe Rudi .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 34
2 Dick Allen 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Sal Bando 120
3 George Scott 108
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 Cesar Cedeno 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 104
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
3 Bill North 57
5 Davey Lopes 52

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 Vida Blue 23
1 Steve Busby 23
1 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Mike Cuellar 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 361
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Gaylord Perry 228
4 Steve Carlton 227
5 Tom Seaver 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Bill Campbell 22
3 John Hiller 22
5 Doug Bird 19