On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 52 .548 --
Indians 58 54 .518 3.5
Orioles 57 57 .500 5.5
Yankees 56 58 .491 6.5
Tigers 55 61 .474 8.5
Brewers 54 62 .466 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 49 .581 --
Royals 60 54 .526 6.5
White Sox 58 56 .509 8.5
Rangers 60 58 .508 8.5
Twins 57 60 .487 11.0
Angels 46 71 .393 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 56 .521 --
Phillies 59 57 .509 1.5
Pirates 58 58 .500 2.5
Expos 55 58 .487 4.0
Mets 49 63 .438 9.5
Cubs 46 66 .411 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 41 .647 --
Reds 70 47 .598 5.5
Braves 61 54 .530 13.5
Astros 58 56 .509 16.0
Giants 53 64 .453 22.5
Padres 46 71 .393 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Don Money 3
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 1
1 Ron LeFlore 1
1 John Milner 1
1 Bob Oliver 1
1 Willie Stargell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Oliver 3
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 2
2 Ron LeFlore 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.11
2 Mickey Lolich 1.40
3 Steve Hargan 0.70
4 Catfish Hunter 0.67
5 Andy Messersmith 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 19
2 Steve Hargan 7
2 Mickey Lolich 7
4 John Curtis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .368
3 Willie Montanez .324
4 Steve Garvey .323
5 Hal McRae .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 31
2 Jim Wynn 27
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Johnny Bench 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 95
2 Johnny Bench 88
2 Mike Schmidt 88
4 Cesar Cedeno 84
4 Jim Wynn 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Davey Lopes 47
2 Joe Morgan 47
4 Bill North 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.25
2 Buzz Capra 2.28
3 Mike Marshall 2.31
4 Jim Barr 2.40
5 Gaylord Perry 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 18
2 Steve Busby 17
2 Catfish Hunter 17
2 Luis Tiant 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Steve Carlton 181
3 Bert Blyleven 171
4 Andy Messersmith 162
5 Gaylord Perry 155

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .500
2 Hal McRae .444
3 Amos Otis .438
4 Steve Garvey .421
5 Ralph Garr .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Dick Allen 5
3 Mike Schmidt 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 20
2 Johnny Bench 17
3 Sal Bando 16
3 Mike Hargrove 16
5 Amos Otis 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Davey Lopes 10
3 Freddie Patek 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
2 Bill Campbell 0.57
2 Rich Folkers 0.57
4 Geoff Zahn 0.64
5 Rudy May 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Steve Carlton 30
2 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Fergie Jenkins 29
5 Bert Blyleven 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .410
2 Willie Stargell .405
3 Jeff Burroughs .380
4 Ralph Garr .380
5 Jose Cardenal .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Bobby Darwin 8
3 Jim Wynn 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 32
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Tony Perez 27
4 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 25
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Garry Maddox 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.67
2 Phil Niekro 0.90
3 Ron Schueler 1.23
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.36
5 Dock Ellis 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 5
1 Jim Bibby 5
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Vida Blue 5
1 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Steve Carlton 53
3 Bert Blyleven 49
4 Andy Messersmith 45
5 Fergie Jenkins 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tom Buskey 6
3 Doug Bird 5
3 Bill Campbell 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .358
3 Reggie Smith .323
4 Carl Yastrzemski .323
5 Jorge Orta .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Dick Allen 31
2 Willie Stargell 31
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Jim Wynn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
2 Sal Bando 120
3 Johnny Bench 106
3 George Scott 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 107
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Bill North 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.03
2 Andy Messersmith 2.26
3 Buzz Capra 2.38
4 Mike Marshall 2.52
5 Gaylord Perry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 23
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Vida Blue 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 368
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Steve Carlton 233
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Tom Seaver 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 Bill Campbell 23
2 Rollie Fingers 23
4 John Hiller 21
5 Doug Bird 19