On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 52 .552 --
Indians 58 54 .518 4.0
Orioles 58 57 .504 5.5
Yankees 56 59 .487 7.5
Tigers 55 62 .470 9.5
Brewers 55 62 .470 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 49 .585 --
Royals 61 54 .530 6.5
White Sox 58 57 .504 9.5
Rangers 60 59 .504 9.5
Twins 57 60 .487 11.5
Angels 46 72 .390 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 57 .517 --
Phillies 60 57 .513 0.5
Pirates 59 58 .504 1.5
Expos 55 59 .482 4.0
Mets 50 63 .442 8.5
Cubs 46 67 .407 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 42 .641 --
Reds 70 48 .593 5.5
Braves 62 54 .534 12.5
Astros 59 56 .513 15.0
Giants 53 65 .449 22.5
Padres 47 71 .398 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Richie Zisk 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Dan Driessen 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 George Foster 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 5
2 Boog Powell 4
3 Dave Kingman 3
3 Mike Schmidt 3
3 Richie Zisk 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.60
2 Vicente Romo 1.00
3 Al Downing 0.83
4 Ron Reed 0.80
5 Sonny Siebert 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sonny Siebert 11
2 Jon Matlack 8
2 Ron Reed 8
4 Bill Bonham 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Ron Schueler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .365
3 Mike Hargrove .347
4 Greg Gross .325
5 Willie Montanez .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 95
2 Mike Schmidt 91
3 Johnny Bench 89
4 Cesar Cedeno 84
4 Jim Wynn 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Davey Lopes 47
2 Joe Morgan 47
4 Bill North 43
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.25
2 Buzz Capra 2.28
3 Mike Marshall 2.31
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Jon Matlack 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 18
1 Wilbur Wood 18
3 Steve Busby 17
3 Catfish Hunter 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 Amos Otis .460
3 Jay Johnstone .419
4 Greg Gross .412
5 Jeff Burroughs .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 19
2 Johnny Bench 18
3 Amos Otis 17
4 Sal Bando 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Joe Morgan 6
3 Bill North 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
3 Rich Folkers 0.54
4 Bill Campbell 0.57
5 Geoff Zahn 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Bill Bonham 23
3 Andy Messersmith 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Grant Jackson 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .417
2 Jeff Burroughs .385
3 Willie Montanez .379
4 Jose Cardenal .378
5 Jay Johnstone .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Bobby Darwin 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 29
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Richie Zisk 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.67
2 Phil Niekro 0.89
3 Ron Schueler 1.15
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.36
5 Dock Ellis 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Steve Carlton 53
3 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Fergie Jenkins 40
5 Steve Busby 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Reggie Smith .323
4 Carl Yastrzemski .320
5 Jorge Orta .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Dick Allen 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Willie Stargell 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
2 Sal Bando 120
3 Johnny Bench 105
3 Cesar Cedeno 105
3 Mike Schmidt 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 108
2 Joe Morgan 68
3 Bill North 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.03
2 Andy Messersmith 2.29
3 Buzz Capra 2.38
4 Mike Marshall 2.47
5 Jon Matlack 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 23
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
1 Luis Tiant 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 368
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Steve Carlton 228
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Tom Seaver 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 24
2 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 John Hiller 21
5 Doug Bird 19