On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 53 .547 --
Indians 59 55 .518 3.5
Orioles 59 58 .504 5.0
Yankees 57 59 .491 6.5
Brewers 56 62 .475 8.5
Tigers 55 63 .466 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 50 .580 --
Royals 62 54 .534 5.5
White Sox 59 58 .504 9.0
Rangers 60 60 .500 9.5
Twins 58 61 .487 11.0
Angels 47 72 .395 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 57 .521 --
Phillies 60 58 .508 1.5
Pirates 59 59 .500 2.5
Expos 55 60 .478 5.0
Mets 51 63 .447 8.5
Cubs 48 67 .417 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 43 .636 --
Reds 71 48 .597 4.5
Braves 63 54 .538 11.5
Astros 59 58 .504 15.5
Giants 54 65 .454 21.5
Padres 47 72 .395 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Dent 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Milt May 2
1 Tommy McCraw 2
1 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Jerry Morales 1
1 Tony Oliva 1
1 Earl Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Duffy 2
1 Greg Gross 2
1 Jerry Morales 2
4 Paul Blair 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Bill Madlock 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 1.11
2 Rick Reuschel 0.83
3 J. R. Richard 0.80
4 Jim Kaat 0.50
5 Bert Blyleven 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Gaylord Perry 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 10
2 Rick Reuschel 5
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Jim Kaat 4
3 J. R. Richard 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .364
3 Mike Hargrove .347
4 Greg Gross .323
5 Richie Zisk .322

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 96
2 Mike Schmidt 91
3 Johnny Bench 90
4 Cesar Cedeno 84
4 Jim Wynn 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Joe Morgan 50
3 Davey Lopes 47
4 Bill North 43
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.25
2 Buzz Capra 2.28
3 Mike Marshall 2.32
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Jon Matlack 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 18
1 Luis Tiant 18
1 Wilbur Wood 18
4 Catfish Hunter 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Steve Carlton 181
3 Bert Blyleven 175
4 Andy Messersmith 162
5 Gaylord Perry 157

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .486
2 Amos Otis .450
3 John Ellis .424
4 Mike Hargrove .418
5 Hal McRae .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 5
1 Johnny Bench 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Jeff Burroughs 16
2 Amos Otis 16
4 Orlando Cepeda 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Davey Lopes 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Enzo Hernandez 6
4 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Folkers 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Bill Campbell 0.54
4 Rudy May 0.59
5 Geoff Zahn 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Rudy May 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Steve Busby 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
5 Bert Blyleven 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
4 Grant Jackson 3
5 4 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .402
2 Jeff Burroughs .379
3 Mike Hargrove .376
4 Willie Montanez .366
5 Dick Allen .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Jeff Burroughs 25
3 Amos Otis 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Bill Buckner 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.59
2 Phil Niekro 1.09
3 Rich Folkers 1.44
4 Dock Ellis 1.56
5 Ron Schueler 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Bert Blyleven 46
2 Fergie Jenkins 46
4 Steve Busby 45
5 Steve Carlton 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .355
2 Rod Carew .354
3 Reggie Smith .323
4 Carl Yastrzemski .321
5 Jorge Orta .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 Sal Bando 121
3 Johnny Bench 106
4 Cesar Cedeno 105
4 2 others tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 106
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Bill North 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.29
2 Buzz Capra 2.41
3 Mike Marshall 2.47
4 Gaylord Perry 2.48
5 Jon Matlack 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 23
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Gaylord Perry 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
1 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 368
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Steve Carlton 228
4 Gaylord Perry 224
5 Tom Seaver 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 24
1 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 John Hiller 20
5 Doug Bird 18