On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 54 .550 --
Indians 60 57 .513 4.5
Orioles 61 59 .508 5.0
Yankees 60 60 .500 6.0
Brewers 58 63 .479 8.5
Tigers 57 64 .471 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 52 .574 --
Royals 63 56 .529 5.5
Rangers 62 61 .504 8.5
White Sox 60 61 .496 9.5
Twins 59 63 .484 11.0
Angels 48 74 .393 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 57 .533 --
Pirates 62 59 .512 2.5
Phillies 62 59 .512 2.5
Expos 56 62 .475 7.0
Mets 52 65 .444 10.5
Cubs 50 68 .424 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 46 .620 --
Reds 73 49 .598 2.5
Braves 64 56 .533 10.5
Astros 61 59 .508 13.5
Giants 54 68 .443 21.5
Padres 48 74 .393 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 4
1 Cleon Jones 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Richie Zisk 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Bob Robertson 4
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 Larry Hisle 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.25
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Tom Walker 1.00
4 Fritz Peterson 0.83
5 Dick Ruthven 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 7
1 Dick Ruthven 7
3 Steve Busby 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .356
3 Mike Hargrove .342
4 Richie Zisk .327
5 Greg Gross .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Jim Wynn 27
4 Johnny Bench 24
4 Jeff Burroughs 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 100
2 Mike Schmidt 94
3 Johnny Bench 90
4 Dick Allen 84
4 2 others tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Davey Lopes 47
4 Bill North 45
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.30
2 Andy Messersmith 2.34
3 Buzz Capra 2.43
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 19
2 Steve Busby 18
2 Wilbur Wood 18
4 Jim Bibby 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 269
2 Steve Carlton 182
3 Bert Blyleven 175
4 Andy Messersmith 164
5 Mickey Lolich 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 17
1 Terry Forster 17
1 Mike Marshall 17
4 Rollie Fingers 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Ellis .424
2 Pat Kelly .413
3 Dick Allen .404
4 Al Oliver .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 15
1 Ken Henderson 15
1 Amos Otis 15
1 Richie Zisk 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Davey Lopes 7
4 Larry Bowa 6
4 Dave Concepcion 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.43
2 Rudy May 0.60
3 Jim Palmer 0.69
4 Blue Moon Odom 0.73
5 Dale Murray 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Steve Busby 28
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
4 Bill Bonham 23
5 Bert Blyleven 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Grant Jackson 3
2 Tom Murphy 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .389
2 John Ellis .368
3 Mike Hargrove .363
4 Willie Montanez .357
5 Alex Johnson .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 Gene Tenace 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 29
2 Johnny Bench 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Amos Otis 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Davey Lopes 12
2 Joe Morgan 12
4 Dave Concepcion 11
5 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.70
2 Tom Murphy 0.71
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Rudy May 1.08
5 Phil Niekro 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Fergie Jenkins 44
3 Steve Carlton 42
4 Steve Busby 41
5 Bert Blyleven 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Ralph Garr .347
3 Carl Yastrzemski .325
4 Reggie Smith .324
5 Richie Zisk .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Willie Stargell 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 126
2 Sal Bando 121
3 Mike Schmidt 108
3 Reggie Smith 108
5 Johnny Bench 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 108
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Bill North 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.94
2 Andy Messersmith 2.24
3 Mike Marshall 2.35
4 Gaylord Perry 2.48
5 Buzz Capra 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 24
2 Steve Busby 23
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Gaylord Perry 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 364
2 Bert Blyleven 244
3 Gaylord Perry 224
4 Steve Carlton 218
5 Tom Seaver 210

Saves

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