On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 67 54 .554 --
Indians 60 57 .513 5.0
Orioles 61 59 .508 5.5
Yankees 60 61 .496 7.0
Brewers 59 63 .484 8.5
Tigers 57 65 .467 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 53 .569 --
Royals 63 56 .529 5.0
Rangers 62 61 .504 8.0
White Sox 60 62 .492 9.5
Twins 60 63 .488 10.0
Angels 49 74 .398 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 58 .528 --
Pirates 62 60 .508 2.5
Phillies 62 60 .508 2.5
Expos 57 62 .479 6.0
Mets 52 66 .441 10.5
Cubs 50 69 .420 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 46 .623 --
Reds 74 49 .602 2.5
Braves 65 56 .537 10.5
Astros 62 59 .512 13.5
Giants 55 68 .447 21.5
Padres 48 75 .390 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Steve Brye 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Vic Correll 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Marty Perez 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Bobby Darwin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Rennie Stennett 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Ralph Garr 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.29
2 Bill Lee 0.86
3 Rick Reuschel 0.62
4 Jim Rooker 0.60
5 Bill Champion 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 9
2 Bill Lee 6
2 Jim Rooker 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Leon 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .359
3 Richie Zisk .328
4 Greg Gross .323
5 Reggie Smith .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
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 95
3 Johnny Bench 91
4 Jim Wynn 86
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 84
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Davey Lopes 47
4 Bill North 45
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.22
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 Tom Murphy 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .426
1 George Brett .426
3 Greg Gross .406
4 Dick Allen .404
5 Al Oliver .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 15
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Johnny Bench 14
2 Orlando Cepeda 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Larry Bowa 6
3 Dave Concepcion 6
3 Ralph Garr 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.33
2 Juan Marichal 0.43
3 Rudy May 0.60
4 Dave Roberts 0.69
4 Jim Palmer 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bill Champion 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Don Gullett 22
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Steve Busby 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .370
2 John Ellis .369
3 Jeff Burroughs .368
4 Mike Hargrove .368
5 Bill North .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 Willie McCovey 8
3 Gene Tenace 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 Jeff Burroughs 29
1 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Bobby Darwin 25
5 Sal Bando 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 26
2 Davey Lopes 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Dave Concepcion 10
4 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.66
2 John Hiller 0.69
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Rudy May 1.08
5 Phil Niekro 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 5
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Dock Ellis 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 7
2 Bill Campbell 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Tom Murphy 5
5 Mike Marshall 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Ralph Garr .348
3 Reggie Smith .326
4 Carl Yastrzemski .325
5 Richie Zisk .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 126
2 Sal Bando 121
3 Mike Schmidt 109
4 Reggie Smith 108
5 Johnny Bench 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 108
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Bill North 59
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 2.28
4 Buzz Capra 2.54
5 Gaylord Perry 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 24
2 Steve Busby 23
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 364
2 Bert Blyleven 244
3 Steve Carlton 218
3 Gaylord Perry 218
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

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