On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 55 .560 --
Yankees 64 61 .512 6.0
Orioles 63 62 .504 7.0
Indians 61 61 .500 7.5
Brewers 61 66 .480 10.0
Tigers 58 68 .460 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 55 .567 --
Royals 67 58 .536 4.0
Rangers 66 62 .516 6.5
White Sox 62 64 .492 9.5
Twins 61 66 .480 11.0
Angels 50 77 .394 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 61 .520 --
Pirates 64 61 .512 1.0
Phillies 63 63 .500 2.5
Expos 58 65 .472 6.0
Mets 53 70 .431 11.0
Cubs 52 71 .423 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 47 .627 --
Reds 77 50 .606 2.5
Braves 70 56 .556 9.0
Astros 65 60 .520 13.5
Giants 56 71 .441 23.5
Padres 49 77 .389 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Rich Coggins 3
2 John Doherty 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Doherty 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Larry Haney 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 5
2 Cesar Geronimo 4
3 Paul Blair 2
3 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 5
2 Bill Russell 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 4.00
2 Catfish Hunter 1.40
3 Al Fitzmorris 1.33
4 Bart Johnson 1.17
5 Frank Tanana 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Don Sutton 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
4 Catfish Hunter 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .360
3 Richie Zisk .332
4 Reggie Smith .320
5 Greg Gross .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 28
4 Johnny Bench 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 104
2 Johnny Bench 98
2 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Jim Wynn 89
5 Steve Garvey 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Davey Lopes 53
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Bill North 46
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.22
2 Gaylord Perry 2.41
3 Andy Messersmith 2.47
4 Buzz Capra 2.49
5 Jim Barr 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 20
2 Steve Busby 19
2 Catfish Hunter 19
4 Jim Bibby 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Steve Carlton 187
3 Bert Blyleven 185
4 Mickey Lolich 172
5 Andy Messersmith 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 18
1 Mike Marshall 18
3 Terry Forster 17
4 Tom Murphy 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .471
2 Al Oliver .436
3 Dick Allen .425
4 Richie Zisk .423
5 Mike Hargrove .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gene Tenace 5
3 Darrell Evans 4
3 Barry Foote 4
3 Willie McCovey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 15
2 Steve Garvey 14
2 Gene Tenace 14
4 Dusty Baker 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Dave Concepcion 6
4 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.00
2 Dave Roberts 0.33
3 Juan Marichal 0.64
4 Dale Murray 0.71
5 Al Fitzmorris 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Jon Matlack 25
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
3 Tom Buskey 2
3 Mike Cosgrove 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .411
2 Willie Stargell .368
3 Al Oliver .357
4 Jose Cardenal .356
5 Ralph Garr .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Gene Tenace 9
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 33
2 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Sal Bando 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Davey Lopes 17
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.90
2 Juan Marichal 1.00
3 Dave Roberts 1.10
4 Al Fitzmorris 1.22
5 Bill Campbell 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Mickey Lolich 49
4 Steve Carlton 47
5 Steve Busby 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Ralph Garr .349
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Richie Zisk .323
5 Reggie Smith .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Jim Wynn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 126
2 Sal Bando 118
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Johnny Bench 110
5 Steve Garvey 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 110
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Bill North 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.36
2 Andy Messersmith 2.41
3 Buzz Capra 2.56
4 Gaylord Perry 2.63
5 Jon Matlack 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Luis Tiant 25
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Wilbur Wood 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Gaylord Perry 221
4 Steve Carlton 219
5 Mickey Lolich 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 25
2 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 John Hiller 20
5 3 tied 17