On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 56 .556 --
Yankees 65 62 .512 5.5
Orioles 63 63 .500 7.0
Indians 62 63 .496 7.5
Brewers 62 67 .481 9.5
Tigers 60 68 .469 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 56 .566 --
Royals 68 59 .535 4.0
Rangers 66 63 .512 7.0
White Sox 64 64 .500 8.5
Twins 63 66 .488 10.0
Angels 50 79 .388 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 61 .520 --
Cardinals 66 62 .516 0.5
Phillies 64 64 .500 2.5
Expos 58 67 .464 7.0
Mets 55 70 .440 10.0
Cubs 52 72 .419 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 47 .630 --
Reds 78 51 .605 3.0
Braves 71 57 .555 9.5
Astros 66 61 .520 14.0
Giants 57 71 .445 23.5
Padres 49 79 .383 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Alvarado 3
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Jay Johnstone 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Darrel Chaney 3
3 Sandy Alomar 2
3 Steve Brye 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Fran Healy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buzz Capra 0.89
2 Bill Champion 0.80
2 Steve Renko 0.80
4 Jim Lonborg 0.60
5 Jim Perry 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Buzz Capra 8
1 Steve Renko 8
3 Bill Champion 4
3 Jerry Koosman 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Max Leon 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Ralph Garr .360
3 Richie Zisk .333
4 Al Oliver .321
5 Greg Gross .320

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 91
5 Steve Garvey 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Davey Lopes 54
3 Joe Morgan 53
4 Bill North 46
5 Cesar Cedeno 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.17
2 Gaylord Perry 2.41
3 Buzz Capra 2.48
4 Andy Messersmith 2.53
5 Jim Barr 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 20
2 Steve Busby 19
2 Catfish Hunter 19
2 Wilbur Wood 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Bert Blyleven 191
3 Steve Carlton 187
4 Andy Messersmith 177
5 Mickey Lolich 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 19
2 Bill Campbell 18
2 Terry Forster 18
4 Tom Murphy 16
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .482
2 Vada Pinson .447
3 Richie Zisk .442
4 Rico Carty .412
5 Hank Aaron .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gene Tenace 5
3 Darrell Evans 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 12
1 Rusty Staub 12
1 Gene Tenace 12
4 Steve Garvey 11
4 Jerry Morales 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Davey Lopes 7
3 Dave Concepcion 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.33
2 Larry Dierker 0.60
3 Dale Murray 0.71
4 Ken Holtzman 0.76
5 Al Fitzmorris 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bill Champion 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Jon Matlack 25
4 Roger Moret 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 5
2 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Mike Cosgrove 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .408
2 Mike Hargrove .398
3 Hank Aaron .386
4 Al Oliver .383
5 Willie Stargell .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Gene Tenace 9
4 Dusty Baker 8
4 Johnny Bench 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 Johnny Bench 29
3 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Bobby Darwin 26
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 25
2 Davey Lopes 17
3 Joe Morgan 13
4 Dave Concepcion 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.70
2 Tom Murphy 0.81
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Bill Campbell 1.08
5 Dave Roberts 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Bill Champion 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Fergie Jenkins 46
5 Frank Tanana 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Ralph Garr .350
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Richie Zisk .324
5 Reggie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Jeff Burroughs 34
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Jim Wynn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Sal Bando 117
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Johnny Bench 110
5 Steve Garvey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 109
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bill North 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.33
2 Andy Messersmith 2.46
3 Buzz Capra 2.55
4 Gaylord Perry 2.63
5 Jon Matlack 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Wilbur Wood 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 257
3 Gaylord Perry 221
4 Steve Carlton 219
5 Mickey Lolich 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 25
1 Mike Marshall 25
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18