On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 57 .555 --
Yankees 67 62 .519 4.5
Indians 64 64 .500 7.0
Orioles 63 65 .492 8.0
Brewers 62 69 .473 10.5
Tigers 61 69 .469 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 56 .573 --
Royals 69 61 .531 5.5
Rangers 68 63 .519 7.0
White Sox 65 65 .500 9.5
Twins 63 68 .481 12.0
Angels 51 80 .389 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 61 .527 --
Cardinals 67 63 .515 1.5
Phillies 64 66 .492 4.5
Expos 59 68 .465 8.0
Mets 56 71 .441 11.0
Cubs 52 74 .413 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 47 .636 --
Reds 80 51 .611 3.0
Braves 72 58 .554 10.5
Astros 67 62 .519 15.0
Giants 57 73 .438 25.5
Padres 50 80 .385 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 5
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Bucky Dent 3
2 Jim Fregosi 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Jim Fregosi 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Madlock 4
2 Thurman Munson 3
2 Ted Simmons 3
4 Rico Carty 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.43
2 Jon Matlack 1.40
3 Bart Johnson 1.00
4 Gaylord Perry 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Ramon de los Santos 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 10
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Don Sutton 8
4 Jon Matlack 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Baney 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jim York 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .360
3 Richie Zisk .333
4 Steve Garvey .326
5 Al Oliver .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Johnny Bench 26
4 Reggie Jackson 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 106
2 Johnny Bench 98
2 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Jim Wynn 94
5 Steve Garvey 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 91
2 Davey Lopes 55
3 Joe Morgan 53
4 Bill North 46
5 Cesar Cedeno 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.15
2 John Hiller 2.17
3 Gaylord Perry 2.36
4 Buzz Capra 2.48
5 Andy Messersmith 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 20
1 Luis Tiant 20
3 Steve Busby 19
3 Fergie Jenkins 19
3 Wilbur Wood 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Steve Carlton 192
3 Bert Blyleven 191
4 Andy Messersmith 177
5 Mickey Lolich 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 19
2 Bill Campbell 18
2 Terry Forster 18
4 Tom Murphy 16
5 Rollie Fingers 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .429
1 Al Oliver .429
3 Richie Zisk .420
4 Vada Pinson .419
5 Bake McBride .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 13
1 Steve Garvey 13
1 Jerry Morales 13
4 Thurman Munson 12
4 Al Oliver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Dave Concepcion 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.00
2 Tom Murphy 0.50
3 Clay Kirby 0.53
4 John Curtis 0.60
5 2 tied 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Frank Tanana 30
3 Fergie Jenkins 27
4 Jon Matlack 24
4 Don Sutton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 Tom Buskey 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .397
2 Steve Garvey .383
3 Mike Hargrove .382
4 Al Oliver .379
5 Jose Cardenal .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Reggie Jackson 9
4 Johnny Bench 8
4 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 Steve Garvey 23
3 Al Oliver 23
3 Mike Schmidt 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Davey Lopes 18
3 Dave Concepcion 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.85
1 Tom Murphy 0.85
3 Dave Roberts 0.88
4 Juan Marichal 1.00
5 Frank Tanana 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
4 Steve Busby 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 84
2 Fergie Jenkins 56
3 Mickey Lolich 52
4 Don Sutton 47
5 Bert Blyleven 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .348
3 Carl Yastrzemski .327
4 Richie Zisk .327
5 Reggie Smith .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
4 Jim Wynn 31
5 Cesar Cedeno 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Sal Bando 119
3 Johnny Bench 110
4 Steve Garvey 109
4 Mike Schmidt 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 110
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 61
4 Bill North 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.94
2 Mike Marshall 2.32
3 Gaylord Perry 2.45
4 Andy Messersmith 2.46
5 Buzz Capra 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Luis Tiant 25
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Steve Carlton 223
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Mickey Lolich 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 Bill Campbell 24
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18