On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 57 .558 --
Yankees 67 62 .519 5.0
Indians 64 64 .500 7.5
Orioles 64 65 .496 8.0
Brewers 62 69 .473 11.0
Tigers 61 69 .469 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 56 .573 --
Royals 69 61 .531 5.5
Rangers 68 64 .515 7.5
White Sox 65 66 .496 10.0
Twins 63 68 .481 12.0
Angels 51 80 .389 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 62 .523 --
Cardinals 68 63 .519 0.5
Phillies 64 66 .492 4.0
Expos 59 69 .461 8.0
Mets 57 71 .445 10.0
Cubs 52 75 .409 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 47 .638 --
Reds 80 51 .611 3.5
Braves 73 58 .557 10.5
Astros 67 63 .515 16.0
Giants 58 73 .443 25.5
Padres 50 81 .382 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Barry Foote 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 Pete LaCock 1
1 Mike Lum 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
3 Rick Burleson 2
3 Dave Kingman 2
3 Ted Martinez 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
2 Steve Rogers 0.80
3 Wilbur Wood 0.75
4 Bill Bonham 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Curtis 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Bill Bonham 4
2 Ron Bryant 4
2 Andy Messersmith 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .359
3 Richie Zisk .330
4 Steve Garvey .326
5 Al Oliver .320

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 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 93
2 Davey Lopes 55
3 Joe Morgan 53
4 Bill North 46
5 Cesar Cedeno 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.12
2 Gaylord Perry 2.36
3 Buzz Capra 2.48
4 Andy Messersmith 2.49
5 Jim Barr 2.58

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 181
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
2 Al Oliver .411
3 Cesar Geronimo .400
3 Davey Lopes .400
3 Vada Pinson .400

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 Steve Garvey 14
2 Willie Crawford 12
2 Thurman Munson 12
2 Al Oliver 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Dave Concepcion 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.00
2 Mike Marshall 0.49
3 Clay Kirby 0.56
4 Tom Murphy 0.60
5 Ken Holtzman 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Frank Tanana 27
3 Jon Matlack 24
3 Don Sutton 24
5 Catfish Hunter 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 Tom Buskey 2
2 Mike Cosgrove 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .397
2 Mike Hargrove .376
3 Al Oliver .376
4 Steve Garvey .372
5 Amos Otis .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 Steve Garvey 24
4 Al Oliver 23
5 Reggie Jackson 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.85
1 Tom Murphy 0.85
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 John Curtis 1.48
5 Clay Kirby 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 84
2 Bert Blyleven 46
2 Fergie Jenkins 46
4 Frank Tanana 43
5 2 tied 42

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 .358
2 Ralph Garr .343
3 Carl Yastrzemski .327
4 Richie Zisk .325
5 Steve Garvey .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Sal Bando 119
3 Johnny Bench 110
4 Mike Schmidt 109
5 Steve Garvey 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 112
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.94
2 Mike Marshall 2.23
3 Andy Messersmith 2.43
4 Gaylord Perry 2.45
5 Buzz Capra 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
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 Tom Seaver 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 Bill Campbell 24
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18