On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 59 .550 --
Yankees 69 62 .527 3.0
Orioles 66 65 .504 6.0
Indians 65 65 .500 6.5
Brewers 63 70 .474 10.0
Tigers 62 70 .470 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 57 .571 --
Royals 69 63 .523 6.5
Rangers 69 65 .515 7.5
White Sox 65 68 .489 11.0
Twins 65 68 .489 11.0
Angels 52 81 .391 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 62 .530 --
Cardinals 68 65 .511 2.5
Phillies 65 67 .492 5.0
Expos 60 70 .462 9.0
Mets 59 71 .454 10.0
Cubs 54 75 .419 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 49 .629 --
Reds 81 52 .609 2.5
Braves 73 60 .549 10.5
Astros 68 64 .515 15.0
Giants 60 73 .451 23.5
Padres 50 83 .376 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy White 5
2 Gene Michael 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
4 Bruce Bochte 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Thurman Munson 5
3 Ed Herrmann 3
3 Jay Johnstone 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Randle 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 4.50
2 Joe Coleman 0.90
3 John D'Acquisto 0.80
4 Dave Goltz 0.67
5 Doc Medich 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 9
1 Fergie Jenkins 9
3 John D'Acquisto 8
4 Doc Medich 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 John Morris 1
1 Harry Parker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .356
3 Richie Zisk .330
4 Steve Garvey .324
5 Al Oliver .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Johnny Bench 27
4 Reggie Jackson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 108
2 Johnny Bench 105
3 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Jim Wynn 95
5 Steve Garvey 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 94
2 Davey Lopes 55
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Bill North 47
5 Cesar Cedeno 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.20
2 Gaylord Perry 2.36
3 Andy Messersmith 2.49
4 Buzz Capra 2.55
5 Jim Barr 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 304
2 Bert Blyleven 205
3 Steve Carlton 192
4 Andy Messersmith 181
5 Fergie Jenkins 180

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 .444
2 Cesar Geronimo .432
3 Davey Lopes .426
4 Vada Pinson .419
5 Roy White .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Bob Bailey 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 16
2 Johnny Bench 15
3 Steve Garvey 13
3 Rusty Staub 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.56
2 John Hiller 0.63
3 Pat Dobson 0.68
3 Catfish Hunter 0.68
5 Bert Blyleven 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Larry Demery 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Fergie Jenkins 30
4 Frank Tanana 27
5 Jon Matlack 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Dave Giusti 3
3 Tom Burgmeier 2
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .398
2 Al Oliver .378
3 Mike Hargrove .376
4 Bill Madlock .360
5 George Brett .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Willie McCovey 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 28
3 Richie Zisk 24
4 Thurman Munson 23
4 Al Oliver 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 29
2 Davey Lopes 16
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 Ron LeFlore 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.94
2 Tom Murphy 0.98
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Bert Blyleven 1.40
5 Ray Sadecki 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Frank Tanana 43
5 Mickey Lolich 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .342
3 Richie Zisk .327
4 Steve Garvey .320
5 Carl Yastrzemski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
4 Jim Wynn 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 127
2 Sal Bando 118
3 Johnny Bench 117
4 Mike Schmidt 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 112
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Bill North 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.32
2 Andy Messersmith 2.43
3 Gaylord Perry 2.52
4 Jon Matlack 2.57
5 Lynn McGlothen 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Steve Busby 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 253
3 Steve Carlton 220
4 Gaylord Perry 219
5 Fergie Jenkins 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18