On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 60 .545 --
Yankees 70 62 .530 2.0
Orioles 67 65 .508 5.0
Indians 65 66 .496 6.5
Brewers 64 70 .478 9.0
Tigers 62 71 .466 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 57 .575 --
Royals 69 64 .519 7.5
Rangers 70 65 .519 7.5
Twins 66 68 .493 11.0
White Sox 65 69 .485 12.0
Angels 52 82 .388 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 63 .526 --
Cardinals 69 65 .515 1.5
Phillies 66 67 .496 4.0
Expos 61 70 .466 8.0
Mets 60 71 .458 9.0
Cubs 55 75 .423 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 49 .632 --
Reds 81 53 .604 3.5
Braves 73 61 .545 11.5
Astros 68 65 .511 16.0
Giants 60 74 .448 24.5
Padres 50 84 .373 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Rod Carew 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Ron Cey 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Pat Bourque 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Ed Herrmann 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Bourque 3
1 Dave Cash 3
1 Ted Sizemore 3
1 Cesar Tovar 3
1 Steve Yeager 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 4
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Morris Nettles 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Torrez 1.00
2 Don Gullett 0.91
3 Mickey Lolich 0.83
4 Don Sutton 0.82
5 Dan Spillner 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 10
1 Mickey Lolich 10
3 Don Sutton 9
4 Jim Slaton 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Ralph Garr .356
3 Richie Zisk .329
4 Steve Garvey .325
5 Jorge Orta .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Dick Allen 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 99
4 Jim Wynn 95
5 Steve Garvey 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Davey Lopes 55
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Bill North 47
5 Cesar Cedeno 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.19
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 21
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
2 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 Mickey Lolich 186
5 Andy Messersmith 181

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .462
2 Davey Lopes .446
3 Rod Carew .444
4 Rick Burleson .425
4 Vada Pinson .425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 16
2 Johnny Bench 15
3 Willie Crawford 13
3 Steve Garvey 13
3 Rusty Staub 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Don Baylor 6
3 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Garry Maddox 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.53
2 Tom Murphy 0.60
3 Bert Blyleven 0.69
4 John Curtis 0.75
4 Don Wilson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
4 Larry Demery 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Fergie Jenkins 30
2 Don Sutton 30
5 Mickey Lolich 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
3 Dave Giusti 2
3 Tom House 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .387
2 Mike Hargrove .386
3 Oscar Gamble .369
4 Willie Stargell .365
5 George Brett .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Willie McCovey 8
4 Johnny Bench 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 32
2 Davey Lopes 16
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.71
2 John Hiller 0.94
3 Tom Murphy 0.98
4 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Tug McGraw 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Pat Dobson 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Mickey Lolich 52
4 Bert Blyleven 51
5 Don Sutton 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Tom Murphy 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .340
3 Richie Zisk .327
4 Steve Garvey .322
5 Carl Yastrzemski .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
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 127
2 Sal Bando 117
3 Johnny Bench 116
4 Mike Schmidt 110
5 Steve Garvey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 116
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Bill North 56

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 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Luis Tiant 25
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Steve Busby 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 253
3 Steve Carlton 220
4 Gaylord Perry 219
5 Mickey Lolich 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 24
2 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18