On This Day

Monday, September 2, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 62 .537 --
Yankees 71 63 .530 1.0
Orioles 69 65 .515 3.0
Indians 65 66 .496 5.5
Brewers 65 71 .478 8.0
Tigers 62 71 .466 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 57 .578 --
Royals 69 65 .515 8.5
Rangers 70 66 .515 8.5
Twins 67 68 .496 11.0
White Sox 66 69 .489 12.0
Angels 52 83 .385 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 63 .533 --
Cardinals 69 65 .515 2.5
Phillies 66 69 .489 6.0
Expos 61 70 .466 9.0
Mets 60 71 .458 10.0
Cubs 55 75 .423 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 50 .627 --
Reds 81 54 .600 3.5
Braves 75 61 .551 10.0
Astros 69 65 .515 15.0
Giants 61 74 .452 23.5
Padres 50 86 .368 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 John Briggs 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Jim Barr 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
1 Richie Zisk 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 2.00
2 Mike Cuellar 1.00
2 Ron Reed 1.00
4 Rudy May 0.86
5 Andy Messersmith 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 9
2 Luis Tiant 8
3 Larry Dierker 6
3 Rudy May 6
3 Dick Tidrow 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Richie Zisk .325
4 Steve Garvey .325
5 Jorge Orta .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 Johnny Bench 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 108
2 Johnny Bench 106
3 Mike Schmidt 103
4 Jim Wynn 96
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 Buzz Capra 2.55
4 Tommy John 2.59
5 Jon Matlack 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
2 Luis Tiant 20
2 Wilbur Wood 20
5 Steve Busby 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 304
2 Bert Blyleven 205
3 Steve Carlton 194
4 Andy Messersmith 190
5 Mickey Lolich 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 19
2 Bill Campbell 18
2 Terry Forster 18
4 Rollie Fingers 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .471
2 Rod Carew .432
3 Davey Lopes .429
4 Vada Pinson .425
5 Roy White .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Bob Bailey 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Thurman Munson 14
3 Steve Garvey 13
3 Toby Harrah 13
3 Richie Zisk 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Don Baylor 6
3 Ron LeFlore 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.33
2 Ken Holtzman 0.61
3 Bert Blyleven 0.69
4 Don Wilson 0.75
5 Dick Ruthven 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Frank Tanana 32
3 Bert Blyleven 30
3 Don Sutton 30
5 Mickey Lolich 28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .391
2 Al Oliver .388
3 Mike Hargrove .361
4 George Brett .354
5 Jose Cardenal .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 Willie McCovey 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
2 Jeff Burroughs 28
2 Richie Zisk 28
4 Thurman Munson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 32
2 Davey Lopes 15
3 Dave Concepcion 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.71
2 Tug McGraw 1.00
3 John Hiller 1.01
4 Tom Murphy 1.19
5 Rudy May 1.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Mickey Lolich 52
4 Bert Blyleven 51
5 Frank Tanana 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Tom Murphy 6
4 Bill Campbell 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Ralph Garr .340
3 Richie Zisk .324
4 Steve Garvey .323
5 Al Oliver .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
4 Willie Stargell 31
4 Jim Wynn 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 127
2 Johnny Bench 115
3 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Sal Bando 113
5 Richie Zisk 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 116
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.36
2 Gaylord Perry 2.52
3 Andy Messersmith 2.53
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 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 253
3 Steve Carlton 222
4 Gaylord Perry 219
5 Mickey Lolich 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 24
2 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18