On This Day

Wednesday, September 4, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 63 .533 --
Yankees 72 63 .533 --
Orioles 70 65 .519 2.0
Indians 67 67 .500 4.5
Brewers 65 72 .474 8.0
Tigers 63 73 .463 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 58 .577 --
Rangers 72 66 .522 7.5
Royals 69 67 .507 9.5
White Sox 68 69 .496 11.0
Twins 67 70 .489 12.0
Angels 53 84 .387 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 63 .537 --
Cardinals 72 65 .526 1.5
Phillies 66 70 .485 7.0
Mets 63 71 .470 9.0
Expos 61 73 .455 11.0
Cubs 55 78 .414 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 51 .625 --
Reds 83 54 .606 2.5
Braves 77 61 .558 9.0
Astros 69 67 .507 16.0
Giants 62 75 .453 23.5
Padres 50 88 .362 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Don Kessinger 3
2 Mike Lum 3
2 Bake McBride 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Jorgensen 3
1 Earl Williams 3
1 Jim Wynn 3
4 Sal Bando 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 1.60
2 Jim Palmer 1.50
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.88
4 Steve Stone 0.83
5 Don Wilson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Medich 8
2 Rich Folkers 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
4 Jim Palmer 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Richie Zisk .325
4 Steve Garvey .324
5 Reggie Smith .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 30
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 Johnny Bench 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 109
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Mike Schmidt 104
4 Jim Wynn 99
5 Steve Garvey 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Davey Lopes 55
2 Joe Morgan 55
4 Bill North 47
5 Cesar Cedeno 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.26
2 Mike Marshall 2.28
3 Gaylord Perry 2.31
4 Buzz Capra 2.45
5 Jon Matlack 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 306
2 Bert Blyleven 205
3 Steve Carlton 194
4 Andy Messersmith 190
5 Fergie Jenkins 187

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .521
2 Roy White .438
3 Willie Stargell .426
4 Rod Carew .422
5 Sandy Alomar .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Toby Harrah 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
4 Bob Bailey 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 15
2 Toby Harrah 14
2 Thurman Munson 14
4 Johnny Bench 13
4 Earl Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Reggie Jackson 7
4 Dusty Baker 6
4 Garry Maddox 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.33
2 Ken Holtzman 0.38
3 Bert Blyleven 0.50
4 Don Wilson 0.75
5 Dick Ruthven 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Jon Matlack 27
3 Andy Messersmith 26
4 Don Sutton 25
5 Mickey Lolich 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Ken Forsch 2
2 Terry Forster 2
2 Dave Giusti 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .410
2 Willie Stargell .396
3 George Brett .374
4 Rod Carew .360
5 Richie Zisk .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
5 Johnny Bench 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Richie Zisk 29
3 Thurman Munson 25
4 Reggie Jackson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Concepcion 11
3 Davey Lopes 11
5 Ralph Garr 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.71
2 Tug McGraw 1.00
3 Ken Holtzman 1.18
4 Steve Foucault 1.19
5 Tom Murphy 1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 78
2 Fergie Jenkins 60
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Jon Matlack 46
5 Mickey Lolich 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Tom Murphy 6
3 Tom Buskey 4
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .342
3 Richie Zisk .330
4 Steve Garvey .322
5 Reggie Smith .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jim Wynn 32
4 Jeff Burroughs 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 127
2 Sal Bando 116
3 Johnny Bench 115
4 Mike Schmidt 114
5 Richie Zisk 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 111
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.33
2 Mike Marshall 2.36
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Buzz Capra 2.44
5 Andy Messersmith 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Luis Tiant 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Gaylord Perry 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 253
3 Gaylord Perry 223
4 Steve Carlton 218
5 Mickey Lolich 215

Saves

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