On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 63 .537 --
Red Sox 72 65 .526 1.5
Orioles 72 65 .526 1.5
Indians 67 69 .493 6.0
Brewers 67 72 .482 7.5
Tigers 63 74 .460 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 59 .576 --
Rangers 73 67 .521 7.5
Royals 69 68 .504 10.0
White Sox 69 70 .496 11.0
Twins 68 70 .493 11.5
Angels 54 85 .388 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 63 .540 --
Cardinals 73 65 .529 1.5
Phillies 68 70 .493 6.5
Mets 63 72 .467 10.0
Expos 61 74 .452 12.0
Cubs 55 80 .407 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 86 51 .628 --
Reds 83 55 .601 3.5
Braves 77 62 .554 10.0
Astros 70 67 .511 16.0
Giants 63 75 .457 23.5
Padres 50 89 .360 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
4 Bill Madlock 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Larry Milbourne 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.20
2 Mike Cuellar 1.17
3 Pat Dobson 1.00
3 Dave McNally 1.00
5 Carl Morton 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Morton 8
2 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Pat Dobson 7
2 J. R. Richard 7
2 Frank Tanana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Orlando Pena 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .325
4 Richie Zisk .325
5 Al Oliver .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 112
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Mike Schmidt 104
4 Jim Wynn 99
5 Steve Garvey 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Davey Lopes 55
4 Bill North 48
5 Cesar Cedeno 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.25
2 Gaylord Perry 2.31
3 Buzz Capra 2.45
4 Jon Matlack 2.48
5 Lynn McGlothen 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
2 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 Mickey Lolich 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 20
1 Mike Marshall 20
3 Tom Murphy 19
4 Bill Campbell 18
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .561
2 Sandy Alomar .439
3 Roy White .423
4 Bake McBride .420
5 Jorge Orta .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Toby Harrah 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Davey Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 15
2 Thurman Munson 14
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Earl Williams 13
5 Sal Bando 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Davey Lopes 7
4 Garry Maddox 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.26
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.33
3 Ken Holtzman 0.38
4 Bert Blyleven 0.50
5 Tom Murphy 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Don Sutton 28
3 Mickey Lolich 27
3 Jon Matlack 27
5 Fergie Jenkins 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Terry Forster 3
4 Ken Forsch 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .413
2 Willie Stargell .389
3 George Brett .362
4 Bill Madlock .357
5 Steve Garvey .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Darrell Evans 7
3 Willie McCovey 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 28
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 Thurman Munson 25
4 Steve Garvey 23
4 Reggie Jackson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 26
2 Davey Lopes 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
4 Dave Concepcion 10
5 Reggie Jackson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 1.02
2 Tom Murphy 1.20
3 Bert Blyleven 1.28
4 Lynn McGlothen 1.32
5 Ken Holtzman 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Pat Dobson 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 78
2 Fergie Jenkins 52
3 Frank Tanana 49
4 Mickey Lolich 48
5 Jon Matlack 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 8
2 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Terry Forster 4
3 Dave Giusti 4
3 Mike Marshall 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .344
3 Steve Garvey .326
4 Richie Zisk .325
5 Reggie Smith .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jim Wynn 32
4 Jeff Burroughs 31
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 130
2 Sal Bando 116
3 Johnny Bench 114
3 Mike Schmidt 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 112
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Bill North 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.33
2 Mike Marshall 2.34
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Buzz Capra 2.44
5 Andy Messersmith 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Luis Tiant 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mike Cuellar 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Gaylord Perry 223
4 Steve Carlton 218
5 Mickey Lolich 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 23
1 Mike Marshall 23
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Terry Forster 20
5 Tom Murphy 19