On This Day

Monday, September 9, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 65 .536 --
Red Sox 74 66 .529 1.0
Orioles 74 66 .529 1.0
Indians 69 70 .496 5.5
Brewers 67 75 .472 9.0
Tigers 65 76 .461 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 61 .573 --
Rangers 76 68 .528 6.5
Twins 70 71 .496 11.0
Royals 70 71 .496 11.0
White Sox 70 72 .493 11.5
Angels 56 87 .392 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 64 .543 --
Cardinals 74 67 .525 2.5
Phillies 70 71 .496 6.5
Mets 65 73 .471 10.0
Expos 61 77 .442 14.0
Cubs 57 81 .413 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 52 .629 --
Reds 85 56 .603 3.5
Braves 78 64 .549 11.0
Astros 71 69 .507 17.0
Giants 65 76 .461 23.5
Padres 51 91 .359 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Joe Lovitto 4
1 Lenny Randle 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Morris Nettles 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.75
2 Bart Johnson 1.17
3 Dave Goltz 0.80
4 Larry Dierker 0.78
5 Jim Lonborg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 7
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Bart Johnson 7
4 John Curtis 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Dave Johnson 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Mike Hargrove .335
4 Steve Garvey .329
5 Jorge Orta .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 112
2 Johnny Bench 108
3 Mike Schmidt 106
4 Jim Wynn 101
5 Steve Garvey 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 103
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 55
4 Bill North 49
5 Cesar Cedeno 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.29
2 Gaylord Perry 2.30
3 Jon Matlack 2.47
4 Jim Barr 2.49
5 Catfish Hunter 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Luis Tiant 20
3 Wilbur Wood 20
5 Steve Busby 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 315
2 Bert Blyleven 210
3 Steve Carlton 201
4 Fergie Jenkins 197
5 Andy Messersmith 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 21
2 Mike Marshall 20
3 Bill Campbell 19
3 Tom Murphy 19
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .439
2 Bill Melton .425
3 Bill Madlock .389
4 Sandy Alomar .386
5 Eric Soderholm .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Oscar Gamble 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Davey Johnson 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 15
2 Sal Bando 14
2 Thurman Munson 14
4 Gary Matthews 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Morris Nettles 8
3 Reggie Jackson 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.00
2 Jim Slaton 0.38
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
4 Bob Forsch 0.56
5 Tug McGraw 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Jon Matlack 26
3 Bill Bonham 23
3 Buzz Capra 23
5 Frank Tanana 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 Terry Forster 3
5 4 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .380
2 Steve Garvey .371
3 Willie Stargell .369
4 Bill Madlock .357
5 Rennie Stennett .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Gene Tenace 8
3 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Willie McCovey 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 26
2 Johnny Bench 25
2 Steve Garvey 25
2 Thurman Munson 25
5 Jerry Morales 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Dave Concepcion 13
2 Joe Morgan 13
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 Ron LeFlore 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.61
2 Ken Holtzman 1.19
3 Catfish Hunter 1.34
4 Ray Sadecki 1.35
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Fergie Jenkins 62
3 Jon Matlack 51
4 Bert Blyleven 47
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 8
2 Tom Buskey 4
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .345
3 Steve Garvey .332
4 Richie Zisk .325
5 Jorge Orta .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 31
4 Jeff Burroughs 30
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 128
2 Sal Bando 115
2 Johnny Bench 115
4 Mike Schmidt 114
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 111
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Bill North 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.18
2 Mike Marshall 2.37
3 Jon Matlack 2.45
4 Buzz Capra 2.57
5 Andy Messersmith 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Luis Tiant 24
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 372
2 Bert Blyleven 254
3 Fergie Jenkins 219
4 Steve Carlton 218
5 Gaylord Perry 217

Saves

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