On This Day

Tuesday, September 10, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 65 .539 --
Red Sox 74 67 .525 2.0
Orioles 74 67 .525 2.0
Indians 70 70 .500 5.5
Brewers 68 75 .476 9.0
Tigers 65 77 .458 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 61 .573 --
Rangers 76 68 .528 6.5
Twins 71 71 .500 10.5
Royals 70 72 .493 11.5
White Sox 70 73 .490 12.0
Angels 57 87 .396 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 64 .546 --
Cardinals 74 68 .521 3.5
Phillies 71 71 .500 6.5
Mets 65 74 .468 11.0
Expos 62 77 .446 14.0
Cubs 57 82 .410 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 52 .631 --
Reds 86 56 .606 3.5
Braves 78 65 .545 12.0
Astros 71 70 .504 18.0
Giants 66 76 .465 23.5
Padres 51 92 .357 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 4
2 Frank Baker 3
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Steve Brye 3
2 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Lahoud 5
2 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Brian Downing 3
3 Oscar Gamble 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 3
2 Juan Beniquez 2
2 Lou Brock 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 1.83
2 Don Sutton 1.40
3 Tug McGraw 1.00
4 Dick Ruthven 0.67
5 Ken Brett 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 11
2 Dick Ruthven 8
3 Tug McGraw 7
3 Don Sutton 7
5 Mike Caldwell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .328
4 Jorge Orta .323
5 Richie Zisk .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
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 Mike Schmidt 110
3 Johnny Bench 108
4 Jim Wynn 101
5 Steve Garvey 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 105
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 .426
2 Bill Melton .425
3 Bill Madlock .400
4 Richie Hebner .381
4 Tony Oliva .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 16
2 Sal Bando 14
2 Thurman Munson 14
4 Gary Matthews 13
4 Ted Simmons 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Morris Nettles 8
3 Reggie Jackson 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Garry Maddox 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 Pedro Borbon 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
4 Jack Billingham 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Don Gullett 29
3 Don Sutton 27
4 Jon Matlack 26
5 Frank Tanana 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .382
2 Willie Stargell .371
3 Bill Madlock .365
4 Steve Garvey .362
5 Rennie Stennett .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Gene Tenace 8
3 Oscar Gamble 7
3 Reggie Jackson 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 25
1 Richie Zisk 25
3 Jerry Morales 24
3 Thurman Munson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 29
2 Dave Concepcion 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
4 Ron LeFlore 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.61
2 Ken Holtzman 1.19
3 Tom Murphy 1.27
4 Catfish Hunter 1.34
5 Ray Sadecki 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Pat Dobson 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Don Sutton 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Jon Matlack 51
4 Don Sutton 49
5 Don Gullett 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .347
3 Steve Garvey .332
4 Richie Zisk .324
5 Reggie Smith .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 31
4 Jeff Burroughs 30
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 127
2 Mike Schmidt 118
3 Sal Bando 115
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 113
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Bill North 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.18
2 Mike Marshall 2.38
3 Jon Matlack 2.45
4 Buzz Capra 2.57
5 Catfish Hunter 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 372
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Steve Carlton 218
4 Gaylord Perry 217
5 Fergie Jenkins 216

Saves

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