On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 66 .538 --
Orioles 75 68 .524 2.0
Red Sox 74 68 .521 2.5
Indians 71 70 .504 5.0
Brewers 69 75 .479 8.5
Tigers 65 78 .455 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 62 .569 --
Rangers 77 68 .531 5.5
Twins 72 71 .503 9.5
Royals 70 73 .490 11.5
White Sox 70 74 .486 12.0
Angels 58 87 .400 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 65 .542 --
Cardinals 75 68 .524 2.5
Phillies 72 71 .503 5.5
Mets 65 75 .464 11.0
Expos 64 77 .454 12.5
Cubs 57 84 .404 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 52 .634 --
Reds 86 56 .606 4.0
Braves 78 65 .545 12.5
Astros 71 71 .500 19.0
Giants 66 77 .462 24.5
Padres 52 92 .361 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Foli 6
2 Ron Dunn 4
2 Bake McBride 4
2 Felix Millan 4
2 Ken Reitz 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Jorgensen 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Ron Dunn 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Jorgensen 6
2 Barry Foote 4
3 Willie Davis 3
3 Ron Dunn 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Foli 2
2 Ken Berry 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Spillner 2.50
2 Nolan Ryan 1.88
3 Don Wilson 1.60
4 Steve Carlton 1.00
5 Jim Bibby 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 15
2 Dan Spillner 10
3 Jim Bibby 8
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Don Wilson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Mike Hargrove .334
4 Steve Garvey .325
5 Richie Zisk .321

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 113
2 Mike Schmidt 110
3 Johnny Bench 109
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 50
5 Cesar Cedeno 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.26
2 Mike Marshall 2.32
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 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 330
2 Bert Blyleven 210
3 Steve Carlton 209
4 Andy Messersmith 201
5 Fergie Jenkins 197

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 Bill Melton .432
2 Eric Soderholm .415
3 Willie Stargell .407
4 Don Baylor .392
5 Richie Hebner .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Rick Monday 5
4 Bobby Darwin 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 15
2 Sal Bando 14
2 Thurman Munson 14
4 Oscar Gamble 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Morris Nettles 9
3 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Garry Maddox 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.00
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
1 Steve Foucault 0.00
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.33
5 Pedro Borbon 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Ross Grimsley 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Don Gullett 29
3 Bill Bonham 28
4 Don Sutton 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .385
2 Vada Pinson .382
3 Bill Madlock .378
4 Willie Stargell .365
5 Rennie Stennett .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 25
2 Jerry Morales 23
2 Thurman Munson 23
4 Al Oliver 22
4 Mike Schmidt 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Dave Concepcion 11
2 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.60
2 Jim Slaton 1.19
3 Ken Holtzman 1.19
4 Tom Murphy 1.27
5 Catfish Hunter 1.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Jon Matlack 51
4 Bill Bonham 46
4 Don Gullett 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 8
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
5 7 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .347
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Richie Zisk .317
5 Bill Madlock .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 128
2 Mike Schmidt 118
3 Sal Bando 115
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 Johnny Bench 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 113
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Bill North 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.15
2 Mike Marshall 2.40
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 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Steve Carlton 226
4 Gaylord Perry 221
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