On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 66 .542 --
Red Sox 75 68 .524 2.5
Orioles 75 69 .521 3.0
Indians 71 71 .500 6.0
Brewers 69 76 .476 9.5
Tigers 66 78 .458 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 62 .572 --
Rangers 77 68 .531 6.0
Twins 72 72 .500 10.5
Royals 70 73 .490 12.0
White Sox 70 74 .486 12.5
Angels 58 87 .400 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 66 .538 --
Cardinals 76 68 .528 1.5
Phillies 73 71 .507 4.5
Mets 65 76 .461 11.0
Expos 65 77 .458 11.5
Cubs 57 85 .401 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 52 .636 --
Reds 88 56 .611 3.5
Braves 78 67 .538 14.0
Astros 71 72 .497 20.0
Giants 66 78 .458 25.5
Padres 53 92 .366 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Bill North 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Darrell Evans 2
3 Bill Freehan 1
3 Cesar Geronimo 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Darrell Evans 5
3 Cesar Geronimo 4
3 Bill Russell 4
3 Reggie Smith 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Larry Lintz 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.43
2 Al Downing 1.33
2 Ken Holtzman 1.33
4 Bill Greif 0.88
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Pat Darcy 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Ken Holtzman 8
3 Bill Greif 7
3 Jim Palmer 7
3 Wayne Twitchell 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Mike Hargrove .335
4 Steve Garvey .326
5 Willie Stargell .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Johnny Bench 30
3 Jim Wynn 30
5 Reggie Jackson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 115
2 Jeff Burroughs 113
2 Mike Schmidt 113
4 Steve Garvey 101
4 Jim Wynn 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 105
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 55
4 Bill North 51
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.26
2 Mike Marshall 2.32
3 Jon Matlack 2.53
4 Catfish Hunter 2.56
5 Buzz Capra 2.58

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 220
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 Tim Foli .531
2 Bill Melton .441
3 Willie Stargell .429
4 Ken Berry .396
5 Chris Chambliss .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Bobby Darwin 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Richie Zisk 15
5 Bill Freehan 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Morris Nettles 9
3 Larry Lintz 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 3 others tied 6

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 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Bert Blyleven 29
3 Bill Bonham 28
4 Don Gullett 26
4 Fergie Jenkins 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
1 Dale Murray 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .382
1 Willie Stargell .382
3 Bill Madlock .364
4 Al Oliver .361
5 Bake McBride .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Darrell Evans 8
2 Gene Tenace 8
4 Oscar Gamble 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 27
2 Mike Schmidt 25
3 Jerry Morales 24
3 Richie Zisk 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 26
2 Dave Concepcion 13
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.60
2 Ken Holtzman 1.16
3 Jim Slaton 1.19
4 John Hiller 1.32
5 Catfish Hunter 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Ken Holtzman 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 70
2 Jon Matlack 54
3 Fergie Jenkins 53
4 Bert Blyleven 49
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Terry Forster 4
4 Tom Buskey 3
4 8 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .346
3 Steve Garvey .332
4 Reggie Smith .316
5 Richie Zisk .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 31
4 Johnny Bench 30
4 Jeff Burroughs 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 127
2 Mike Schmidt 119
3 Johnny Bench 118
4 Sal Bando 117
5 Steve Garvey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 113
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.10
2 Gaylord Perry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.42
4 Jon Matlack 2.51
5 Buzz Capra 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 257
3 Steve Carlton 226
4 Fergie Jenkins 216
5 Gaylord Perry 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 23
2 Mike Marshall 22
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Terry Forster 21
5 Tom Murphy 19