On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 68 .541 --
Orioles 79 70 .530 1.5
Red Sox 76 71 .517 3.5
Indians 72 75 .490 7.5
Brewers 72 77 .483 8.5
Tigers 68 80 .459 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 65 .564 --
Rangers 79 69 .534 4.5
Twins 77 73 .513 7.5
White Sox 72 77 .483 12.0
Royals 72 77 .483 12.0
Angels 60 89 .403 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 68 .541 --
Pirates 77 70 .524 2.5
Phillies 73 75 .493 7.0
Expos 69 78 .469 10.5
Mets 67 80 .456 12.5
Cubs 61 86 .415 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 55 .628 --
Reds 91 58 .611 2.5
Braves 82 68 .547 12.0
Astros 75 74 .503 18.5
Giants 68 82 .453 26.0
Padres 54 96 .360 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Soderholm 3
2 Glenn Beckert 2
2 Paul Blair 2
2 Glenn Borgmann 2
2 23 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Ivan Murrell 3
1 Dave Winfield 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Busby 1.33
2 Jerry Reuss 0.85
3 Vic Albury 0.78
4 Bill Greif 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 11
2 Steve Busby 8
2 Bill Greif 8
4 Vic Albury 7
4 Jim Otten 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .325
4 Jorge Orta .317
5 Richie Zisk .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 31
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 117
2 Jeff Burroughs 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Jim Wynn 105
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 109
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 55
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.19
2 Mike Marshall 2.28
3 Buzz Capra 2.39
4 Jon Matlack 2.53
5 Catfish Hunter 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Steve Busby 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Bert Blyleven 225
3 Steve Carlton 218
4 Fergie Jenkins 207
5 Andy Messersmith 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 22
2 Mike Marshall 20
2 Tom Murphy 20
4 Bill Campbell 19
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .444
2 Tim Foli .431
3 Milt May .413
4 Dave Cash .383
5 Chris Chambliss .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 6
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Bill Freehan 5
2 Tony Perez 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 14
1 Gary Matthews 14
3 Bill Freehan 13
3 Mike Jorgensen 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Morris Nettles 9
3 Dave Concepcion 8
3 Bake McBride 8
5 Bobby Bonds 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Steve Foucault 0.51
4 Dale Murray 0.55
5 Paul Siebert 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buzz Capra 3
1 Bill Greif 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Bill Bonham 28
3 Fergie Jenkins 27
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 Jim Rooker 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Dale Murray 4
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Tom Murphy 3
5 4 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .402
2 Rico Carty .384
3 Rod Carew .380
4 Bill Madlock .373
5 Eric Soderholm .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 9
2 Oscar Gamble 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 27
2 Steve Garvey 24
3 Jerry Morales 22
3 Mike Schmidt 22
3 Richie Zisk 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Dave Concepcion 14
3 Morris Nettles 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.74
2 Steve Foucault 0.88
3 Ken Holtzman 1.19
4 Don Wilson 1.20
5 Gaylord Perry 1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Fergie Jenkins 57
3 Bert Blyleven 50
3 Frank Tanana 50
5 Don Sutton 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Terry Forster 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Ken Forsch 4
3 Dale Murray 4