On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 71 .545 --
Yankees 85 72 .541 0.5
Red Sox 81 75 .519 4.0
Indians 75 81 .481 10.0
Brewers 75 82 .478 10.5
Tigers 71 85 .455 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 69 .561 --
Rangers 81 74 .523 6.0
Twins 81 76 .516 7.0
White Sox 77 78 .497 10.0
Royals 76 81 .484 12.0
Angels 63 94 .401 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 73 .532 --
Cardinals 83 73 .532 --
Phillies 78 78 .500 5.0
Expos 75 81 .481 8.0
Mets 69 87 .442 14.0
Cubs 65 91 .417 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 99 58 .631 --
Reds 95 62 .605 4.0
Braves 85 72 .541 14.0
Astros 78 78 .500 20.5
Giants 71 86 .452 28.0
Padres 58 100 .367 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Bill Stein 4
2 Cesar Tovar 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 Hal McRae 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 5
2 Hal McRae 4
2 Bob Montgomery 4
2 Willie Stargell 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Doug Griffin 1
1 Enzo Hernandez 1
1 Dan Meyer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 1.33
2 Dave Freisleben 1.17
3 Steve Busby 1.14
4 Dave Goltz 1.00
4 Catfish Hunter 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 8
1 Jim Kaat 8
3 Dave Freisleben 7
3 Catfish Hunter 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Al Oliver .320
4 Jorge Orta .318
5 Bill Buckner .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 124
2 Jeff Burroughs 116
3 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Steve Garvey 110
5 Jim Wynn 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 116
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 56
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.31
2 Buzz Capra 2.34
3 Mike Marshall 2.41
4 Phil Niekro 2.47
5 Jon Matlack 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Steve Busby 22
4 Mike Cuellar 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Bert Blyleven 242
3 Steve Carlton 231
4 Andy Messersmith 215
5 Fergie Jenkins 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 23
2 Mike Marshall 21
3 Tom Murphy 20
4 Bill Campbell 19
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .452
2 Ken Griffey .444
3 Willie Davis .423
4 Joe Ferguson .414
5 Don Baylor .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Bill Freehan 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 15
1 Bobby Murcer 15
1 Al Oliver 15
4 Ted Simmons 13
5 Hal McRae 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Larry Lintz 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Dave Concepcion 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.00
1 Dale Murray 0.00
3 Jim Kaat 0.50
4 Vic Albury 0.52
5 Phil Niekro 0.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 34
2 Bert Blyleven 32
3 Al Hrabosky 27
4 Steve Busby 25
5 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 7
2 Tom Buskey 3
2 Gene Garber 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Don Baylor .382
3 Bill Madlock .372
4 Bake McBride .368
5 Milt May .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 8
2 Darrell Evans 7
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Oscar Gamble 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 26
1 Ted Simmons 26
3 Al Oliver 25
4 Willie Davis 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Larry Lintz 15
3 Morris Nettles 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
5 Reggie Jackson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.68
2 Gene Garber 0.71
3 Vic Albury 0.96
4 Dale Murray 1.18
5 Bert Blyleven 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
1 Don Sutton 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Fergie Jenkins 52
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Frank Tanana 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 9
2 Tom Buskey 5
2 Terry Forster 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 3 others tied 4