On This Day

Friday, September 27, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 71 .548 --
Yankees 85 72 .541 1.0
Red Sox 82 75 .522 4.0
Indians 75 81 .481 10.5
Brewers 75 83 .475 11.5
Tigers 71 86 .452 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 70 .557 --
Rangers 81 75 .519 6.0
Twins 81 77 .513 7.0
White Sox 78 78 .500 9.0
Royals 77 81 .487 11.0
Angels 64 94 .405 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 73 .535 --
Cardinals 84 73 .535 --
Phillies 78 79 .497 6.0
Expos 76 81 .484 8.0
Mets 69 88 .439 15.0
Cubs 65 92 .414 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 99 59 .627 --
Reds 96 62 .608 3.0
Braves 85 72 .541 13.5
Astros 78 78 .500 20.0
Giants 71 87 .449 28.0
Padres 59 100 .371 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Cookie Rojas 3
5 41 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 George Brett 3
4 Brian Downing 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Morris Nettles 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 2.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Mike Torrez 0.80
4 Jim Lonborg 0.71
5 Jim Colborn 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Colborn 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Don Sutton 8
4 Dave Lemanczyk 7
5 Jon Matlack 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Jorge Orta .319
5 Bill Buckner .316

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 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 117
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 Jon Matlack 2.47
5 Phil Niekro 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 Fergie Jenkins 221
5 Andy Messersmith 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 24
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 Ken Griffey .485
2 Fred Lynn .484
3 Don Baylor .429
4 Rod Carew .426
5 Steve Ontiveros .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Dan Meyer 3
1 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 15
1 Ted Simmons 15
3 Al Oliver 13
4 Hal McRae 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Larry Lintz 8
3 Morris Nettles 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
3 Jim Palmer 0.33
4 Jim Kaat 0.50
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 Steve Busby 25
2 Frank Tanana 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Tom Buskey 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Gene Garber 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .389
2 Rod Carew .366
3 Bake McBride .365
4 Bill Madlock .362
5 George Brett .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 8
2 Sal Bando 6
2 Darrell Evans 6
2 Oscar Gamble 6
2 Tony Perez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 27
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Willie Davis 22
3 Willie Stargell 22
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Morris Nettles 16
3 Larry Lintz 15
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
5 Reggie Jackson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.68
2 Dale Murray 1.18
3 Bert Blyleven 1.24
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.29
5 Jim Kaat 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
1 Don Sutton 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Bert Blyleven 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Don Sutton 50
5 Frank Tanana 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 9
2 Terry Forster 6
3 Tom Buskey 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 3 others tied 4