On This Day

Sunday, September 29, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 71 .553 --
Yankees 88 72 .550 0.5
Red Sox 83 76 .522 5.0
Indians 75 84 .472 13.0
Brewers 75 85 .469 13.5
Tigers 72 87 .453 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 70 .563 --
Rangers 83 75 .525 6.0
Twins 81 79 .506 9.0
White Sox 78 80 .494 11.0
Royals 77 83 .481 13.0
Angels 66 94 .413 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 74 .535 --
Cardinals 85 74 .535 --
Phillies 78 81 .491 7.0
Expos 78 81 .491 7.0
Mets 70 89 .440 15.0
Cubs 66 93 .415 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 100 59 .629 --
Reds 98 62 .613 2.5
Braves 86 74 .538 14.5
Astros 80 79 .503 20.0
Giants 71 89 .444 29.5
Padres 59 101 .369 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 2.17
2 Clay Kirby 1.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.88
4 Andy Hassler 0.86
5 Bob Apodaca 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 13
2 Clay Kirby 11
3 Jim Slaton 10
4 Bert Blyleven 7
4 Nelson Briles 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .351
3 Jorge Orta .319
4 Al Oliver .318
5 Bill Buckner .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 33
3 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 32
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
2 Jeff Burroughs 118
3 Mike Schmidt 116
4 Steve Garvey 110
5 Jim Wynn 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 118
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 2.34
2 Mike Marshall 2.40
3 Gaylord Perry 2.41
4 Phil Niekro 2.45
5 Jon Matlack 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 367
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Steve Carlton 238
4 Fergie Jenkins 221
5 Andy Messersmith 217

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 Fred Lynn .459
2 Bill Freehan .444
3 Willie Davis .426
4 Don Baylor .421
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Ron Blomberg 3
2 11 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 17
2 Ted Simmons 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Al Oliver 13
5 Willie Stargell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Larry Lintz 8
3 Paul Blair 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.33
3 Andy Hassler 0.42
4 Bob Apodaca 0.60
5 Jim Kaat 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Bert Blyleven 29
2 Steve Carlton 29
2 Rudy May 29
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 7
2 Tom Buskey 3
2 Gene Garber 3
4 Rawly Eastwick 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .364
2 Rod Carew .359
3 Bill Madlock .354
4 Milt May .352
5 George Brett .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Darrell Evans 7
1 Rick Monday 7
1 Graig Nettles 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 31
2 Ted Simmons 24
3 Willie Stargell 22
4 Dave Concepcion 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 25
2 Morris Nettles 17
3 Larry Lintz 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Dave Concepcion 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.57
2 Gene Garber 0.68
3 Dale Murray 1.18
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.29
5 Jim Kaat 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Jim Kaat 6
2 Jim Rooker 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Don Sutton 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Bert Blyleven 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 50
4 Steve Carlton 46
4 Rudy May 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 10
2 Terry Forster 6
3 Tom Buskey 4
3 Ken Forsch 4
3 2 others tied 4