On This Day

Tuesday, October 1, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 71 .559 --
Yankees 88 73 .547 2.0
Red Sox 84 77 .522 6.0
Indians 76 85 .472 14.0
Brewers 76 85 .472 14.0
Tigers 72 89 .447 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 71 .559 --
Rangers 83 76 .522 6.0
Twins 82 79 .509 8.0
White Sox 79 80 .497 10.0
Royals 77 84 .478 13.0
Angels 67 94 .416 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 74 .540 --
Cardinals 86 75 .534 1.0
Phillies 79 82 .491 8.0
Expos 79 82 .491 8.0
Mets 71 90 .441 16.0
Cubs 66 95 .410 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 101 60 .627 --
Reds 98 63 .609 3.0
Braves 87 74 .540 14.0
Astros 81 80 .503 20.0
Giants 72 89 .447 29.0
Padres 59 102 .366 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Rick Miller 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Freehan 2
2 Rich Coggins 1
2 Cliff Johnson 1
2 Mike Jorgensen 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Freehan 4
2 Jim Barr 2
2 Steve Brye 2
2 Rich Coggins 2
2 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 3
2 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Davey Lopes 2
2 Bake McBride 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.33
2 Catfish Hunter 2.00
3 Dave Goltz 1.67
4 Frank Tanana 1.25
5 Jim Lonborg 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barr 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 14
2 Frank Tanana 10
3 Buzz Capra 9
3 J. R. Richard 9
5 Jim Lonborg 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .353
3 Al Oliver .322
4 Jorge Orta .319
5 Bill Buckner .315

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 111
5 Jim Wynn 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 118
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 2.28
2 Gaylord Perry 2.41
3 Mike Marshall 2.42
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 Bill Freehan .512
2 Don Baylor .477
3 Ken Griffey .462
4 Fred Lynn .421
5 Willie Davis .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Ron Blomberg 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 18
2 Bill Freehan 13
2 Bobby Murcer 13
2 Al Oliver 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Paul Blair 9
3 Larry Lintz 8
4 Willie Davis 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.00
2 Andy Hassler 0.42
3 Jim Kaat 0.50
4 Don Wilson 0.53
5 Bob Apodaca 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grant Jackson 4
1 Jim Kaat 4
3 Steve Busby 3
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Rudy May 29
3 Jim Kaat 28
4 Tom Seaver 26
4 Frank Tanana 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Tom Buskey 3
2 Gene Garber 3
4 Rawly Eastwick 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .404
2 Bill Freehan .367
3 Rod Carew .363
4 Willie Davis .362
4 Bill Madlock .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
1 Bill Freehan 7
1 Rick Monday 7
1 Graig Nettles 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 27
2 Bill Freehan 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
4 Dave Concepcion 22
4 Willie Davis 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Morris Nettles 17
3 Larry Lintz 14
4 Paul Blair 12
4 Dave Concepcion 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.25
2 Jim Kaat 0.30
3 Sparky Lyle 0.70
4 Andy Hassler 0.94
5 Don Wilson 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 7
1 Don Sutton 7
3 Mike Cuellar 6
4 Pat Dobson 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Steve Carlton 46
3 Rudy May 46
3 Don Sutton 46

Saves

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