On This Day

Sunday, October 6, 1974

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1974 Playoffs

Los Angeles leads series 2 - 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Series tied 1 - 1

Baltimore Orioles 0
Oakland Athletics 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Cey 4
2 Ray Fosse 3
3 Bill Buckner 2
3 Andy Etchebarren 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Ray Fosse 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 3
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 Gene Tenace 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 0.43
2 Jim Rooker 0.36
3 Dave McNally 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Rooker 4
2 Ken Holtzman 3
3 Dave McNally 2
4 Ramon Hernandez 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Fosse .667
2 Ron Cey .500
3 Paul Blair .429
3 Willie Stargell .429
5 Steve Garvey .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bert Campaneris 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Ray Fosse 3
4 Paul Blair 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.00
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Blue Moon Odom 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Don Sutton 6
3 Mike Cuellar 4
3 Andy Messersmith 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 91 71 .562 --
Yankees 89 73 .549 2.0
Red Sox 84 78 .519 7.0
Indians 77 85 .475 14.0
Brewers 76 86 .469 15.0
Tigers 72 90 .444 19.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 72 .556 --
Rangers 84 76 .525 5.0
Twins 82 80 .506 8.0
White Sox 80 80 .500 9.0
Royals 77 85 .475 13.0
Angels 68 94 .420 22.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 74 .543 --
Cardinals 86 75 .534 1.5
Phillies 80 82 .494 8.0
Expos 79 82 .491 8.5
Mets 71 91 .438 17.0
Cubs 66 96 .407 22.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 102 60 .630 --
Reds 98 64 .605 4.0
Braves 88 74 .543 14.0
Astros 81 81 .500 21.0
Giants 72 90 .444 30.0
Padres 60 102 .370 42.0