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Thursday, October 17, 1974

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1974 World Series

Oakland wins series 4 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Oakland Athletics 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Joe Rudi 2
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 Ron Cey 1
3 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Joe Rudi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Joe Rudi 1
1 Jim Wynn 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Bill North 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 0.60
2 Vida Blue 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Don Sutton 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .381
2 Bert Campaneris .353
3 Joe Rudi .333
4 Reggie Jackson .286
5 Bill Buckner .250

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 4
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Joe Ferguson 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Bill North 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.00
2 Catfish Hunter 1.17
3 Ken Holtzman 1.50
4 Rollie Fingers 1.93
5 Don Sutton 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Blue Moon Odom 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 12
1 Don Sutton 12
3 Ken Holtzman 10
3 Mike Marshall 10
5 Vida Blue 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 2
2 Catfish Hunter 1
2 Mike Marshall 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .395
2 Bill Russell .306
3 Ron Cey .257
4 Joe Rudi .242
5 Bert Campaneris .237

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Ray Fosse 2
1 Steve Garvey 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
5 13 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 7
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Joe Rudi 5
2 Bill Russell 5
5 6 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 4
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Bill North 2
4 Lou Brock 1
4 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Kison 0.00
2 Mike Marshall 0.64
3 Ken Holtzman 0.86
4 Jim Palmer 1.00
5 Al Downing 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 3
2 Ken Holtzman 2
2 Catfish Hunter 2
4 Vida Blue 1
4 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 25
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Andy Messersmith 16
4 Catfish Hunter 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Catfish Hunter 1
2 Mike Marshall 1

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