On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 15 13 .536 --
Indians 17 15 .531 0.0
Tigers 15 15 .500 1.0
Orioles 15 15 .500 1.0
Yankees 18 18 .500 1.0
Red Sox 15 18 .455 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 16 .529 --
White Sox 15 14 .517 0.5
Angels 17 17 .500 1.0
Royals 16 17 .485 1.5
Rangers 16 17 .485 1.5
Twins 13 15 .464 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 13 11 .542 --
Phillies 17 15 .531 0.0
Cardinals 16 15 .516 0.5
Cubs 13 15 .464 2.0
Mets 14 18 .438 3.0
Pirates 9 20 .310 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 9 .735 --
Giants 20 16 .556 6.0
Astros 20 17 .541 6.5
Reds 16 15 .516 7.5
Braves 16 19 .457 9.5
Padres 14 23 .378 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mayberry 4
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
3 Ed Brinkman 3
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 2
1 George Brett 2
1 John Briggs 2
1 Tommy Davis 2
1 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.29
2 Glenn Abbott 1.00
2 Mickey Lolich 1.00
4 Rick Reuschel 0.75
5 3 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 9
2 Glenn Abbott 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom House 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Reggie Jackson .385
3 Reggie Smith .376
4 Hal McRae .360
5 Ken Reitz .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 12
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Graig Nettles 11
4 Hank Aaron 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 34
2 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 Steve Garvey 30
2 Reggie Jackson 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 18
3 Davey Lopes 16
4 Joe Morgan 15
5 Freddie Patek 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.14
2 Fred Norman 1.46
3 Mike Caldwell 1.65
4 Jim Rooker 1.67
5 Gaylord Perry 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Steve Rogers 6
1 Don Sutton 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Tom Seaver 60
3 Phil Niekro 52
4 Bill Singer 51
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 7
2 Pedro Borbon 6
2 Randy Moffitt 6
4 Terry Forster 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .444
2 Jim Wynn .442
3 Denny Doyle .415
3 Hal McRae .415
5 Oscar Gamble .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 5
1 Jim Wynn 5
3 John Briggs 4
3 Bobby Darwin 4
3 Dave May 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 13
1 Hal McRae 13
1 Jim Wynn 13
4 John Briggs 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Bill North 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
2 Fred Norman 0.45
3 Terry Forster 0.56
4 Mike Caldwell 0.89
5 Lynn McGlothen 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
4 Stan Bahnsen 2
4 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Fred Norman 23
4 Jon Matlack 21
4 Dick Ruthven 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Tom Buskey 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Eddie Watt 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .400
2 Rod Carew .396
3 Ralph Garr .379
4 Reggie Smith .379
5 Bill Buckner .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
1 Jim Wynn 9
3 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Rusty Staub 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
1 Graig Nettles 25
3 Reggie Smith 23
4 Jim Wynn 22
5 Jeff Burroughs 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Enzo Hernandez 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
3 Bill North 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.79
2 John Hiller 1.34
3 Jim Rooker 1.47
4 Gaylord Perry 1.52
5 Fred Norman 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
4 Stan Bahnsen 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Jerry Koosman 46
2 Tom Seaver 46
4 Bill Singer 42
5 Phil Niekro 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 5
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Terry Forster 5
4 John Hiller 4
4 Sparky Lyle 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Reggie Smith .327
4 Steve Garvey .322
5 Ralph Garr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 41
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Darrell Evans 38
3 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 125
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Lee May 113
4 Tony Perez 111
5 Greg Luzinski 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.13
2 Steve Rogers 2.05
3 Bert Blyleven 2.19
4 Mike Marshall 2.36
5 Don Sutton 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 22
3 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Bert Blyleven 266
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Bill Singer 233
5 Gaylord Perry 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 21