On This Day

Monday, June 24, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 40 28 .588 --
Tigers 35 32 .522 4.5
Orioles 35 33 .515 5.0
Indians 34 33 .507 5.5
Yankees 35 36 .493 6.5
Brewers 32 33 .492 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 32 .543 --
White Sox 33 32 .508 2.5
Rangers 36 35 .507 2.5
Royals 33 34 .493 3.5
Twins 28 39 .418 8.5
Angels 30 42 .417 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 38 32 .543 --
Cardinals 36 32 .529 1.0
Expos 31 31 .500 3.0
Cubs 28 37 .431 7.5
Pirates 28 39 .418 8.5
Mets 27 41 .397 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 47 24 .662 --
Reds 39 29 .574 6.5
Braves 40 30 .571 6.5
Astros 36 35 .507 11.0
Giants 33 40 .452 15.0
Padres 31 44 .413 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Popovich 4
1 Danny Thompson 4
3 Oscar Gamble 3
3 Larry Lintz 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 5
1 John Lowenstein 5
3 Jim Lonborg 4
3 Rico Petrocelli 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Gene Clines 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.57
2 Tom Griffin 1.33
3 Luis Tiant 1.25
4 Jon Matlack 1.00
4 Doug Rau 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 11
2 Luis Tiant 10
3 Tom Griffin 8
4 Doug Rau 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Ralph Garr .372
3 Reggie Smith .368
4 Reggie Jackson .355
5 Greg Gross .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 19
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Dick Allen 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 62
2 Steve Garvey 57
2 Jim Wynn 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Mike Schmidt 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 45
2 Cesar Cedeno 32
3 Joe Morgan 31
4 Bill North 27
5 Davey Lopes 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.29
2 Buzz Capra 1.46
3 Larry Dierker 1.86
4 John Hiller 2.14
5 Andy Messersmith 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 13
2 Wilbur Wood 12
3 Jim Bibby 10
3 Tommy John 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 157
2 Tom Seaver 113
3 Steve Carlton 106
4 Bert Blyleven 103
5 Gaylord Perry 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 12
2 Terry Forster 11
3 Bill Campbell 10
3 John Hiller 10
5 Mike Marshall 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Foote .417
2 Johnny Grubb .415
2 Jorge Orta .415
4 George Hendrick .395
5 Carlton Fisk .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Toby Harrah 4
2 John Mayberry 4
2 Jorge Orta 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 14
1 Mike Schmidt 14
3 Sal Bando 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Bill Sudakis 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Rod Carew 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Montague 0.00
2 Carl Morton 0.35
3 Andy Messersmith 0.36
4 Jim Todd 0.44
5 Andy Hassler 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Luis Tiant 29
3 Doc Medich 26
4 Jackie Brown 24
5 5 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 2
1 Bill Hands 2
1 Tom House 2
1 Diego Segui 2
1 Dave Tomlin 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Rader .382
2 Mike Schmidt .378
3 Jorge Orta .373
4 Greg Gross .372
5 Rod Carew .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Dick Allen 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Ron Cey 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Dick Allen 24
2 Sal Bando 24
2 Bobby Grich 24
5 Johnny Bench 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Tommy Harper 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.83
2 Larry Dierker 1.04
3 Buzz Capra 1.24
4 Luis Tiant 1.28
5 Andy Messersmith 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Mickey Lolich 57
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 Bill Bonham 49
4 John D'Acquisto 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 5
2 John Hiller 4
2 Tom House 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Ralph Garr .352
3 Reggie Smith .348
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Richie Zisk .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
1 Davey Johnson 36
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Willie Stargell 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 George Scott 110
4 Tommy Davis 106
5 Sal Bando 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 97
2 Joe Morgan 68
3 Cesar Cedeno 65
4 Bill North 59
5 Tommy Harper 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.68
2 Andy Messersmith 2.13
3 Mike Marshall 2.36
4 Gaylord Perry 2.63
5 Jon Matlack 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Steve Busby 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 385
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Bert Blyleven 249
4 Gaylord Perry 231
5 Steve Carlton 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Doug Bird 21
5 2 tied 18