On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 48 .547 --
Indians 56 50 .528 2.0
Orioles 54 53 .505 4.5
Tigers 52 55 .486 6.5
Yankees 52 55 .486 6.5
Brewers 52 56 .481 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 45 .583 --
Royals 54 52 .509 8.0
White Sox 54 53 .505 8.5
Rangers 55 55 .500 9.0
Twins 52 56 .481 11.0
Angels 43 67 .391 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 52 .519 --
Phillies 55 53 .509 1.0
Pirates 52 57 .477 4.5
Expos 50 55 .476 4.5
Mets 46 58 .442 8.0
Cubs 46 60 .434 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 37 .661 --
Reds 66 44 .600 6.5
Astros 55 52 .514 16.0
Braves 55 53 .509 16.5
Giants 50 61 .450 23.0
Padres 45 66 .405 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 6
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 6
3 Carlos May 5
4 Lou Brock 4
4 9 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Don Money 2
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Orta 5
1 Dave Parker 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
3 Enzo Hernandez 2
3 Lenny Randle 2
5 25 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Geoff Zahn 1.17
2 Bill Butler 0.89
3 John Curtis 0.83
4 Clay Kirby 0.71
5 Steve Busby 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Baney 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Butler 8
2 Steve Busby 7
2 Dave Freisleben 7
2 Geoff Zahn 7
5 Frank Tanana 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Ralph Garr .365
3 Carl Yastrzemski .329
4 Steve Garvey .324
5 Jorge Orta .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 29
2 Mike Schmidt 25
3 Jim Wynn 24
4 Cesar Cedeno 22
5 Jeff Burroughs 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 90
2 Mike Schmidt 87
3 Cesar Cedeno 82
4 Johnny Bench 77
4 Jim Wynn 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Davey Lopes 44
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Bill North 40
5 Cesar Cedeno 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.16
2 Andy Messersmith 2.18
3 Buzz Capra 2.29
4 Gaylord Perry 2.32
5 Jim Barr 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 17
2 Steve Busby 16
2 Wilbur Wood 16
4 Jim Bibby 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 228
2 Steve Carlton 167
3 Bert Blyleven 154
3 Andy Messersmith 154
5 Gaylord Perry 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 16
1 Mike Marshall 16
3 Bill Campbell 14
3 Randy Moffitt 14
5 Pedro Borbon 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Bochte .467
1 Jeff Burroughs .467
3 Cesar Cedeno .405
4 Steve Garvey .400
4 Mike Hargrove .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Bobby Darwin 5
2 Bill Melton 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Sal Bando 18
2 Jeff Burroughs 18
4 Bill Melton 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Bill Buckner 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Bill Butler 0.63
4 Jim Slaton 1.00
5 Mike Marshall 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 Bill Greif 22
5 Steve Busby 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
2 Mike Marshall 3
3 Doug Bird 2
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt May .397
2 Willie Montanez .391
3 Ralph Garr .389
4 George Scott .371
5 Gary Matthews .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Bill Melton 9
3 Bobby Darwin 8
4 Jeff Burroughs 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Sal Bando 26
3 Bobby Darwin 26
3 Bobby Murcer 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Davey Lopes 15
3 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Larry Lintz 11
5 Garry Maddox 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.13
2 Kevin Kobel 1.78
3 Luis Tiant 1.83
4 Doug Rau 1.85
5 Doc Medich 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Steve Carlton 53
3 Andy Messersmith 46
4 Joe Coleman 41
5 Ross Grimsley 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Ralph Garr .362
3 Carl Yastrzemski .340
4 Reggie Smith .322
5 Richie Zisk .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Cesar Cedeno 31
4 Willie Stargell 30
5 Dick Allen 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Sal Bando 116
3 George Scott 109
4 Mike Schmidt 108
5 Cesar Cedeno 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 103
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
3 Bill North 57
5 Tommy Harper 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.17
2 Buzz Capra 2.29
3 Mike Marshall 2.35
4 Gaylord Perry 2.53
5 Jon Matlack 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Vida Blue 23
2 Steve Busby 23
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 361
2 Bert Blyleven 248
3 Gaylord Perry 229
4 Steve Carlton 225
5 Joe Coleman 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 27
2 John Hiller 25
3 Bill Campbell 21
3 Rollie Fingers 21
5 Doug Bird 20