On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 53 .547 --
Indians 58 55 .513 4.0
Orioles 58 58 .500 5.5
Yankees 57 59 .491 6.5
Brewers 56 62 .475 8.5
Tigers 55 63 .466 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 50 .580 --
Royals 62 54 .534 5.5
White Sox 59 57 .509 8.5
Rangers 60 60 .500 9.5
Twins 58 60 .492 10.5
Angels 47 72 .395 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 57 .521 --
Phillies 60 58 .508 1.5
Pirates 59 59 .500 2.5
Expos 55 60 .478 5.0
Mets 51 63 .447 8.5
Cubs 47 67 .412 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 43 .636 --
Reds 71 48 .597 4.5
Braves 63 54 .538 11.5
Astros 59 57 .509 15.0
Giants 54 65 .454 21.5
Padres 47 72 .395 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Tovar 5
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Don Baylor 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
1 Tony Solaita 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Bill Buckner 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Enzo Hernandez 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Decker 0.83
2 Don Gullett 0.80
3 Steve Busby 0.70
4 Rudy May 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Don Gullett 8
3 Steve Busby 7
4 Fergie Jenkins 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Ralph Garr .364
3 Mike Hargrove .347
4 Greg Gross .324
5 Richie Zisk .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 31
2 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Jim Wynn 27
4 Johnny Bench 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 96
2 Mike Schmidt 91
3 Johnny Bench 90
4 Cesar Cedeno 84
4 Jim Wynn 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Joe Morgan 50
3 Davey Lopes 47
4 Bill North 43
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.25
2 Buzz Capra 2.28
3 Mike Marshall 2.32
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Jon Matlack 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 18
1 Luis Tiant 18
1 Wilbur Wood 18
4 Catfish Hunter 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Steve Carlton 181
3 Bert Blyleven 171
4 Andy Messersmith 162
5 Gaylord Perry 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 17
1 Terry Forster 17
1 Mike Marshall 17
4 Randy Moffitt 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .500
2 Amos Otis .438
3 Jay Johnstone .419
4 Hal McRae .413
5 John Ellis .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Dusty Baker 5
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 19
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Johnny Bench 17
4 Sal Bando 15
5 Orlando Cepeda 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Davey Lopes 8
4 Freddie Patek 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
3 Bill Campbell 0.54
3 Rich Folkers 0.54
5 Rudy May 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Steve Busby 28
3 Don Gullett 27
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 Fergie Jenkins 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
4 Al Hrabosky 3
4 Grant Jackson 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .398
2 Jeff Burroughs .379
3 Mike Hargrove .376
4 Willie Montanez .366
5 Dick Allen .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Dusty Baker 8
3 Bobby Darwin 8
3 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Sal Bando 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 25
4 Amos Otis 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Davey Lopes 13
2 Joe Morgan 13
4 Bill Buckner 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.59
2 Phil Niekro 1.09
3 Rich Folkers 1.44
4 Dock Ellis 1.44
5 Ron Schueler 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Fergie Jenkins 46
3 Steve Busby 45
4 Steve Carlton 44
5 Bert Blyleven 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 6
1 Bill Campbell 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Doug Bird 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Reggie Smith .323
4 Carl Yastrzemski .320
5 Jorge Orta .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Dick Allen 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Willie Stargell 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
2 Sal Bando 121
3 Johnny Bench 106
4 Cesar Cedeno 105
4 2 others tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 107
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Bill North 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.29
2 Buzz Capra 2.38
3 Mike Marshall 2.47
4 Jon Matlack 2.63
5 Luis Tiant 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 24
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Luis Tiant 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 368
2 Bert Blyleven 245
3 Steve Carlton 228
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Tom Seaver 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 24
1 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 John Hiller 20
5 Doug Bird 19