On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 54 .561 --
Indians 61 59 .508 6.5
Yankees 62 61 .504 7.0
Orioles 62 61 .504 7.0
Brewers 60 64 .484 9.5
Tigers 58 66 .468 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 54 .568 --
Royals 65 57 .533 4.5
Rangers 64 62 .508 7.5
White Sox 60 64 .484 10.5
Twins 60 65 .480 11.0
Angels 50 75 .400 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 60 .520 --
Pirates 63 61 .508 1.5
Phillies 63 61 .508 1.5
Expos 58 63 .479 5.0
Mets 53 67 .442 9.5
Cubs 50 71 .413 13.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 46 .629 --
Reds 75 50 .600 3.5
Braves 67 56 .545 10.5
Astros 63 60 .512 14.5
Giants 56 69 .448 22.5
Padres 49 76 .392 29.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Joe Lis 3
1 Jim Sundberg 3
4 Rico Carty 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Joe Lis 1
1 Hal McRae 1
1 Amos Otis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 3
2 Amos Otis 2
2 Brooks Robinson 2
4 Jeff Burroughs 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Joe Lovitto 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Paul Splittorff 0.50
3 Jim Perry 0.30
4 Jim Palmer 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Paul Splittorff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Paul Splittorff 5
3 Doyle Alexander 3
3 Jim Perry 3
5 Jim Palmer 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .360
3 Richie Zisk .328
4 Reggie Smith .325
5 Greg Gross .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 28
4 Johnny Bench 25
4 Jeff Burroughs 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 103
2 Mike Schmidt 98
3 Johnny Bench 94
4 Jim Wynn 88
5 Steve Garvey 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 86
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Davey Lopes 48
4 Bill North 45
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.19
2 Gaylord Perry 2.42
3 Andy Messersmith 2.47
4 Buzz Capra 2.49
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 19
2 Jim Bibby 18
2 Steve Busby 18
2 Catfish Hunter 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Bert Blyleven 185
3 Steve Carlton 182
4 Andy Messersmith 170
5 Gaylord Perry 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 18
2 Bill Campbell 17
2 Terry Forster 17
4 Tom Murphy 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .439
2 Al Oliver .424
3 Dave Concepcion .404
4 Pat Kelly .400
5 Tito Fuentes .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gene Tenace 5
3 Willie McCovey 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 14 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 14
2 Steve Garvey 13
3 Johnny Bench 12
3 Richie Zisk 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Dave Concepcion 6
2 Ralph Garr 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.33
3 Juan Marichal 0.64
4 Doyle Alexander 0.66
5 Dave Roberts 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bill Champion 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Steve Busby 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Tom Buskey 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Mike Cosgrove 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .391
2 Willie Stargell .374
3 Amos Otis .364
4 Jose Cardenal .356
5 Al Oliver .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Gene Tenace 9
4 Johnny Bench 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Jeff Burroughs 30
3 Johnny Bench 29
4 Sal Bando 24
5 Bobby Darwin 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 26
2 Davey Lopes 12
3 Dave Concepcion 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
3 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.98
2 Juan Marichal 1.00
3 Rudy May 1.08
4 Dave Roberts 1.35
5 Dock Ellis 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Bert Blyleven 43
4 Steve Carlton 42
5 Steve Busby 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 7
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Tom Murphy 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Ralph Garr .348
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Reggie Smith .325
5 Richie Zisk .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Jim Wynn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Sal Bando 119
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Steve Garvey 108
5 Johnny Bench 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 110
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Bill North 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.31
2 Andy Messersmith 2.35
3 Gaylord Perry 2.54
4 Buzz Capra 2.60
5 Luis Tiant 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Luis Tiant 24
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Steve Busby 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Gaylord Perry 224
4 Steve Carlton 218
5 Tom Seaver 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 24
1 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 John Hiller 20
5 3 tied 17