On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 56 .556 --
Yankees 65 61 .516 5.0
Orioles 63 63 .500 7.0
Indians 61 63 .492 8.0
Brewers 61 67 .477 10.0
Tigers 59 68 .465 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 55 .570 --
Royals 68 58 .540 4.0
Rangers 66 63 .512 7.5
White Sox 64 64 .500 9.0
Twins 62 66 .484 11.0
Angels 50 78 .391 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 61 .520 --
Cardinals 66 62 .516 0.5
Phillies 63 64 .496 3.0
Expos 58 66 .468 6.5
Mets 54 70 .435 10.5
Cubs 52 72 .419 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 47 .630 --
Reds 78 50 .609 2.5
Braves 70 57 .551 10.0
Astros 66 60 .524 13.5
Giants 57 71 .445 23.5
Padres 49 79 .383 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 6
2 Jorge Orta 5
3 Rico Carty 4
3 Willie Stargell 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Frank Duffy 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 5
2 Oscar Gamble 4
3 Ron Cey 3
3 Ed Kirkpatrick 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.50
2 Jim Rooker 1.12
3 Bruce Dal Canton 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.88
5 Wayne Twitchell 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Freisleben 9
1 Jim Rooker 9
3 Wilbur Wood 8
4 Andy Messersmith 7
4 Nolan Ryan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Ralph Garr .358
3 Richie Zisk .333
4 Al Oliver .321
5 Greg Gross .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 28
4 Johnny Bench 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 104
2 Johnny Bench 98
2 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Jim Wynn 91
5 Steve Garvey 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Davey Lopes 54
3 Joe Morgan 53
4 Bill North 46
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.17
2 Gaylord Perry 2.41
3 Buzz Capra 2.49
4 Andy Messersmith 2.53
5 Jim Barr 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 20
2 Steve Busby 19
2 Catfish Hunter 19
2 Wilbur Wood 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Bert Blyleven 191
3 Steve Carlton 187
4 Andy Messersmith 177
5 Mickey Lolich 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 19
2 Bill Campbell 18
2 Terry Forster 18
4 Tom Murphy 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .475
2 Vada Pinson .471
3 Mike Hargrove .432
4 Hank Aaron .429
5 Richie Zisk .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gene Tenace 5
3 Darrell Evans 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 13 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 15
2 Steve Garvey 13
2 Al Oliver 13
4 Jerry Morales 12
4 Gene Tenace 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Don Baylor 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.33
2 Juan Marichal 0.64
3 Dale Murray 0.71
4 Ken Holtzman 0.76
5 Al Fitzmorris 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Jon Matlack 25
4 Roger Moret 22
4 Don Sutton 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
3 Tom Buskey 2
3 Mike Cosgrove 2
3 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .411
2 Oscar Gamble .380
3 Al Oliver .379
4 Willie Stargell .371
5 Greg Gross .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Johnny Bench 30
3 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Bobby Darwin 25
5 6 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Davey Lopes 18
3 Joe Morgan 13
4 Dave Concepcion 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.70
2 Tom Murphy 0.88
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Dave Roberts 1.10
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Bert Blyleven 49
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Fergie Jenkins 46
5 Steve Busby 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 6
1 Bill Campbell 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 Tom Murphy 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Ralph Garr .349
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Richie Zisk .324
5 Reggie Smith .321

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 126
2 Sal Bando 118
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Johnny Bench 110
5 Steve Garvey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 109
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Bill North 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.33
2 Andy Messersmith 2.46
3 Buzz Capra 2.56
4 Gaylord Perry 2.63
5 Jon Matlack 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Wilbur Wood 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Bert Blyleven 257
3 Gaylord Perry 221
4 Steve Carlton 219
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 25
1 Mike Marshall 25
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 John Hiller 20
5 Terry Forster 18