On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 71 .551 --
Yankees 87 72 .547 0.5
Red Sox 83 75 .525 4.0
Indians 75 83 .475 12.0
Brewers 75 84 .472 12.5
Tigers 71 87 .449 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 70 .560 --
Rangers 82 75 .522 6.0
Twins 81 78 .509 8.0
White Sox 78 79 .497 10.0
Royals 77 82 .484 12.0
Angels 65 94 .409 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 73 .538 --
Cardinals 84 74 .532 1.0
Phillies 78 80 .494 7.0
Expos 77 81 .487 8.0
Mets 69 89 .437 16.0
Cubs 66 92 .418 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 100 59 .629 --
Reds 97 62 .610 3.0
Braves 86 73 .541 14.0
Astros 79 79 .500 20.5
Giants 71 88 .447 29.0
Padres 59 101 .369 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Blomberg 4
1 Frank Duffy 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
1 Cesar Tovar 4
1 Roy White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Blomberg 3
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Blomberg 6
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 John Ellis 4
4 Frank Duffy 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 2
1 Dave Concepcion 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Willie Davis 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.88
2 Phil Niekro 1.75
3 Rick Reuschel 1.33
3 Luis Tiant 1.33
5 Steve Renko 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 15
2 Vida Blue 9
3 Bill Butler 8
4 Steve Carlton 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Dick Pole 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .352
3 Al Oliver .320
4 Jorge Orta .320
5 Bill Buckner .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Johnny Bench 32
2 Jim Wynn 32
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 126
2 Jeff Burroughs 118
3 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Steve Garvey 110
5 Jim Wynn 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 117
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buzz Capra 2.34
2 Mike Marshall 2.40
3 Gaylord Perry 2.41
4 Phil Niekro 2.45
5 Jon Matlack 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Steve Busby 22
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 367
2 Bert Blyleven 242
3 Steve Carlton 238
4 Fergie Jenkins 221
5 Andy Messersmith 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 24
2 Mike Marshall 21
3 Tom Murphy 20
4 Bill Campbell 19
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .500
2 Ken Griffey .459
3 Bill Freehan .444
4 Willie Davis .429
5 Craig Robinson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 4
2 Ron Blomberg 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 18
2 Ted Simmons 15
3 Al Oliver 13
4 Tommy Helms 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Larry Lintz 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Morris Nettles 6
3 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.00
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
3 Jim Palmer 0.33
4 Bert Blyleven 0.67
4 Jim Kaat 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Steve Carlton 29
3 Jim Kaat 26
3 Phil Niekro 26
5 Frank Tanana 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Tom Buskey 3
2 Gene Garber 3
4 Rawly Eastwick 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .378
2 Rod Carew .364
3 George Brett .355
4 Bill Madlock .354
5 Rennie Stennett .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
1 Rick Monday 7
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 Ted Simmons 24
3 Willie Stargell 22
4 Willie Davis 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 26
2 Morris Nettles 17
3 Larry Lintz 15
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
5 Dave Concepcion 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.57
2 Gene Garber 0.68
3 Dale Murray 1.22
4 Bert Blyleven 1.24
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Jim Kaat 6
2 Jim Rooker 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Don Sutton 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Bert Blyleven 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 50
4 Steve Carlton 46
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 9
2 Terry Forster 6
3 Tom Buskey 4
3 Ken Forsch 4
3 2 others tied 4