On This Day

Friday, April 26, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 10 6 .625 --
Yankees 11 8 .579 0.5
Brewers 8 6 .571 1.0
Red Sox 9 9 .500 2.0
Tigers 6 10 .375 4.0
Indians 6 11 .353 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 10 7 .588 --
Athletics 9 8 .529 1.0
Twins 8 8 .500 1.5
Angels 9 9 .500 1.5
White Sox 7 9 .438 2.5
Royals 7 9 .438 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 9 4 .692 --
Cardinals 10 9 .526 2.0
Phillies 9 9 .500 2.5
Cubs 6 8 .429 3.5
Pirates 5 11 .313 5.5
Mets 5 11 .313 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 5 .737 --
Reds 10 7 .588 3.0
Astros 11 9 .550 3.5
Giants 10 9 .526 4.0
Braves 10 10 .500 4.5
Padres 7 14 .333 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
3 Buddy Bradford 3
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Steve Yeager 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Wohlford 3
2 Dusty Baker 2
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 Amos Otis 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.75
2 Andy Messersmith 1.17
3 Vida Blue 0.82
4 Nolan Ryan 0.58
5 Steve Hargan 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Steve Hargan 7
2 Andy Messersmith 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Tom Seaver 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Milt Wilcox 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .412
2 Rod Carew .403
3 Doug Griffin .397
4 Ken Reitz .394
5 Leroy Stanton .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Tony Perez 7
3 Jim Wynn 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 Graig Nettles 21
4 Jim Wynn 20
5 Tony Perez 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Davey Lopes 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 Jim Wohlford 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.47
3 Tommy John 0.86
4 Paul Lindblad 1.00
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 5
2 Jim Bibby 4
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 38
2 Phil Niekro 36
2 Nolan Ryan 36
4 Jerry Koosman 31
4 Andy Messersmith 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Randy Moffitt 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Grant Jackson 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Johnny Grubb .326
4 Cesar Cedeno .325
5 Reggie Smith .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Willie Stargell 41
4 Darrell Evans 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 133
2 Willie Stargell 118
3 Lee May 110
3 Tony Perez 110
5 Greg Luzinski 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.80
2 Jim Palmer 2.32
3 Bert Blyleven 2.34
4 Don Sutton 2.36
5 Mike Marshall 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Jim Palmer 24
3 Ron Bryant 22
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Wilbur Wood 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 264
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Bill Singer 237
5 Gaylord Perry 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Tug McGraw 23