On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 13 .567 --
Indians 15 13 .536 1.0
Tigers 13 13 .500 2.0
Orioles 13 13 .500 2.0
Brewers 10 12 .455 3.0
Red Sox 12 15 .444 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 13 .536 --
White Sox 13 12 .520 0.5
Angels 15 14 .517 0.5
Twins 12 12 .500 1.0
Athletics 13 15 .464 2.0
Royals 11 14 .440 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 12 .571 --
Phillies 14 14 .500 2.0
Expos 10 11 .476 2.5
Cubs 10 13 .435 3.5
Mets 11 17 .393 5.0
Pirates 8 16 .333 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 9 .679 --
Astros 19 11 .633 1.0
Giants 16 14 .533 4.0
Reds 12 13 .480 5.5
Braves 13 15 .464 6.0
Padres 14 17 .452 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Joe Lahoud 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 3
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Ron Fairly 2
2 Steve Garvey 2
2 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Greg Gross 1
1 Dave Nelson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 3.00
2 John Curtis 1.00
2 Don Gullett 1.00
2 Jim Lonborg 1.00
5 Andy Messersmith 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 12
2 Don Gullett 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Andy Messersmith 6
5 Bill Singer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Reggie Jackson .392
3 Reggie Smith .375
4 Ken Reitz .370
5 Ralph Garr .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
1 Graig Nettles 11
3 Jim Wynn 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Graig Nettles 26
2 Reggie Smith 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Davey Lopes 14
4 Joe Morgan 12
4 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.55
2 Tommy John 1.50
3 Doug Rau 1.63
4 Jim Rooker 1.76
5 Gaylord Perry 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
4 Bert Blyleven 46
5 Bill Singer 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 Terry Forster 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Randy Moffitt 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .476
2 Tommy McCraw .469
3 Rod Carew .455
4 Oscar Gamble .426
5 Felix Millan .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 5
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
2 Dave Winfield 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 15
2 Lee May 13
2 Reggie Smith 13
4 Sal Bando 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bill North 7
4 Davey Lopes 6
4 Lenny Randle 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.57
3 Terry Forster 0.59
4 Doug Bird 0.71
5 Gaylord Perry 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Fergie Jenkins 26
4 Jon Matlack 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
1 John Hiller 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Ralph Garr .327
4 Reggie Smith .322
5 Ted Simmons .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 44
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Reggie Jackson 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 130
2 Willie Stargell 118
3 Lee May 115
4 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Tony Perez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 86
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Tommy Harper 52
4 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.13
2 Steve Rogers 1.95
3 Mike Marshall 2.17
4 Bert Blyleven 2.29
5 Tom Seaver 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 268
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Bill Singer 240
5 Gaylord Perry 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 31
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Tug McGraw 21