On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 14 .563 --
Tigers 14 13 .519 1.5
Orioles 14 13 .519 1.5
Indians 15 14 .517 1.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 3.5
Brewers 10 13 .435 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 12 .538 --
Angels 16 14 .533 0.0
Rangers 15 15 .500 1.0
Athletics 14 15 .483 1.5
Twins 12 13 .480 1.5
Royals 12 15 .444 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 13 .552 --
Phillies 15 14 .517 1.0
Expos 11 11 .500 1.5
Cubs 11 14 .440 3.0
Mets 12 17 .414 4.0
Pirates 9 17 .346 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 9 .700 --
Astros 19 13 .594 3.0
Giants 17 14 .548 4.5
Reds 13 13 .500 6.0
Braves 13 17 .433 8.0
Padres 14 19 .424 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Chalk 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 Jerry Grote 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Al Kaline 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ruthven 1.80
2 Catfish Hunter 1.00
2 Mickey Lolich 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 0.89
5 Nolan Ryan 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Steve Foucault 9
2 Dick Ruthven 9
4 Jerry Koosman 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Mac Scarce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Reggie Jackson .387
3 Reggie Smith .368
4 Ken Reitz .366
5 Greg Gross .364

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 Reggie Smith 27
3 Jeff Burroughs 26
3 Steve Garvey 26
3 Graig Nettles 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Davey Lopes 15
4 Enzo Hernandez 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.82
2 Doug Rau 1.63
3 Jim Rooker 1.67
4 Gaylord Perry 1.78
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Jerry Koosman 50
3 Phil Niekro 50
5 Bert Blyleven 49

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 Tommy McCraw .429
2 Bill Buckner .425
3 John Briggs .421
3 Mike Hargrove .421
5 Oscar Gamble .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 5
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Eric Soderholm 4
5 17 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 14
2 Fran Healy 12
2 John Milner 12
2 Mike Schmidt 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bill North 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.43
2 Jack Billingham 0.54
3 Gaylord Perry 1.03
4 Bill Singer 1.08
5 2 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
1 Elias Sosa 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Tom Seaver 32
3 Jon Matlack 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Dick Ruthven 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Pete Rose .336
3 Ralph Garr .324
4 Ted Simmons .323
5 Tony Perez .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Willie Stargell 39
4 Darrell Evans 38
4 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 129
2 Willie Stargell 116
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 61
4 Tommy Harper 52
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.20
2 Steve Rogers 2.05
3 Mike Marshall 2.18
4 Bert Blyleven 2.32
5 Andy Messersmith 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 384
2 Bert Blyleven 271
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Bill Singer 240
5 Gaylord Perry 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 30
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Tug McGraw 21