On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 13 .536 --
Yankees 18 17 .514 0.5
Brewers 13 13 .500 1.0
Indians 15 15 .500 1.0
Red Sox 15 16 .484 1.5
Tigers 14 15 .483 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 13 .536 --
Athletics 16 15 .516 0.5
Royals 15 15 .500 1.0
Rangers 16 16 .500 1.0
Angels 16 17 .485 1.5
Twins 12 15 .444 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 14 .548 --
Cardinals 16 14 .533 0.5
Expos 12 11 .522 1.0
Cubs 12 15 .444 3.0
Mets 13 18 .419 4.0
Pirates 9 19 .321 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 9 .719 --
Astros 20 15 .571 4.5
Giants 19 15 .559 5.0
Reds 15 14 .517 6.5
Braves 14 19 .424 9.5
Padres 14 21 .400 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Darrell Porter 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Merv Rettenmund 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cito Gaston 4
1 Hal McRae 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 Ron Cey 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 3
2 Dan Driessen 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 2.50
2 Fred Norman 1.29
3 Bruce Dal Canton 1.20
4 Don Wilson 1.17
5 Carl Morton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 14
2 Clay Kirby 10
3 Fred Norman 9
3 Frank Tanana 9
5 Tom Seaver 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .385
2 Rod Carew .385
3 Reggie Smith .372
4 Greg Gross .365
5 Hal McRae .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 12
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Graig Nettles 11
4 Hank Aaron 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 31
2 Reggie Jackson 30
3 Jeff Burroughs 29
3 Steve Garvey 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Davey Lopes 16
4 Joe Morgan 13
4 Freddie Patek 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.14
2 Fred Norman 1.46
3 Jim Rooker 1.67
4 Gaylord Perry 1.78
5 Tommy John 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 13 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Tom Seaver 60
3 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Jerry Koosman 50
3 Phil Niekro 50

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Wynn .429
1 Richie Zisk .429
3 Hal McRae .426
4 Oscar Gamble .422
5 Lou Brock .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 5
1 Jim Wynn 5
3 Bobby Darwin 4
3 George Hendrick 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 14
1 Hal McRae 14
1 Rusty Staub 14
4 Willie Horton 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Joe Morgan 6
3 Bill North 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
2 Fred Norman 0.45
3 Terry Forster 0.47
4 Jack Billingham 0.54
5 Doug Bird 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Matlack 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
3 Stan Bahnsen 2
3 Jack Billingham 2
3 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Jon Matlack 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Eddie Watt 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Reggie Smith .390
3 Reggie Jackson .386
4 Ralph Garr .379
5 Cookie Rojas .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
1 Jim Wynn 9
3 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Rusty Staub 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
2 Graig Nettles 24
2 Reggie Smith 24
4 Jeff Burroughs 23
4 Lee May 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Enzo Hernandez 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.21
2 John Hiller 1.34
3 Fred Norman 1.54
4 Bill Singer 1.65
5 Bill Lee 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
4 Stan Bahnsen 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Jerry Koosman 46
2 Tom Seaver 46
4 Wilbur Wood 41
5 Jim Bibby 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 John Hiller 4
2 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Ted Simmons .323
4 Ralph Garr .323
5 Reggie Smith .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Darrell Evans 38
4 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 127
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Lee May 114
4 Tony Perez 111
5 Greg Luzinski 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 86
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Tommy Harper 52
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.21
2 Steve Rogers 2.05
3 Bert Blyleven 2.19
4 Mike Marshall 2.31
5 Andy Messersmith 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 22
3 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Ron Bryant 21
3 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 384
2 Bert Blyleven 266
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Gaylord Perry 230
5 Bill Singer 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 30
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 3 tied 20