On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 15 14 .517 --
Tigers 16 15 .516 0.0
Orioles 16 15 .516 0.0
Indians 17 16 .515 0.0
Yankees 18 19 .486 1.0
Red Sox 16 18 .471 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 14 .533 --
Athletics 18 16 .529 0.0
Rangers 17 17 .500 1.0
Angels 17 18 .486 1.5
Royals 16 17 .485 1.5
Twins 13 16 .448 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 14 11 .560 --
Cardinals 17 15 .531 0.5
Phillies 17 16 .515 1.0
Cubs 13 16 .448 3.0
Mets 14 19 .424 4.0
Pirates 10 20 .333 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 9 .750 --
Giants 20 17 .541 7.5
Reds 17 15 .531 8.0
Astros 20 19 .513 8.5
Braves 17 19 .472 10.0
Padres 14 24 .368 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Kessinger 5
2 Mick Kelleher 4
2 Bill Russell 4
4 Larry Bowa 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
1 Ted Simmons 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Russell 6
2 Joe Ferguson 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Alex Johnson 4
3 Ted Simmons 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Rick Miller 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Bahnsen 4.00
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.83
4 Steve Renko 0.64
5 3 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 9
2 Stan Bahnsen 8
3 Steve Renko 7
4 Buzz Capra 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Reggie Jackson .385
3 Reggie Smith .380
4 Hal McRae .360
5 Ken Reitz .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 35
2 Cesar Cedeno 32
3 Jeff Burroughs 31
3 Steve Garvey 31
5 Reggie Jackson 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 23
2 Cesar Cedeno 20
3 Davey Lopes 16
4 Joe Morgan 15
5 Freddie Patek 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.10
2 Fred Norman 1.46
3 Mike Caldwell 1.65
4 Jim Rooker 1.66
5 Gaylord Perry 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Tom Seaver 60
3 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Jerry Koosman 54
5 Phil Niekro 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 7
1 Bill Campbell 7
3 Randy Moffitt 6
4 Terry Forster 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Wynn .444
2 Oscar Gamble .432
3 Reggie Smith .410
4 Hal McRae .408
5 Rod Carew .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave May 5
1 Rusty Staub 5
1 Jim Wynn 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 14
2 Willie Horton 13
2 Hal McRae 13
4 Jeff Burroughs 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Bill North 7
5 Bert Campaneris 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 0.35
2 Fred Norman 0.45
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.50
4 Terry Forster 0.56
5 Buzz Capra 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Fred Norman 23
3 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Jon Matlack 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Tom Buskey 3
2 Terry Forster 3
4 Rollie Fingers 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Reggie Smith .400
3 Ralph Garr .383
4 Reggie Jackson .377
5 Bill Buckner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 8
2 Reggie Smith 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Steve Garvey 6
3 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
2 Reggie Smith 24
3 Jim Wynn 22
4 Jeff Burroughs 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Enzo Hernandez 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
3 Bill North 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.79
2 John Hiller 1.34
3 Jim Rooker 1.51
4 Gaylord Perry 1.52
5 Fred Norman 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Bill Singer 42
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 6
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Terry Forster 5
2 John Hiller 5
5 Sparky Lyle 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Reggie Smith .326
4 Ralph Garr .321
5 Ted Simmons .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 41
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Darrell Evans 38
5 Reggie Jackson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 121
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Lee May 113
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 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.12
2 Steve Rogers 2.05
3 Bert Blyleven 2.16
4 Mike Marshall 2.33
5 Don Sutton 2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 386
2 Bert Blyleven 271
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Gaylord Perry 227
5 Bill Singer 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 21