On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 15 .531 --
Orioles 17 15 .531 0.0
Brewers 15 15 .500 1.0
Indians 17 17 .500 1.0
Yankees 19 19 .500 1.0
Red Sox 16 19 .457 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 15 .531 --
Athletics 19 17 .528 0.0
Royals 18 17 .514 0.5
Angels 17 19 .472 2.0
Rangers 17 19 .472 2.0
Twins 14 16 .467 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 16 .529 --
Phillies 18 16 .529 0.0
Expos 14 13 .519 0.5
Mets 16 19 .457 2.5
Cubs 13 18 .419 3.5
Pirates 11 20 .355 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 10 .730 --
Reds 18 15 .545 7.0
Giants 20 18 .526 7.5
Braves 19 19 .500 8.5
Astros 20 20 .500 8.5
Padres 15 25 .375 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Don Kessinger 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
1 Tommy Davis 2
3 Nate Colbert 1
3 Ken Henderson 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Tommy Davis 4
1 Ray Fosse 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Billy Williams 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.60
2 Mike Cuellar 0.62
3 Dave Hamilton 0.57
4 Fred Norman 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Roric Harrison 5
2 Doc Medich 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .397
2 Rod Carew .395
3 Reggie Jackson .385
4 Ralph Garr .361
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
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 37
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Cesar Cedeno 32
4 Steve Garvey 31
4 Reggie Smith 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Cesar Cedeno 20
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Joe Morgan 16
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.28
2 Fred Norman 1.59
3 Mike Caldwell 1.65
4 Jim Rooker 1.66
5 Gaylord Perry 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
1 Tom Seaver 73
3 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Jerry Koosman 54
5 Steve Busby 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
2 Pedro Borbon 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 John Hiller 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Wynn .469
2 Reggie Smith .465
3 Don Baylor .417
4 Hal McRae .413
5 Oscar Gamble .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 6
2 Ken Henderson 5
2 Jim Wynn 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 16
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
2 Nate Colbert 15
4 Tommy Davis 13
4 Rusty Staub 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bill North 7
5 Bert Campaneris 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Bird 0.00
2 Mike Caldwell 0.35
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.50
4 Terry Forster 0.56
5 Buzz Capra 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Fred Norman 28
3 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Jon Matlack 21
4 Frank Tanana 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Tom Buskey 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 John Hiller 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .422
2 Reggie Jackson .406
3 Rod Carew .391
4 Bill Buckner .390
5 Ralph Garr .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Steve Garvey 6
2 George Hendrick 6
2 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 24
1 Reggie Smith 24
3 Jeff Burroughs 23
3 Jim Wynn 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Enzo Hernandez 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bill North 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.59
2 Fred Norman 1.28
3 Mike Caldwell 1.39
4 Jim Rooker 1.51
5 Gaylord Perry 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Doc Medich 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 53
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Fred Norman 42
4 Jerry Koosman 39
5 Steve Busby 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Reggie Smith .332
4 Ralph Garr .323
5 Ted Simmons .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Darrell Evans 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Reggie Jackson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 119
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Lee May 113
4 George Scott 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Joe Morgan 68
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.18
2 Steve Rogers 2.05
3 Mike Marshall 2.14
4 Bert Blyleven 2.17
5 Don Sutton 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 22
2 Wilbur Wood 22
4 Jim Palmer 21
4 Don Sutton 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Bert Blyleven 261
4 Gaylord Perry 227
5 Bill Singer 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 39
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Doug Bird 23
4 Rollie Fingers 23