On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 17 16 .515 --
Tigers 18 17 .514 0.0
Indians 19 18 .514 0.0
Red Sox 19 19 .500 0.5
Yankees 20 21 .488 1.0
Orioles 17 18 .486 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 16 .529 --
Athletics 20 18 .526 0.0
Rangers 19 19 .500 1.0
Royals 18 19 .486 1.5
Twins 16 17 .485 1.5
Angels 18 21 .462 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 16 .556 --
Phillies 20 17 .541 0.5
Expos 16 14 .533 1.0
Mets 17 21 .447 4.0
Cubs 13 20 .394 5.5
Pirates 12 22 .353 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 11 .718 --
Reds 20 15 .571 6.0
Giants 22 19 .537 7.0
Braves 20 20 .500 8.5
Astros 20 22 .476 9.5
Padres 16 27 .372 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 6
2 Rod Carew 5
2 Ed Goodson 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
2 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Angel Mangual 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 Ed Goodson 4
2 Willie McCovey 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Willie Davis 2
1 John Lowenstein 2
1 Charlie Spikes 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.83
2 Don Gullett 1.67
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
4 Bill Bonham 0.88
5 Nolan Ryan 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Gaylord Perry 11
3 Don Gullett 10
4 Bert Blyleven 8
5 Bill Bonham 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .409
2 Reggie Smith .397
3 Reggie Jackson .395
4 Hal McRae .377
5 Ralph Garr .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 12
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Graig Nettles 11
4 John Briggs 9
4 Jeff Burroughs 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 41
2 Jim Wynn 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 34
4 Steve Garvey 32
5 Reggie Smith 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Cesar Cedeno 21
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Joe Morgan 16
5 Freddie Patek 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.28
2 Mike Caldwell 1.45
3 Fred Norman 1.59
4 Jim Rooker 1.66
5 Gaylord Perry 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 7
1 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Steve Busby 6
3 Joe Coleman 6
3 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Tom Seaver 73
3 Bert Blyleven 62
4 Jerry Koosman 58
4 Phil Niekro 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
2 Pedro Borbon 7
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Randy Moffitt 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .486
2 Jim Wynn .457
3 Willie Davis .442
4 Hal McRae .432
5 Don Baylor .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 21
2 Jim Wynn 16
3 Johnny Bench 15
4 Nate Colbert 14
4 Tommy Davis 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.00
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
3 Mike Caldwell 0.26
4 Lynn McGlothen 0.50
5 Fred Norman 0.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Tom Seaver 29
3 Fred Norman 27
4 Don Gullett 25
5 Jerry Koosman 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Tom Buskey 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .414
2 Reggie Smith .405
3 Rod Carew .402
4 Hal McRae .380
5 Oscar Gamble .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 7
1 Dave May 7
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 10 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 28
2 Reggie Smith 23
3 John Briggs 22
3 Nate Colbert 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Enzo Hernandez 13
4 Joe Morgan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.52
2 Mike Caldwell 1.16
3 Gaylord Perry 1.18
4 Fred Norman 1.28
5 John Hiller 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Jerry Koosman 43
4 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Fred Norman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
2 Pedro Borbon 6
2 John Hiller 6
4 Sparky Lyle 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Pete Rose .334
3 Reggie Smith .333
4 Ralph Garr .326
5 Ted Simmons .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Bobby Bonds 37
3 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 118
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Lee May 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 110
5 Tony Perez 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.19
2 Mike Marshall 2.11
3 Bert Blyleven 2.23
4 Steve Rogers 2.30
5 Andy Messersmith 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Wilbur Wood 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 386
2 Bert Blyleven 269
3 Tom Seaver 263
4 Gaylord Perry 236
5 Jon Matlack 226

Saves

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