On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 18 16 .529 --
Indians 19 18 .514 0.5
Tigers 18 18 .500 1.0
Red Sox 19 19 .500 1.0
Yankees 20 21 .488 1.5
Orioles 17 18 .486 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 18 .538 --
White Sox 18 16 .529 0.5
Rangers 19 19 .500 1.5
Royals 18 19 .486 2.0
Twins 16 18 .471 2.5
Angels 18 21 .462 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 17 .553 --
Expos 17 14 .548 0.5
Cardinals 20 17 .541 0.5
Mets 17 22 .436 4.5
Cubs 14 20 .412 5.0
Pirates 12 23 .343 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 11 .725 --
Reds 20 16 .556 7.0
Giants 22 19 .537 7.5
Braves 20 20 .500 9.0
Astros 20 23 .465 10.5
Padres 17 27 .386 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Steve Brye 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 2
2 Cliff Johnson 1
2 Joe Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
3 Dave May 3
3 Joe Morgan 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Ken Berry 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 John Milner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 0.83
2 Woodie Fryman 0.75
3 Ken Holtzman 0.73
4 Lynn McGlothen 0.67
5 Tommy John 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 8
2 Woodie Fryman 6
2 Lynn McGlothen 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .418
2 Reggie Smith .401
3 Reggie Jackson .390
4 Hal McRae .377
5 Ralph Garr .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 14
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
1 Jim Wynn 41
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
4 Steve Garvey 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Joe Morgan 16
5 Freddie Patek 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 1.45
2 Fred Norman 1.59
3 John Hiller 1.62
4 Gaylord Perry 1.72
5 Jon Matlack 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 7
1 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Steve Busby 6
3 Joe Coleman 6
3 7 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 .531
2 Jim Wynn .500
3 Willie Davis .465
4 Rod Carew .462
5 Hal McRae .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 7
2 Dave May 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 20
2 Jeff Burroughs 16
3 Tommy Davis 14
4 Johnny Bench 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Bill North 7
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.00
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
3 Mike Caldwell 0.35
4 Fred Norman 0.68
5 Doug Bird 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Elias Sosa 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Fred Norman 27
4 Don Gullett 25
5 Lynn McGlothen 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .424
2 Reggie Smith .420
3 Reggie Jackson .400
3 Hal McRae .400
5 Oscar Gamble .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 8
2 John Briggs 7
2 Dave May 7
4 Johnny Bench 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 27
2 Jim Wynn 24
3 John Briggs 22
3 Reggie Smith 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 15
3 Enzo Hernandez 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bill North 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.53
2 Mike Caldwell 0.74
3 Gaylord Perry 1.18
4 Fred Norman 1.28
5 Lerrin LaGrow 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
3 Stan Bahnsen 4
3 Steve Busby 4
3 13 others 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 Pedro Borbon 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 John Hiller 6
4 Sparky Lyle 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Reggie Smith .334
3 Pete Rose .330
4 Ralph Garr .329
5 Ted Simmons .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Bobby Bonds 37
3 Reggie Jackson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 118
2 Willie Stargell 116
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 60
4 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.29
2 Mike Marshall 2.09
3 Bert Blyleven 2.20
4 Steve Rogers 2.30
5 Andy Messersmith 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Joe Coleman 21
2 Wilbur Wood 21
4 Mike Cuellar 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Bert Blyleven 256
4 Gaylord Perry 236
5 Jon Matlack 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 33
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Rollie Fingers 23
5 Doug Bird 22