On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 21 18 .538 --
Orioles 21 19 .525 0.5
Red Sox 22 20 .524 0.5
Indians 21 21 .500 1.5
Tigers 20 21 .488 2.0
Yankees 20 25 .444 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 20 .535 --
White Sox 20 19 .513 1.0
Royals 21 21 .500 1.5
Angels 22 22 .500 1.5
Rangers 21 22 .488 2.0
Twins 17 21 .447 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 18 .581 --
Expos 19 17 .528 2.5
Cardinals 21 20 .512 3.0
Mets 19 24 .442 6.0
Cubs 16 22 .421 6.5
Pirates 14 25 .359 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 13 .711 --
Reds 22 19 .537 8.0
Giants 25 22 .532 8.0
Braves 23 22 .511 9.0
Astros 23 24 .489 10.0
Padres 18 31 .367 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Tommy Helms 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Jack Brohamer 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
3 Rick Auerbach 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 6
2 John Briggs 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Woods 3
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ruthven 1.20
2 Steve Busby 0.57
2 Wilbur Wood 0.57
4 Steve Renko 0.56
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 8
1 John D'Acquisto 8
1 Wilbur Wood 8
4 Bill Bonham 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Reggie Jackson .391
3 Ralph Garr .388
4 Reggie Smith .364
5 Del Unser .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 14
2 Reggie Jackson 13
3 Willie Horton 12
4 John Briggs 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 46
2 Steve Garvey 42
3 Jim Wynn 41
4 Cesar Cedeno 38
5 Reggie Jackson 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Bill North 18
4 Joe Morgan 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.52
2 Gaylord Perry 1.55
3 Buzz Capra 1.73
4 Mike Marshall 1.92
5 Mike Caldwell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 7
1 Mike Caldwell 7
1 Catfish Hunter 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
1 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 91
2 Tom Seaver 76
3 Bert Blyleven 73
4 Steve Busby 65
5 3 tied 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 10
2 Bill Campbell 8
2 Terry Forster 8
4 Pedro Borbon 7
4 John Hiller 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .470
2 Rod Carew .432
3 Joe Torre .429
4 Rico Petrocelli .426
5 Jeff Burroughs .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 6
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Jim Wynn 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 20
2 Willie Horton 17
2 Jim Wynn 17
4 Johnny Bench 16
4 Steve Garvey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Bert Campaneris 7
5 Bobby Bonds 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Romo 0.56
2 Buzz Capra 0.66
3 Elias Sosa 0.69
4 Mike Cuellar 0.82
5 Ernie McAnally 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Charlie Hough 4
4 Steve Busby 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Tom Seaver 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 5
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .412
2 Rod Carew .402
3 Dwight Evans .391
4 Reggie Jackson .389
5 Mike Hargrove .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 John Briggs 8
3 John Milner 7
3 Jim Wynn 7
5 9 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 32
2 Steve Garvey 27
3 Willie Horton 25
4 John Briggs 24
5 Jim Wynn 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Bill North 16
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.58
2 Gaylord Perry 1.01
3 Doug Bird 1.27
4 Buzz Capra 1.30
5 Lynn McGlothen 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Carl Morton 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Jerry Koosman 43
4 Steve Busby 42
5 Bert Blyleven 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
1 John Hiller 6
1 Randy Moffitt 6
4 Pedro Borbon 5
4 Mike Marshall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Ralph Garr .337
3 Richie Zisk .327
4 Steve Garvey .325
5 Reggie Smith .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Bobby Bonds 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 122
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Jeff Burroughs 115
4 Lee May 113
4 George Scott 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 90
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 56
5 Tommy Harper 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.30
2 Mike Marshall 2.07
3 Bert Blyleven 2.20
4 Steve Rogers 2.38
5 Andy Messersmith 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Joe Coleman 21
3 Nolan Ryan 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 367
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Bert Blyleven 260
4 Gaylord Perry 239
5 Jon Matlack 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 33
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Doug Bird 22
4 Rollie Fingers 22