On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 20 .535 --
Brewers 21 19 .525 0.5
Tigers 21 21 .500 1.5
Orioles 21 21 .500 1.5
Indians 21 22 .488 2.0
Yankees 22 25 .468 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 20 .545 --
Royals 22 21 .512 1.5
White Sox 20 20 .500 2.0
Angels 22 23 .489 2.5
Rangers 21 23 .477 3.0
Twins 18 21 .462 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 19 .568 --
Expos 20 17 .541 1.5
Cardinals 22 20 .524 2.0
Mets 20 24 .455 5.0
Cubs 16 23 .410 6.5
Pirates 14 26 .350 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 13 .717 --
Reds 23 19 .548 8.0
Giants 25 23 .521 9.0
Braves 23 22 .511 9.5
Astros 23 24 .489 10.5
Padres 18 32 .360 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Blomberg 4
1 Joe Ferguson 4
1 Lou Piniella 4
1 Boog Powell 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 John Ellis 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Fuller 3
1 Graig Nettles 3
1 Charlie Sands 3
4 Bert Campaneris 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 3
2 Dave Concepcion 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.83
2 Dennis Blair 0.60
2 Dick Tidrow 0.60
4 Joe Decker 0.50
4 3 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 11
2 Dennis Blair 6
2 Dick Tidrow 6
4 Bill Lee 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Harry Parker 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .409
2 Reggie Jackson .391
3 Ralph Garr .388
4 Reggie Smith .361
5 Joe Morgan .342

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 19
4 Joe Morgan 18
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 Caldwell 1.93
5 Bert Blyleven 2.05

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
4 2 others tied 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Ferguson .500
2 Ralph Garr .475
3 Rod Carew .467
4 Cecil Cooper .436
5 Jeff Burroughs .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 6
1 Willie Horton 6
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 20
2 Steve Garvey 16
3 Willie Horton 15
4 Johnny Bench 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Larry Lintz 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.50
2 Vicente Romo 0.56
3 Buzz Capra 0.66
4 Mike Cuellar 0.75
4 Elias Sosa 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 29
2 Bert Blyleven 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Randy Moffitt 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .417
2 Rod Carew .413
3 Reggie Jackson .390
4 Mike Hargrove .387
5 Dwight Evans .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 John Briggs 8
3 John Milner 7
3 Jim Wynn 7
5 10 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Steve Garvey 27
3 Willie Horton 26
4 John Briggs 24
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Bill North 17
3 Cesar Cedeno 16
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.58
2 Elias Sosa 0.70
3 Gaylord Perry 1.01
4 Lynn McGlothen 1.30
5 Buzz Capra 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
1 Carl Morton 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Steve Busby 42
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 Mickey Lolich 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
1 John Hiller 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Randy Moffitt 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Ralph Garr .338
3 Richie Zisk .325
4 Reggie Smith .324
5 Pete Rose .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 114
3 George Scott 114
5 Greg Luzinski 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 90
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 57
5 Tommy Harper 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 2.16
3 Bert Blyleven 2.20
4 Steve Rogers 2.38
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.44

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 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 34
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Doug Bird 22
4 Rollie Fingers 22