On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 20 .545 --
Brewers 22 19 .537 0.5
Tigers 21 22 .488 2.5
Orioles 21 22 .488 2.5
Indians 21 23 .477 3.0
Yankees 22 26 .458 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 20 .556 --
Royals 23 21 .523 1.5
White Sox 21 20 .512 2.0
Rangers 22 23 .489 3.0
Angels 22 24 .478 3.5
Twins 18 22 .450 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 20 .556 --
Expos 20 17 .541 1.0
Cardinals 23 20 .535 1.0
Mets 20 25 .444 5.0
Cubs 17 23 .425 5.5
Pirates 16 26 .381 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 14 .702 --
Reds 24 19 .558 7.0
Braves 24 22 .522 8.5
Giants 25 24 .510 9.0
Astros 23 24 .489 10.0
Padres 18 34 .346 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Ken Frailing 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Johnny Grubb 1
1 Bud Harrelson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Bernie Carbo 3
2 Ken Frailing 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Ron Blomberg 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Brett 2.00
2 Phil Niekro 1.17
3 Fred Norman 1.00
3 Skip Pitlock 1.00
5 Vida Blue 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 8
1 Skip Pitlock 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Phil Niekro 7
4 Fred Norman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .404
2 Rod Carew .399
3 Ralph Garr .389
4 Reggie Smith .364
5 Joe Morgan .346

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 48
2 Steve Garvey 43
3 Jim Wynn 41
4 Reggie Jackson 39
5 Cesar Cedeno 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Joe Morgan 19
3 Bill North 19
5 Enzo Hernandez 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.52
2 Gaylord Perry 1.55
3 Bert Blyleven 2.05
4 Jon Matlack 2.12
5 Mike Marshall 2.13

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 99
2 Tom Seaver 79
3 Bert Blyleven 73
4 Phil Niekro 70
5 3 tied 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 10
2 Terry Forster 9
3 Bill Campbell 8
4 Pedro Borbon 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .528
2 Joe Ferguson .486
3 Reggie Jackson .469
4 Joe Morgan .449
5 Cecil Cooper .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Willie Horton 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 19
2 Jerry Morales 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Bernie Carbo 14
3 2 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 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.50
2 Buzz Capra 0.75
2 Mike Cuellar 0.75
2 Elias Sosa 0.75
5 Ernie McAnally 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Mickey Lolich 29
3 Bert Blyleven 24
4 Vida Blue 23
5 Don Gullett 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .420
2 Reggie Jackson .397
3 Rod Carew .396
4 Richie Zisk .386
5 Mike Hargrove .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Steve Garvey 28
3 Willie Horton 26
4 John Briggs 23
5 5 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Cesar Cedeno 16
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.70
2 Terry Forster 0.86
3 Gaylord Perry 1.01
4 Lynn McGlothen 1.30
5 Buzz Capra 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Elias Sosa 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 51
3 Fred Norman 40
4 Fergie Jenkins 38
4 Mickey Lolich 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
2 John Hiller 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Randy Moffitt 6
5 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Ralph Garr .339
3 Richie Zisk .326
4 Reggie Smith .325
5 Pete Rose .325

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 124
2 Jeff Burroughs 116
2 Willie Stargell 116
4 Greg Luzinski 113
4 George Scott 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 89
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 57
5 Tommy Harper 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.32
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 Joe Coleman 21
2 Mike Cuellar 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21
5 6 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Bert Blyleven 260
4 Gaylord Perry 231
5 Jon Matlack 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 34
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Doug Bird 22
4 Rollie Fingers 22