On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 20 .556 --
Brewers 23 19 .548 0.5
Tigers 22 22 .500 2.5
Indians 22 23 .489 3.0
Orioles 21 23 .477 3.5
Yankees 23 26 .469 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 21 .543 --
Royals 24 21 .533 0.5
White Sox 21 21 .500 2.0
Rangers 22 24 .478 3.0
Angels 22 25 .468 3.5
Twins 18 23 .439 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 21 .543 --
Expos 20 18 .526 1.0
Cardinals 23 21 .523 1.0
Mets 20 26 .435 5.0
Cubs 17 23 .425 5.0
Pirates 16 26 .381 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 14 .708 --
Reds 25 19 .568 7.0
Braves 25 22 .532 8.5
Giants 25 24 .510 9.5
Astros 24 24 .500 10.0
Padres 18 34 .346 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
1 Freddie Patek 4
4 Ken Boswell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sutherland 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 4
1 Cookie Rojas 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
4 Mark Belanger 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Mario Guerrero 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buzz Capra 1.33
2 Catfish Hunter 0.78
3 Jim Slaton 0.75
4 Woodie Fryman 0.60
4 Gaylord Perry 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Buzz Capra 8
2 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Reggie Cleveland 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Jim Slaton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .405
2 Reggie Jackson .396
3 Ralph Garr .386
4 Reggie Smith .370
5 Greg Gross .341

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 45
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 20
3 Bill North 20
5 Enzo Hernandez 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.42
2 John Hiller 1.45
3 Buzz Capra 1.60
4 Mike Marshall 2.05
5 Jon Matlack 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 8
2 Steve Busby 7
2 Mike Caldwell 7
2 Catfish Hunter 7
2 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 99
2 Tom Seaver 79
3 Bert Blyleven 77
4 Phil Niekro 70
5 Gaylord Perry 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 10
2 Terry Forster 9
3 Bill Campbell 8
3 John Hiller 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .519
2 Joe Ferguson .463
3 Bobby Bonds .449
4 Cecil Cooper .439
5 Don Kessinger .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 5
1 Willie Horton 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 18
2 Bernie Carbo 16
3 Johnny Bench 15
3 Joe Ferguson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
2 Larry Lintz 9
3 Lou Brock 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
5 Bobby Bonds 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.50
2 Gaylord Perry 0.75
2 Mike Cuellar 0.75
2 Elias Sosa 0.75
5 Buzz Capra 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Ken Brett 3
3 Buzz Capra 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Mickey Lolich 29
3 Bert Blyleven 28
4 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Buzz Capra 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
1 John Hiller 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Randy Moffitt 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .429
2 Rod Carew .424
3 Ralph Garr .407
4 Richie Zisk .379
5 Reggie Jackson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 8
1 Willie Horton 8
3 Johnny Bench 7
3 Dave May 7
3 Jim Wynn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 30
1 Steve Garvey 30
3 Willie Horton 25
4 John Briggs 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Cesar Cedeno 16
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.87
2 Mike Cuellar 1.07
3 Terry Forster 1.15
4 Buzz Capra 1.24
5 Lynn McGlothen 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 51
3 Gaylord Perry 42
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 2 tied 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 .376
2 Ralph Garr .341
3 Richie Zisk .329
4 Reggie Smith .329
5 Pete Rose .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
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 George Scott 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 89
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 58
5 Tommy Harper 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.30
2 Mike Marshall 2.14
3 Bert Blyleven 2.39
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.47
5 Nelson Briles 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Joe Coleman 21
2 Mike Cuellar 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 264
2 Tom Seaver 264
4 Gaylord Perry 237
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