On This Day

Friday, June 21, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 37 27 .578 --
Tigers 34 30 .531 3.0
Indians 32 31 .508 4.5
Orioles 33 32 .508 4.5
Brewers 31 31 .500 5.0
Yankees 34 34 .500 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 36 31 .537 --
Rangers 36 32 .529 0.5
Royals 32 32 .500 2.5
White Sox 30 31 .492 3.0
Twins 26 37 .413 8.0
Angels 28 41 .406 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 35 32 .522 --
Cardinals 33 31 .516 0.5
Expos 30 29 .508 1.0
Cubs 27 35 .435 5.5
Pirates 27 36 .429 6.0
Mets 26 39 .400 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 45 23 .662 --
Braves 39 27 .591 5.0
Reds 36 28 .563 7.0
Astros 34 34 .500 11.0
Giants 33 37 .471 13.0
Padres 29 43 .403 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos May 5
1 Lenny Randle 5
3 Bill Buckner 4
3 Cesar Geronimo 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Ken Henderson 2
1 John Milner 2
4 Bill Buckner 1
4 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Ed Goodson 3
2 Carlos May 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Randle 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Stone 1.25
2 Larry Dierker 1.17
3 Mickey Lolich 1.00
4 Frank Tanana 0.71
5 Pat Dobson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Joe Henderson 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 10
2 Pat Dobson 8
3 Larry Dierker 7
3 Joe Henderson 7
3 Randy Moffitt 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Reggie Smith .372
3 Ralph Garr .368
4 Reggie Jackson .350
5 Greg Gross .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 17
1 Jim Wynn 17
3 Dick Allen 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 59
2 Steve Garvey 56
3 Jim Wynn 54
4 Reggie Smith 51
5 3 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 42
2 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Joe Morgan 29
4 Bill North 27
5 Davey Lopes 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.37
2 Buzz Capra 1.40
3 Larry Dierker 1.86
4 Andy Messersmith 2.15
5 John Hiller 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Wilbur Wood 11
3 Jim Bibby 10
3 Tommy John 10
5 9 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 147
2 Tom Seaver 113
3 Steve Carlton 106
4 Bert Blyleven 97
5 Mickey Lolich 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 12
2 Bill Campbell 10
2 Terry Forster 10
2 John Hiller 10
5 Mike Marshall 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .488
2 Cesar Geronimo .444
3 Mike Schmidt .420
4 Bill Sharp .390
5 3 tied .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Dick Allen 12
2 Johnny Bench 12
2 Willie Davis 12
2 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Joe Morgan 6
3 Rod Carew 5
3 Dave Cash 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Montague 0.00
1 Mike Cosgrove 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
4 Andy Messersmith 0.36
5 Wayne Garland 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Mickey Lolich 28
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 John D'Acquisto 24
4 Doc Medich 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 3
1 Tom House 3
3 Fred Beene 2
3 Diego Segui 2
5 37 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .394
2 Carlton Fisk .393
3 Dave Chalk .391
4 Ralph Garr .378
5 Cesar Geronimo .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Dick Allen 9
3 John Mayberry 8
4 Carlton Fisk 7
4 Bob Robertson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Steve Garvey 24
4 Johnny Bench 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Bill North 11
5 Larry Lintz 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cosgrove 0.35
2 Gaylord Perry 0.83
3 Buzz Capra 0.89
4 Larry Dierker 1.04
5 Steve Foucault 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
2 Nolan Ryan 62
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 John D'Acquisto 45
5 Jackie Brown 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
3 John Hiller 4
3 Tom House 4
3 Randy Moffitt 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Reggie Smith .350
3 Ralph Garr .347
4 Richie Zisk .334
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 37
2 Jeff Burroughs 36
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Willie Stargell 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 George Scott 110
4 Lee May 108
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 94
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 65
4 Bill North 60
5 Tommy Harper 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.69
2 Andy Messersmith 2.17
3 Mike Marshall 2.43
4 Jon Matlack 2.64
5 Gaylord Perry 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Steve Busby 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Bert Blyleven 250
4 Gaylord Perry 237
5 Steve Carlton 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Doug Bird 21
5 2 tied 18