On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 43 35 .551 --
Indians 43 35 .551 0.0
Tigers 43 37 .538 1.0
Orioles 41 37 .526 2.0
Brewers 38 40 .487 5.0
Yankees 37 42 .468 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 35 .568 --
Royals 39 38 .506 5.0
Rangers 41 41 .500 5.5
White Sox 38 40 .487 6.5
Twins 35 45 .438 10.5
Angels 32 51 .386 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 42 36 .538 --
Expos 38 38 .500 3.0
Phillies 40 40 .500 3.0
Pirates 35 42 .455 6.5
Cubs 35 43 .449 7.0
Mets 34 45 .430 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 26 .683 --
Reds 45 35 .563 10.0
Braves 43 40 .518 13.5
Astros 42 40 .512 14.0
Giants 36 47 .434 20.5
Padres 36 50 .419 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Hisle 6
2 Ed Herrmann 5
3 Rod Carew 4
3 Elliott Maddox 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Crawford 2
1 Ed Herrmann 2
3 Bob Boone 1
3 Ed Brinkman 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 4
1 Ed Herrmann 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.43
2 Larry Dierker 1.17
3 Nolan Ryan 1.14
4 Carl Morton 0.86
5 Fred Norman 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 10
2 Joe Coleman 9
2 Fred Norman 9
4 Nolan Ryan 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Reggie Smith .343
4 Greg Gross .341
5 Reggie Jackson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 20
2 Jim Wynn 19
3 Cesar Cedeno 18
3 Mike Schmidt 18
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 66
1 Cesar Cedeno 66
3 Steve Garvey 63
4 Jim Wynn 60
5 2 tied 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 50
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.31
2 Buzz Capra 1.43
3 Larry Dierker 1.97
4 Andy Messersmith 2.13
5 Mike Marshall 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Wilbur Wood 13
3 Tommy John 12
3 Lynn McGlothen 12
5 5 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 181
2 Steve Carlton 118
3 Bert Blyleven 116
3 Tom Seaver 116
5 Gaylord Perry 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 12
1 Randy Moffitt 12
3 Bill Campbell 11
3 Mike Marshall 11
5 John Hiller 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .436
2 Eric Soderholm .412
3 Danny Thompson .406
4 George Hendrick .404
5 Jorge Orta .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 9
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Jim Northrup 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 17
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Angel Mangual 16
4 Ken Henderson 15
4 Ted Simmons 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
1 Bill North 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 Cesar Cedeno 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
2 Don DeMola 0.49
3 Bob Gibson 0.55
4 Chuck Taylor 0.63
5 Tom Griffin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Bill Bonham 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Fred Norman 26
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Andy Messersmith 23
3 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Zamora 4
2 Mike Garman 3
2 Tom Murphy 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .380
2 Johnny Grubb .370
3 Cesar Tovar .368
4 George Hendrick .365
5 Mike Schmidt .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Toby Harrah 9
1 George Hendrick 9
4 Willie Stargell 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Cesar Cedeno 26
3 Dick Allen 25
4 Sal Bando 24
5 Ken Henderson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Tommy Harper 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.96
2 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Larry Dierker 1.20
4 Ed Sprague 1.36
5 Wayne Garland 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 John Hiller 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Buzz Capra 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Mickey Lolich 44
3 Larry Dierker 41
3 Andy Messersmith 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 4
1 Oscar Zamora 4
3 Mike Garman 3
3 Bill Hands 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Ralph Garr .341
3 Reggie Smith .336
4 Richie Zisk .332
5 Pete Rose .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Reggie Jackson 32
3 Davey Johnson 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 121
2 George Scott 107
3 Sal Bando 105
3 Willie Stargell 105
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 73
3 Bill North 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Tommy Harper 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.12
2 John Hiller 2.20
3 Mike Marshall 2.36
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Jim Rooker 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Steve Busby 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 378
2 Tom Seaver 252
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Steve Carlton 234
5 Gaylord Perry 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 29
1 Mike Marshall 29
3 Doug Bird 21
4 Rollie Fingers 19
5 Bill Campbell 18