On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 44 35 .557 --
Red Sox 43 36 .544 1.0
Orioles 42 37 .532 2.0
Tigers 43 38 .531 2.0
Brewers 39 40 .494 5.0
Yankees 38 42 .475 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 36 .561 --
Royals 40 38 .513 4.0
Rangers 41 42 .494 5.5
White Sox 39 40 .494 5.5
Twins 35 46 .432 10.5
Angels 32 52 .381 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 36 .544 --
Expos 39 38 .506 3.0
Phillies 41 40 .506 3.0
Pirates 35 43 .449 7.5
Cubs 35 44 .443 8.0
Mets 34 46 .425 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 27 .675 --
Reds 45 36 .556 10.0
Braves 44 40 .524 12.5
Astros 43 40 .518 13.0
Giants 37 47 .440 19.5
Padres 36 51 .414 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Gary Matthews 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Carlos May 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.20
1 Ross Grimsley 1.20
3 Dick Ruthven 1.00
4 Ed Figueroa 0.60
5 George Stone 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Figueroa 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Ross Grimsley 6
1 Doc Medich 6
1 Dick Ruthven 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Ralph Garr .355
3 Reggie Smith .347
4 Greg Gross .340
5 Reggie Jackson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 21
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 69
2 Cesar Cedeno 67
3 Steve Garvey 63
4 Jim Wynn 61
5 Mike Schmidt 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 50
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 31

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 14
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 13
1 Randy Moffitt 13
3 Bill Campbell 11
3 Mike Marshall 11
5 John Hiller 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .393
2 Willie Montanez .391
3 John Briggs .386
3 Jorge Orta .386
5 Ron Hunt .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 7
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Jim Northrup 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 17
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
1 George Hendrick 17
4 Angel Mangual 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Bill North 8
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.49
2 Chuck Taylor 0.63
3 Bob Gibson 0.71
4 Tom Griffin 0.75
5 Jim Kaat 0.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Fred Norman 26
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Phil Niekro 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Oscar Zamora 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .383
2 Mike Schmidt .366
3 Cesar Tovar .362
4 Elliott Maddox .362
5 Ron Hunt .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Toby Harrah 9
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 27
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Dick Allen 24
4 Ken Henderson 23
5 Sal Bando 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 2 tied 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 8
2 John Hiller 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Buzz Capra 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Mickey Lolich 44
3 Jackie Brown 41
3 Larry Dierker 41
3 Andy Messersmith 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 4
1 Oscar Zamora 4
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Mike Garman 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ralph Garr .344
3 Reggie Smith .340
4 Richie Zisk .333
5 Pete Rose .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 36
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Davey Johnson 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
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 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.12
2 John Hiller 2.20
3 Mike Marshall 2.29
4 Gaylord Perry 2.43
5 Jim Rooker 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Wilbur Wood 23
4 Steve Busby 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 378
2 Tom Seaver 252
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Gaylord Perry 227
5 Steve Carlton 226

Saves

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