On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 38 .548 --
Red Sox 47 39 .547 0.0
Orioles 46 39 .541 0.5
Brewers 43 42 .506 3.5
Tigers 43 43 .500 4.0
Yankees 43 43 .500 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 38 .558 --
Royals 43 42 .506 4.5
White Sox 42 43 .494 5.5
Rangers 43 46 .483 6.5
Twins 40 48 .455 9.0
Angels 33 56 .371 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 44 42 .512 --
Phillies 44 42 .512 0.0
Expos 40 43 .482 2.5
Pirates 37 47 .440 6.0
Cubs 37 47 .440 6.0
Mets 37 48 .435 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 29 .674 --
Reds 51 37 .580 8.5
Astros 47 41 .534 12.5
Braves 47 43 .522 13.5
Giants 39 50 .438 21.0
Padres 39 53 .424 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 Del Unser 4
4 Mark Belanger 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Anderson 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 George Foster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
3 George Foster 3
3 Ted Simmons 3
3 Charlie Spikes 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 3
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Terry Crowley 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 1.75
2 Bob Forsch 1.25
3 Don Gullett 1.12
4 Dick Ruthven 0.91
5 Roger Moret 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Tom Carroll 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Ruthven 10
2 Don Gullett 9
3 Steve Busby 7
3 Pat Dobson 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Danny Frisella 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Ralph Garr .365
3 Greg Gross .337
4 Reggie Smith .331
5 Jorge Orta .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Jim Wynn 19
4 Mike Schmidt 18
5 John Mayberry 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 72
2 Jeff Burroughs 71
3 Steve Garvey 65
4 Mike Schmidt 62
5 2 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 54
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 35
5 Davey Lopes 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.45
2 Buzz Capra 1.87
3 Andy Messersmith 2.01
4 Larry Dierker 2.02
5 Mike Marshall 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 15
2 Wilbur Wood 14
3 Tommy John 13
4 Steve Busby 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 185
2 Steve Carlton 128
3 Gaylord Perry 127
4 Bert Blyleven 122
5 Mickey Lolich 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 13
1 Mike Marshall 13
1 Randy Moffitt 13
4 Bill Campbell 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Jorgensen .410
2 Bill Freehan .400
2 Jorge Orta .400
2 Eric Soderholm .400
5 Willie Montanez .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 6
1 Jim Northrup 6
3 Toby Harrah 5
3 Bill Melton 5
3 Rick Monday 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 17
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Richie Zisk 16
4 Jim Northrup 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Dave Chalk 5
3 Dave Concepcion 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cosgrove 0.00
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
3 Tom Carroll 0.60
4 Chuck Taylor 0.73
5 Don Gullett 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Mike Cosgrove 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 29
2 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Jon Matlack 23
3 Dick Ruthven 23
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Oscar Zamora 3
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Pedro Borbon 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .400
2 Rod Carew .375
3 Bert Campaneris .364
4 George Hendrick .356
5 Ron Hunt .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 10
2 Dick Allen 9
2 George Hendrick 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 26
2 Ken Henderson 25
3 George Hendrick 24
4 Cesar Tovar 22
5 5 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Davey Lopes 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bill North 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.15
2 Wayne Garland 1.32
3 Gaylord Perry 1.48
4 Catfish Hunter 1.62
5 Jim Barr 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Ross Grimsley 6
3 Steve Busby 5
3 John Hiller 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Gaylord Perry 48
3 Mickey Lolich 46
4 Don Gullett 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Oscar Zamora 5
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Ralph Garr .347
3 Richie Zisk .330
4 Carl Yastrzemski .329
5 Reggie Smith .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Willie Stargell 33
3 Davey Johnson 31
4 Reggie Jackson 30
4 Frank Robinson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 123
2 George Scott 109
3 Cesar Cedeno 104
4 Reggie Jackson 103
4 Willie Stargell 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 62
4 Bill North 61
5 Tommy Harper 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.93
2 John Hiller 2.25
3 Mike Marshall 2.31
4 Gaylord Perry 2.31
5 Tom Seaver 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Steve Busby 22
3 Wilbur Wood 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Tom Seaver 245
3 Bert Blyleven 239
4 Steve Carlton 230
5 Gaylord Perry 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 28
2 John Hiller 27
3 Doug Bird 20
4 Bill Campbell 18
4 Rollie Fingers 18