On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 50 45 .526 --
Orioles 49 45 .521 0.5
Indians 48 45 .516 1.0
Yankees 48 47 .505 2.0
Brewers 47 48 .495 3.0
Tigers 45 50 .474 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 41 .573 --
White Sox 49 45 .521 5.0
Royals 47 47 .500 7.0
Rangers 48 50 .490 8.0
Twins 47 50 .485 8.5
Angels 39 59 .398 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 49 46 .516 --
Cardinals 46 49 .484 3.0
Expos 45 48 .484 3.0
Pirates 45 49 .479 3.5
Cubs 41 52 .441 7.0
Mets 40 52 .435 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 34 .649 --
Reds 58 40 .592 5.5
Astros 51 46 .526 12.0
Braves 50 49 .505 14.0
Giants 45 53 .459 18.5
Padres 43 58 .426 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Mickey Rivers 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Mike Anderson 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
3 Garry Maddox 3
3 Jim Mason 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Rod Carew 2
3 John Briggs 1
3 Ralph Garr 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John D'Acquisto 1.14
1 Andy Hassler 1.14
3 Don Gullett 1.00
4 Jim Lonborg 0.86
5 Bill Greif 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John D'Acquisto 8
1 Don Gullett 8
1 Andy Hassler 8
4 Bill Greif 7
5 Jim Lonborg 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Ralph Garr .363
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Richie Zisk .330
5 Lenny Randle .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 26
2 Jim Wynn 21
3 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 John Mayberry 19
3 Mike Schmidt 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 75
2 Jeff Burroughs 73
3 Dick Allen 70
4 Jim Wynn 69
5 Mike Schmidt 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 40
3 Bill North 37
4 Cesar Cedeno 36
4 Davey Lopes 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.47
2 Buzz Capra 2.08
3 Andy Messersmith 2.11
4 Mike Marshall 2.31
5 Jim Barr 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 16
2 Gaylord Perry 15
3 Catfish Hunter 14
3 Luis Tiant 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 201
2 Bert Blyleven 142
3 Steve Carlton 140
3 Gaylord Perry 140
5 Andy Messersmith 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 15
2 Randy Moffitt 14
3 Pedro Borbon 13
3 Mike Marshall 13
5 Bill Campbell 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .452
2 Willie McCovey .432
3 Milt May .419
4 Carl Yastrzemski .417
5 Willie Montanez .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Lee May 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
4 Bill Freehan 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 20
2 George Scott 16
3 Johnny Bench 15
4 Bobby Darwin 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Larry Lintz 9
2 Mickey Rivers 9
4 Garry Maddox 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.33
2 Rollie Fingers 0.75
3 Steve Mingori 0.98
4 Doc Medich 1.00
5 Tom Burgmeier 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Dennis Blair 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 28
2 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Don Gullett 26
2 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Bart Johnson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .388
2 Carl Yastrzemski .367
3 Milt May .360
4 Jorge Orta .358
5 Richie Zisk .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 11
2 Dick Allen 10
3 Bill Melton 9
4 Bob Bailey 8
4 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 28
2 Ken Henderson 27
2 Bobby Murcer 27
4 Bob Bailey 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Larry Lintz 14
2 Davey Lopes 14
2 Mickey Rivers 14
5 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.03
2 Tom Griffin 1.37
3 Jim Kaat 1.48
4 Dick Bosman 1.57
5 Catfish Hunter 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Bill Bonham 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Andy Messersmith 51
3 Gaylord Perry 48
4 Bert Blyleven 45
5 Don Gullett 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 6
1 Oscar Zamora 6
3 Terry Forster 5
3 Tom Murphy 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Carl Yastrzemski .339
4 Richie Zisk .339
5 Reggie Smith .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 34
2 Davey Johnson 31
2 Willie Stargell 31
4 Lee May 30
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 123
2 George Scott 114
3 Cesar Cedeno 103
4 Sal Bando 102
4 2 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Tommy Harper 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.99
2 John Hiller 2.09
3 Gaylord Perry 2.12
4 Buzz Capra 2.26
5 Mike Marshall 2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 351
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Tom Seaver 230
4 Gaylord Perry 228
5 Steve Carlton 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Mike Marshall 26
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Doug Bird 20
5 Bill Campbell 19