On This Day

Thursday, July 25, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 45 .531 --
Indians 50 45 .526 0.5
Yankees 49 47 .510 2.0
Orioles 49 47 .510 2.0
Brewers 47 49 .490 4.0
Tigers 45 51 .469 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 41 .577 --
White Sox 49 46 .516 6.0
Royals 48 47 .505 7.0
Rangers 49 50 .495 8.0
Twins 47 51 .480 9.5
Angels 39 60 .394 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 50 46 .521 --
Cardinals 48 49 .495 2.5
Expos 46 49 .484 3.5
Pirates 46 50 .479 4.0
Cubs 41 53 .436 8.0
Mets 40 54 .426 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 34 .657 --
Reds 60 40 .600 5.5
Astros 51 48 .515 14.0
Braves 51 49 .510 14.5
Giants 45 55 .450 20.5
Padres 43 59 .422 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 7
2 George Hendrick 6
3 Dave Concepcion 5
3 Ron Hunt 5
3 Pete Rose 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Don Baylor 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 John Lowenstein 2
1 John Milner 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.22
2 Randy Jones 1.00
2 Doug Rau 1.00
4 Don Wilson 0.83
5 Nolan Ryan 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Doug Rau 8
4 Ross Grimsley 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave Giusti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Ralph Garr .358
3 Carl Yastrzemski .338
4 Lenny Randle .326
5 Richie Zisk .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 26
2 Jim Wynn 22
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 Jim Wynn 71
4 Dick Allen 70
4 Mike Schmidt 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
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 2.34
5 Ron Reed 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 16
2 Gaylord Perry 15
3 Catfish Hunter 14
3 Luis Tiant 14
5 6 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 210
2 Steve Carlton 151
3 Bert Blyleven 142
4 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 Gary Matthews .478
2 Carl Yastrzemski .459
3 Rico Petrocelli .457
4 Mickey Rivers .431
5 Willie Montanez .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Bill Freehan 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 14
1 Tony Perez 14
3 Bobby Murcer 13
4 Del Unser 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 10
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Garry Maddox 7
4 Larry Lintz 6
4 John Lowenstein 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Mingori 0.00
2 Randy Jones 0.34
3 Luis Tiant 0.50
4 Phil Niekro 0.53
5 Ron Reed 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Medich 25
1 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Steve Carlton 23
4 Clay Kirby 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .393
2 Willie Montanez .383
3 Carl Yastrzemski .382
4 Richie Zisk .373
5 Rod Carew .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Bill Melton 9
3 Bob Bailey 8
4 Toby Harrah 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 28
2 Bob Bailey 26
2 Bobby Murcer 26
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 Dick Allen 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Larry Lintz 12
3 Mickey Rivers 12
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.82
2 Don Gullett 1.21
3 Tom Griffin 1.46
4 Bruce Dal Canton 1.47
5 Doug Rau 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Andy Messersmith 46
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Don Gullett 40
4 Gaylord Perry 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 6
2 Oscar Zamora 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Terry Forster 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Ralph Garr .353
3 Carl Yastrzemski .343
4 Richie Zisk .336
5 Reggie Smith .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Davey Johnson 30
2 Lee May 30
2 Willie Stargell 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 121
2 George Scott 114
3 Sal Bando 105
4 Tony Perez 104
5 Cesar Cedeno 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Tommy Harper 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.98
2 Gaylord Perry 2.12
3 John Hiller 2.14
4 Buzz Capra 2.26
5 Mike Marshall 2.37

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 360
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Steve Carlton 230
4 Gaylord Perry 228
5 Tom Seaver 221

Saves

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