On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 46 .526 --
Indians 50 46 .521 0.5
Yankees 50 47 .515 1.0
Orioles 50 47 .515 1.0
Brewers 47 50 .485 4.0
Tigers 46 51 .474 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 41 .582 --
White Sox 49 47 .510 7.0
Royals 49 47 .510 7.0
Rangers 50 50 .500 8.0
Twins 47 52 .475 10.5
Angels 39 61 .390 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 50 47 .515 --
Cardinals 48 50 .490 2.5
Pirates 47 50 .485 3.0
Expos 46 50 .479 3.5
Cubs 42 53 .442 7.0
Mets 41 54 .432 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 35 .650 --
Reds 60 41 .594 5.5
Astros 52 48 .520 13.0
Braves 51 49 .510 14.0
Giants 46 55 .455 19.5
Padres 43 59 .422 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Coggins 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Carlos May 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Tommy Davis 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Carlos May 4
1 Billy Williams 4
4 Paul Blair 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Joe Coleman 0.88
3 Pat Dobson 0.80
4 Dick Lange 0.71
5 Jim Bibby 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 8
1 Pat Dobson 8
3 Joe Coleman 7
4 Gaylord Perry 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Ralph Garr .358
3 Carl Yastrzemski .338
4 Lenny Randle .326
5 Richie Zisk .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 26
2 Jim Wynn 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
4 John Mayberry 19
4 Mike Schmidt 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 79
2 Jeff Burroughs 74
3 Dick Allen 71
3 Mike Schmidt 71
3 Jim Wynn 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 40
3 Davey Lopes 37
3 Bill North 37
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.80
2 Buzz Capra 2.08
3 Andy Messersmith 2.32
4 Mike Marshall 2.34
5 Ron Reed 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 16
2 Gaylord Perry 15
3 Jim Bibby 14
3 Steve Busby 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 210
2 Steve Carlton 151
3 Gaylord Perry 146
4 Bert Blyleven 145
5 Andy Messersmith 139

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 .449
2 Jerry Grote .448
3 Mickey Rivers .444
4 Del Unser .441
5 Carl Yastrzemski .424

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 Tony Perez 16
2 Johnny Bench 13
3 Bobby Murcer 12
3 Doug Rader 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Mickey Rivers 10
3 Garry Maddox 7
4 Larry Lintz 6
5 John Lowenstein 5

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 Doc Medich 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Busby 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Pat Dobson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .385
2 Carl Yastrzemski .382
3 Ron Hunt .381
4 Willie Stargell .377
5 Rick Monday .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 27
2 Bobby Murcer 26
3 Johnny Bench 25
4 Dick Allen 23
4 Cesar Cedeno 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Davey Lopes 14
3 Larry Lintz 12
3 Mickey Rivers 12
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.92
2 Bruce Dal Canton 1.47
3 Doug Rau 1.57
4 Dick Bosman 1.69
5 Doc Medich 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Doc Medich 5
5 21 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Gaylord Perry 46
3 Steve Carlton 45
3 Joe Coleman 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Ralph Garr .353
3 Carl Yastrzemski .343
4 Richie Zisk .335
5 2 tied .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Cesar Cedeno 30
2 Davey Johnson 30
2 Lee May 30
2 Willie Stargell 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 122
2 George Scott 114
3 Cesar Cedeno 106
3 Tony Perez 106
5 Sal Bando 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Bill North 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Tommy Harper 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.12
2 John Hiller 2.14
3 Buzz Capra 2.26
4 Gaylord Perry 2.30
5 Mike Marshall 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Steve Busby 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 360
2 Bert Blyleven 252
3 Gaylord Perry 234
4 Steve Carlton 230
5 Tom Seaver 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Mike Marshall 26
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Doug Bird 20
5 Bill Campbell 19