On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 52 46 .531 --
Indians 51 46 .526 0.5
Yankees 50 48 .510 2.0
Orioles 50 48 .510 2.0
Brewers 48 50 .490 4.0
Tigers 46 52 .469 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 42 .576 --
White Sox 50 47 .515 6.0
Royals 50 47 .515 6.0
Rangers 50 51 .495 8.0
Twins 48 52 .480 9.5
Angels 39 62 .386 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 47 .525 --
Cardinals 49 50 .495 3.0
Pirates 47 52 .475 5.0
Expos 46 51 .474 5.0
Cubs 42 54 .438 8.5
Mets 42 54 .438 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 36 .644 --
Reds 61 41 .598 4.5
Astros 53 48 .525 12.0
Braves 52 49 .515 13.0
Giants 46 56 .451 19.5
Padres 43 60 .417 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Montanez 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 Ralph Garr 4
3 Freddie Patek 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Glenn Borgmann 3
3 Bucky Dent 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Apodaca 1.00
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1.00
3 Ray Corbin 0.67
3 Larry Dierker 0.67
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Tom Carroll 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 8
2 Ray Corbin 6
2 Dave Freisleben 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
5 10 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Ralph Garr .364
3 Carl Yastrzemski .333
4 Richie Zisk .324
5 Jorge Orta .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 26
2 Jim Wynn 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
4 Mike Schmidt 20
5 John Mayberry 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 80
2 Jeff Burroughs 75
2 Mike Schmidt 75
4 Dick Allen 71
4 Jim Wynn 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 40
3 Cesar Cedeno 37
3 Davey Lopes 37
3 Bill North 37

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
2 Luis Tiant 15
4 Jim Bibby 14
4 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 Willie Stargell .514
2 Gary Matthews .438
3 Willie Montanez .431
4 Rick Burleson .425
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 17
2 Johnny Bench 13
2 Mike Schmidt 13
4 Willie Montanez 12
4 Doug Rader 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Garry Maddox 8
3 Mickey Rivers 7
4 Larry Lintz 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Mingori 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.35
3 Randy Jones 0.51
4 Don Hood 0.66
5 Doc Medich 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Steve Carlton 23
4 Andy Messersmith 22
5 Joe Coleman 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Tom Murphy 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .415
2 Willie Montanez .414
3 Carl Yastrzemski .371
4 Ron Hunt .369
5 Gary Matthews .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
1 Bill Melton 8
3 Bob Bailey 7
3 Willie McCovey 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 27
2 Johnny Bench 25
2 Bobby Murcer 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 24
4 Tony Perez 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Larry Lintz 12
2 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 John Lowenstein 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.92
2 Doug Rau 1.57
3 Dick Bosman 1.69
4 Doc Medich 1.71
5 Steve Mingori 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Doc Medich 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Gaylord Perry 46
3 Joe Coleman 45
4 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Andy Messersmith 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 6
2 Tom Murphy 5
2 Oscar Zamora 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Ralph Garr .357
3 Carl Yastrzemski .338
4 Richie Zisk .335
5 Jorge Orta .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 32
2 Willie Stargell 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Lee May 30
5 4 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 119
2 George Scott 114
3 Cesar Cedeno 107
4 Tony Perez 106
5 Sal Bando 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bill North 57
5 Tommy Harper 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.12
2 Gaylord Perry 2.14
3 John Hiller 2.15
4 Buzz Capra 2.26
5 Mike Marshall 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 357
2 Bert Blyleven 252
3 Gaylord Perry 231
4 Tom Seaver 226
5 Steve Carlton 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Doug Bird 20
5 Bill Campbell 19