On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 46 .535 --
Indians 51 47 .520 1.5
Yankees 50 49 .505 3.0
Orioles 50 49 .505 3.0
Brewers 49 50 .495 4.0
Tigers 47 52 .475 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 42 .584 --
Royals 50 48 .510 7.5
White Sox 50 49 .505 8.0
Rangers 51 51 .500 8.5
Twins 49 53 .480 10.5
Angels 40 63 .388 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 48 .520 --
Cardinals 50 50 .500 2.0
Pirates 48 52 .480 4.0
Expos 46 52 .469 5.0
Mets 43 54 .443 7.5
Cubs 42 55 .433 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 37 .637 --
Reds 62 41 .602 3.5
Astros 54 48 .529 11.0
Braves 53 49 .520 12.0
Giants 46 57 .447 19.5
Padres 43 61 .413 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Bobby Darwin 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Jim Wohlford 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 6
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Ted Martinez 3
2 Rick Monday 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Blackwell 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 1.00
1 Jim Slaton 1.00
3 Larry Demery 0.86
3 Harry Parker 0.86
5 Frank Tanana 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Larry Demery 6
2 Andy Hassler 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Harry Parker 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Garman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Ralph Garr .362
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Jorge Orta .324
5 Richie Zisk .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 26
2 Jim Wynn 23
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 Jim Wynn 72
5 2 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 41
3 Cesar Cedeno 37
3 Davey Lopes 37
3 Bill North 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.80
2 Buzz Capra 2.17
3 Mike Marshall 2.27
4 Andy Messersmith 2.32
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 211
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 Bill Campbell 13
3 Mike Marshall 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .487
2 Tommy Helms .450
3 Rick Burleson .432
4 Jim Wohlford .417
5 Carl Yastrzemski .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 15
1 Tony Perez 15
3 Sal Bando 13
3 Mike Schmidt 13
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Garry Maddox 8
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Mickey Rivers 6
5 Larry Lintz 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Mingori 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.35
3 Randy Jones 0.51
4 Ron Reed 0.53
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Joe Coleman 21
4 Jim Bibby 18
4 Ross Grimsley 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .408
2 Willie Stargell .406
3 Ron Hunt .388
4 Gary Matthews .368
5 Bill Freehan .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
1 Bill Melton 8
3 Willie McCovey 7
4 Bob Bailey 6
4 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 27
1 Richie Zisk 27
3 Bobby Murcer 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.92
2 Doug Rau 1.57
3 Dick Bosman 1.69
4 Phil Niekro 1.70
5 Doc Medich 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Gaylord Perry 46
3 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Andy Messersmith 42
5 Don Gullett 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Tom Murphy 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Ralph Garr .353
3 Carl Yastrzemski .336
4 Richie Zisk .332
5 Jorge Orta .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 32
2 Willie Stargell 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Lee May 30
5 Frank Robinson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 119
2 George Scott 116
3 Sal Bando 108
4 Cesar Cedeno 107
5 Tony Perez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Joe Morgan 71
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bill North 57
5 Tommy Harper 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.12
2 Gaylord Perry 2.14
3 Mike Marshall 2.33
4 Buzz Capra 2.34
5 Jon Matlack 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 358
2 Bert Blyleven 243
3 Gaylord Perry 231
4 Steve Carlton 225
5 Joe Coleman 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Doug Bird 20
4 Bill Campbell 20