On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 56 47 .544 --
Indians 53 49 .520 2.5
Orioles 52 51 .505 4.0
Yankees 51 53 .490 5.5
Brewers 51 53 .490 5.5
Tigers 50 53 .485 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 44 .581 --
Rangers 54 52 .509 7.5
White Sox 52 51 .505 8.0
Royals 51 51 .500 8.5
Twins 51 54 .486 10.0
Angels 41 65 .387 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 50 .519 --
Phillies 54 50 .519 0.0
Pirates 50 55 .476 4.5
Expos 49 54 .476 4.5
Mets 45 58 .437 8.5
Cubs 44 59 .427 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 37 .651 --
Reds 64 43 .598 5.5
Astros 55 50 .524 13.5
Braves 54 51 .514 14.5
Giants 48 59 .449 21.5
Padres 44 64 .407 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Garrett 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
1 Chris Ward 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woodie Fryman 2.50
2 Ray Sadecki 1.00
3 Dan Spillner 0.64
4 Jim Slaton 0.62
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 10
2 Dan Spillner 7
3 Stan Bahnsen 6
4 Andy Hassler 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Ralph Garr .366
3 Richie Zisk .322
4 Carl Yastrzemski .322
5 Lenny Randle .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 27
2 Jim Wynn 24
3 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Cesar Cedeno 22
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 82
1 Mike Schmidt 82
3 Jeff Burroughs 80
4 Johnny Bench 77
5 Jim Wynn 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 43
3 Davey Lopes 39
4 Cesar Cedeno 38
5 Bill North 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.03
2 Buzz Capra 2.17
3 Mike Marshall 2.19
4 Andy Messersmith 2.24
5 Larry Dierker 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 16
1 Wilbur Wood 16
3 Steve Busby 15
3 Gaylord Perry 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Steve Carlton 159
3 Bert Blyleven 154
4 Gaylord Perry 147
5 Andy Messersmith 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 16
2 Bill Campbell 14
2 Mike Marshall 14
2 Randy Moffitt 14
5 Pedro Borbon 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Burleson .432
2 Bill North .415
3 Tommy Helms .415
4 Cesar Cedeno .413
5 Bruce Bochte .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 Tony Perez 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Johnny Bench 16
3 Sal Bando 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bill Buckner 7
3 Garry Maddox 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.35
2 Sparky Lyle 0.71
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Woodie Fryman 1.32
5 Mike Marshall 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Andy Messersmith 20
5 Andy Hassler 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Terry Forster 3
4 Tom Burgmeier 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt May .389
2 Willie Montanez .386
3 Ralph Garr .381
4 Willie Stargell .378
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 10
2 Dick Allen 9
3 Willie McCovey 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Bill Melton 26
2 Bobby Murcer 26
2 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Tony Perez 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Larry Lintz 11
3 Mickey Rivers 11
5 Garry Maddox 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.13
2 Doc Medich 1.48
3 Oscar Zamora 1.78
4 Don Gullett 1.82
5 Ron Reed 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Steve Carlton 45
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Andy Messersmith 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Terry Forster 5
1 Oscar Zamora 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Ralph Garr .358
3 Carl Yastrzemski .337
4 Richie Zisk .327
5 Reggie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 31
1 Cesar Cedeno 31
1 Willie Stargell 31
4 Mike Schmidt 30
5 Lee May 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 115
2 Sal Bando 113
3 George Scott 110
4 Cesar Cedeno 107
5 Willie Stargell 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Tommy Harper 54
4 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.14
2 Buzz Capra 2.19
3 Gaylord Perry 2.28
4 Mike Marshall 2.35
5 Phil Niekro 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Steve Busby 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Bert Blyleven 252
3 Gaylord Perry 231
4 Steve Carlton 223
4 Tom Seaver 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 25
1 Mike Marshall 25
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Doug Bird 21
4 Bill Campbell 21