On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 51 .553 --
Indians 58 54 .518 4.0
Orioles 57 57 .500 6.0
Yankees 56 57 .496 6.5
Tigers 54 61 .470 9.5
Brewers 53 62 .461 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 49 .578 --
Royals 60 53 .531 5.5
Rangers 60 57 .513 7.5
White Sox 58 56 .509 8.0
Twins 57 60 .487 10.5
Angels 45 71 .388 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 56 .517 --
Phillies 58 57 .504 1.5
Pirates 57 58 .496 2.5
Expos 55 58 .487 3.5
Mets 48 63 .432 9.5
Cubs 46 66 .411 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 40 .652 --
Reds 70 46 .603 5.5
Braves 61 54 .530 14.0
Astros 58 56 .509 16.5
Giants 53 63 .457 22.5
Padres 46 70 .397 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Maddox 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Willie Stargell 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garry Maddox 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 5
2 George Foster 4
2 Dave Nelson 4
4 Tommy Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alvarado 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.50
2 Steve Renko 1.12
3 Larry Dierker 0.88
4 Don Sutton 0.86
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Tom Carroll 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Renko 9
2 John D'Acquisto 8
3 Larry Dierker 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Ralph Garr .368
3 Steve Garvey .324
4 Hal McRae .323
5 Willie Montanez .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 31
2 Jim Wynn 27
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Johnny Bench 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 95
2 Johnny Bench 88
2 Mike Schmidt 88
4 Cesar Cedeno 84
4 Jim Wynn 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 77
2 Davey Lopes 47
2 Joe Morgan 47
4 Bill North 41
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.18
2 Buzz Capra 2.28
3 Mike Marshall 2.34
4 John Hiller 2.37
5 Jim Barr 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 18
2 Steve Busby 17
2 Luis Tiant 17
4 Jim Bibby 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 Steve Carlton 181
3 Bert Blyleven 171
4 Andy Messersmith 159
5 Gaylord Perry 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 17
1 Mike Marshall 17
3 Bill Campbell 16
4 Randy Moffitt 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .500
2 Amos Otis .468
3 Steve Garvey .414
4 Jay Johnstone .406
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Bobby Darwin 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 20
2 Sal Bando 19
2 Johnny Bench 19
4 Mike Hargrove 16
4 Bill Melton 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Davey Lopes 10
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Freddie Patek 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Rudy May 0.84
4 Juan Marichal 0.86
5 2 tied 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Tom House 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Steve Carlton 30
3 Fergie Jenkins 29
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 Al Hrabosky 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .414
2 Willie Stargell .403
3 Hal McRae .388
4 Jeff Burroughs .380
5 Ralph Garr .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 32
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Tony Perez 27
4 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Mickey Rivers 11
4 Garry Maddox 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.67
2 Phil Niekro 0.90
3 Ron Schueler 1.23
4 Dock Ellis 1.44
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Steve Carlton 53
3 Bert Blyleven 49
4 Fergie Jenkins 46
5 Steve Busby 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tom Buskey 6
3 Doug Bird 5
3 Bill Campbell 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Ralph Garr .358
3 Carl Yastrzemski .325
4 Reggie Smith .322
5 Joe Rudi .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 33
2 Dick Allen 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Willie Stargell 30
3 Jim Wynn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
2 Sal Bando 120
3 Johnny Bench 107
4 George Scott 106
5 Cesar Cedeno 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 105
2 Joe Morgan 70
3 Bill North 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.00
2 Andy Messersmith 2.21
3 Buzz Capra 2.32
4 Mike Marshall 2.55
5 Gaylord Perry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
1 Steve Busby 23
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Catfish Hunter 22
3 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 361
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Steve Carlton 233
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Tom Seaver 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 Bill Campbell 23
2 Rollie Fingers 23
4 John Hiller 22
5 Doug Bird 19