On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 54 .557 --
Orioles 62 59 .512 5.5
Indians 60 58 .508 6.0
Yankees 61 61 .500 7.0
Brewers 59 64 .480 9.5
Tigers 58 65 .472 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 53 .573 --
Royals 64 56 .533 5.0
Rangers 62 62 .500 9.0
White Sox 60 63 .488 10.5
Twins 60 64 .484 11.0
Angels 49 75 .395 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 59 .524 --
Pirates 62 61 .504 2.5
Phillies 62 61 .504 2.5
Expos 57 63 .475 6.0
Mets 52 67 .437 10.5
Cubs 50 70 .417 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 46 .626 --
Reds 75 49 .605 2.5
Braves 66 56 .541 10.5
Astros 63 59 .516 13.5
Giants 56 68 .452 21.5
Padres 49 75 .395 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Fuentes 5
1 Davey Lopes 5
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Willie Crawford 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carmen Fanzone 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
1 Gene Tenace 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.11
2 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Pat Dobson 0.88
4 Bert Blyleven 0.83
5 Ron Schueler 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 19
2 Bert Blyleven 10
3 Ron Schueler 9
4 Pat Dobson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .357
3 Richie Zisk .326
4 Greg Gross .326
5 Reggie Smith .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 Jim Wynn 28
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 Jeff Burroughs 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 100
2 Mike Schmidt 95
3 Johnny Bench 94
4 Jim Wynn 88
5 Steve Garvey 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Davey Lopes 47
4 Bill North 45
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.22
2 Andy Messersmith 2.34
3 Gaylord Perry 2.42
4 Buzz Capra 2.43
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 19
2 Steve Busby 18
2 Catfish Hunter 18
2 Wilbur Wood 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Bert Blyleven 185
3 Steve Carlton 182
4 Andy Messersmith 164
5 Gaylord Perry 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 17
1 Terry Forster 17
1 Mike Marshall 17
4 Tom Murphy 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .433
2 Dick Allen .422
3 Tito Fuentes .413
4 George Brett .412
5 Paul Blair .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Amos Otis 15
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
3 Richie Zisk 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Dave Concepcion 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
4 Ralph Garr 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.33
2 Juan Marichal 0.43
3 John Hiller 0.66
4 Dave Roberts 0.69
4 Jim Palmer 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Bill Champion 3
2 Larry Demery 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Tom Buskey 3
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 Mike Cosgrove 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .386
2 Willie Stargell .363
3 Amos Otis .359
4 Dick Allen .355
4 Jeff Burroughs .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Willie McCovey 9
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Gene Tenace 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 31
2 Jeff Burroughs 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Sal Bando 24
4 Bobby Darwin 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Dave Concepcion 11
2 Davey Lopes 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
5 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.66
2 John Hiller 0.69
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Rudy May 1.08
5 Dave Roberts 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Dock Ellis 5
1 Tom House 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Fergie Jenkins 44
4 Steve Carlton 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 7
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Tom Murphy 5
5 Mike Marshall 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Ralph Garr .348
3 Reggie Smith .326
4 Carl Yastrzemski .326
5 Al Oliver .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Jim Wynn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 125
2 Sal Bando 120
3 Johnny Bench 109
3 Mike Schmidt 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 109
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Bill North 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.98
2 Andy Messersmith 2.24
3 Mike Marshall 2.31
4 Gaylord Perry 2.54
5 Buzz Capra 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Luis Tiant 24
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Bert Blyleven 254
3 Gaylord Perry 224
4 Steve Carlton 218
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 24
2 Mike Marshall 23
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 John Hiller 20
5 Doug Bird 18