On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 54 .565 --
Yankees 63 61 .508 7.0
Orioles 63 61 .508 7.0
Indians 61 60 .504 7.5
Brewers 61 65 .484 10.0
Tigers 58 67 .464 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 55 .563 --
Royals 66 58 .532 4.0
Rangers 65 62 .512 6.5
White Sox 61 64 .488 9.5
Twins 60 66 .476 11.0
Angels 50 76 .397 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 60 .524 --
Pirates 64 61 .512 1.5
Phillies 63 62 .504 2.5
Expos 58 64 .475 6.0
Mets 53 69 .434 11.0
Cubs 51 71 .418 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 47 .624 --
Reds 76 50 .603 2.5
Braves 69 56 .552 9.0
Astros 64 60 .516 13.5
Giants 56 70 .444 22.5
Padres 49 77 .389 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 5
1 Vada Pinson 5
3 Don Money 4
3 Roy White 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Barry Foote 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Barry Foote 4
1 Roy White 4
4 Earl Williams 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Jim Wohlford 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Rich Coggins 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.25
2 Dick Ruthven 1.20
3 Jon Matlack 1.11
4 Doug Rau 1.00
5 Jim Slaton 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 10
2 Doug Rau 7
3 Lynn McGlothen 6
3 Dick Ruthven 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .359
3 Richie Zisk .332
4 Reggie Smith .324
5 Greg Gross .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 28
4 Johnny Bench 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 104
2 Johnny Bench 98
2 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Jim Wynn 89
5 Steve Garvey 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 87
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Davey Lopes 48
4 Bill North 45
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.22
2 Gaylord Perry 2.42
3 Andy Messersmith 2.47
4 Buzz Capra 2.49
5 Jim Barr 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 20
2 Steve Busby 19
3 Jim Bibby 18
3 Catfish Hunter 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Bert Blyleven 185
3 Steve Carlton 182
4 Andy Messersmith 170
5 Gaylord Perry 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 18
2 Bill Campbell 17
2 Terry Forster 17
4 Tom Murphy 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .429
1 Mike Hargrove .429
1 Richie Zisk .429
4 Hank Aaron .424
5 Al Oliver .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gene Tenace 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Darrell Evans 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Gene Tenace 14
3 Steve Garvey 13
4 Jeff Burroughs 12
5 9 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Dave Concepcion 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
4 Don Baylor 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.33
3 Dave Roberts 0.50
4 Juan Marichal 0.64
5 Doyle Alexander 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Steve Busby 25
3 Jon Matlack 25
5 Bert Blyleven 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Tom Buskey 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Mike Cosgrove 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .411
2 Willie Stargell .368
3 Al Oliver .357
4 Jose Cardenal .356
5 Ralph Garr .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Gene Tenace 9
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 33
2 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Sal Bando 24
5 Bobby Darwin 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Davey Lopes 12
3 Dave Concepcion 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
3 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.90
2 Juan Marichal 1.00
3 Dave Roberts 1.35
4 Dock Ellis 1.44
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Steve Busby 45
4 Bert Blyleven 43
5 Steve Carlton 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Ralph Garr .348
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Reggie Smith .325
5 Richie Zisk .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Cesar Cedeno 30
4 Jim Wynn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 126
2 Sal Bando 117
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Johnny Bench 110
5 Steve Garvey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 109
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Bill North 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Davey Lopes 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.36
2 Andy Messersmith 2.41
3 Buzz Capra 2.60
4 Gaylord Perry 2.64
5 Luis Tiant 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Steve Busby 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Wilbur Wood 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Gaylord Perry 216
4 Steve Carlton 214
5 Tom Seaver 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 24
1 Mike Marshall 24
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 John Hiller 20
5 3 tied 17