On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 56 .559 --
Yankees 66 62 .516 5.5
Indians 63 64 .496 8.0
Orioles 63 64 .496 8.0
Brewers 62 68 .477 10.5
Tigers 60 69 .465 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 56 .569 --
Royals 69 60 .535 4.5
Rangers 67 63 .515 7.0
White Sox 64 65 .496 9.5
Twins 63 67 .485 11.0
Angels 51 79 .392 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 61 .523 --
Cardinals 66 63 .512 1.5
Phillies 64 65 .496 3.5
Expos 59 67 .468 7.0
Mets 56 70 .444 10.0
Cubs 52 73 .416 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 47 .633 --
Reds 79 51 .608 3.0
Braves 71 58 .550 10.5
Astros 66 62 .516 15.0
Giants 57 72 .442 24.5
Padres 50 79 .388 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 6
2 Rico Carty 5
3 Amos Otis 4
4 Bill Buckner 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Lis 2
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 7
2 Al Oliver 5
3 Joe Lis 4
4 George Brett 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.67
2 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 Tug McGraw 0.80
4 Dick Ruthven 0.75
5 3 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 John Hiller 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
3 Charlie Hough 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Harry Parker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Ralph Garr .361
3 Richie Zisk .333
4 Al Oliver .324
5 Reggie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Johnny Bench 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 105
2 Johnny Bench 98
2 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Jim Wynn 93
5 Steve Garvey 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 89
2 Davey Lopes 54
3 Joe Morgan 53
4 Bill North 46
5 Cesar Cedeno 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.17
2 Mike Marshall 2.17
3 Gaylord Perry 2.41
4 Buzz Capra 2.48
5 Andy Messersmith 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 20
2 Steve Busby 19
2 Catfish Hunter 19
2 Fergie Jenkins 19
2 Wilbur Wood 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Bert Blyleven 191
3 Steve Carlton 187
4 Andy Messersmith 177
5 Mickey Lolich 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 19
2 Bill Campbell 18
2 Terry Forster 18
4 Tom Murphy 16
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .464
2 Richie Zisk .462
3 Vada Pinson .442
4 Rico Carty .432
5 Bill Madlock .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Gene Tenace 5
4 Joe Lis 4
4 Willie McCovey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 16
2 Jerry Morales 13
3 Willie Crawford 12
3 Steve Garvey 12
3 Gene Tenace 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Dave Concepcion 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.33
2 Clay Kirby 0.53
3 John Curtis 0.60
3 Larry Dierker 0.60
5 2 tied 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bill Champion 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Fergie Jenkins 27
3 Jon Matlack 25
4 Dick Ruthven 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 Tom Buskey 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .400
2 Al Oliver .398
3 Mike Hargrove .380
4 Jose Cardenal .373
5 Richie Zisk .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Gene Tenace 9
4 Johnny Bench 8
4 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 Johnny Bench 29
3 Bobby Darwin 24
4 Sal Bando 23
4 Mike Schmidt 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 25
2 Davey Lopes 17
3 Joe Morgan 13
4 Dave Concepcion 12
5 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.35
2 John Hiller 0.81
3 Tom Murphy 0.85
4 Bill Campbell 0.98
5 Juan Marichal 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Fergie Jenkins 56
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Bert Blyleven 46
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 6
1 Bill Campbell 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
4 Tom Murphy 5
5 Rollie Fingers 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Ralph Garr .349
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Richie Zisk .327
5 Reggie Smith .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
4 Jim Wynn 31
5 Cesar Cedeno 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 124
2 Sal Bando 118
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Johnny Bench 110
5 Steve Garvey 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 109
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Bill North 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.94
2 Mike Marshall 2.33
3 Andy Messersmith 2.46
4 Gaylord Perry 2.50
5 Buzz Capra 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Steve Carlton 218
4 Gaylord Perry 217
5 Mickey Lolich 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 25
1 Mike Marshall 25
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18