On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 58 .554 --
Yankees 68 62 .523 4.0
Indians 65 64 .504 6.5
Orioles 65 65 .500 7.0
Brewers 62 70 .470 11.0
Tigers 61 70 .466 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 56 .576 --
Royals 69 62 .527 6.5
Rangers 68 65 .511 8.5
White Sox 65 67 .492 11.0
Twins 64 68 .485 12.0
Angels 52 80 .394 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 62 .527 --
Cardinals 68 64 .515 1.5
Phillies 64 67 .489 5.0
Expos 60 69 .465 8.0
Mets 58 71 .450 10.0
Cubs 54 75 .419 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 48 .634 --
Reds 80 52 .606 3.5
Braves 73 59 .553 10.5
Astros 68 63 .519 15.0
Giants 59 73 .447 24.5
Padres 50 83 .376 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 5
1 Claudell Washington 5
3 Johnny Grubb 4
3 Ken Singleton 4
3 Earl Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Jesus Alou 1
3 Dave Chalk 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 5
2 Frank Robinson 4
3 Rico Carty 3
3 Billy Grabarkewitz 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Bobby Grich 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.33
2 Steve Stone 0.86
3 Nolan Ryan 0.82
4 Wayne Twitchell 0.78
5 Buzz Capra 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 14
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Dave Freisleben 7
3 Wayne Twitchell 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Blue Moon Odom 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .356
3 Richie Zisk .330
4 Steve Garvey .326
5 Al Oliver .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Reggie Jackson 27
5 Johnny Bench 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 107
2 Johnny Bench 98
2 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Jim Wynn 94
5 Steve Garvey 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 93
2 Davey Lopes 55
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Cesar Cedeno 46
4 Bill North 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.21
2 Gaylord Perry 2.36
3 Andy Messersmith 2.49
4 Buzz Capra 2.55
5 Jim Barr 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 304
2 Bert Blyleven 205
3 Steve Carlton 192
4 Andy Messersmith 181
5 Mickey Lolich 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 19
2 Bill Campbell 18
2 Terry Forster 18
4 Tom Murphy 16
5 Rollie Fingers 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .444
2 Tommy Davis .429
3 Cesar Geronimo .409
4 Al Oliver .400
4 Vada Pinson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Gene Tenace 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 15
2 Thurman Munson 14
3 Reggie Jackson 13
4 Willie Crawford 12
4 Al Oliver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Don Baylor 7
3 Dave Concepcion 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.60
2 Rollie Fingers 0.63
2 John Hiller 0.63
4 Bert Blyleven 0.69
5 Dale Murray 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Bert Blyleven 30
3 Frank Tanana 27
4 Jon Matlack 24
4 Don Sutton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 Mike Cosgrove 2
2 Rollie Fingers 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .413
2 Al Oliver .380
3 Mike Hargrove .365
4 Steve Garvey .363
5 Richie Zisk .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Willie McCovey 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Steve Garvey 23
3 Al Oliver 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Davey Lopes 16
3 Joe Morgan 13
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 Ron LeFlore 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.94
1 Tom Murphy 0.94
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Ray Sadecki 1.47
5 John Curtis 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Bert Blyleven 60
3 Fergie Jenkins 46
4 Frank Tanana 43
5 Mickey Lolich 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Ralph Garr .342
3 Richie Zisk .328
4 Steve Garvey .322
5 Carl Yastrzemski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
4 Jim Wynn 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 126
2 Sal Bando 118
3 Johnny Bench 110
4 Mike Schmidt 109
5 Steve Garvey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 111
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.30
2 Andy Messersmith 2.43
3 Gaylord Perry 2.45
4 Jon Matlack 2.57
5 Lynn McGlothen 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Steve Busby 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 373
2 Bert Blyleven 260
3 Steve Carlton 223
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Tom Seaver 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 25
2 Bill Campbell 24
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 John Hiller 19
5 Terry Forster 18