On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 62 .537 --
Yankees 71 63 .530 1.0
Orioles 69 65 .515 3.0
Indians 66 67 .496 5.5
Brewers 65 71 .478 8.0
Tigers 63 72 .467 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 57 .581 --
Rangers 71 66 .518 8.5
Royals 69 66 .511 9.5
White Sox 67 69 .493 12.0
Twins 67 69 .493 12.0
Angels 52 84 .382 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 63 .537 --
Cardinals 71 65 .522 2.0
Phillies 66 70 .485 7.0
Mets 62 71 .466 9.5
Expos 61 72 .459 10.5
Cubs 55 77 .417 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 51 .622 --
Reds 82 54 .603 2.5
Braves 76 61 .555 9.0
Astros 69 66 .511 15.0
Giants 62 74 .456 22.5
Padres 50 87 .365 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
4 Bud Harrelson 4
4 Bake McBride 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Bobby Darwin 2
2 Reggie Smith 2
4 Gates Brown 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 John Milner 4
4 Bobby Darwin 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 2.50
2 Bill Bonham 1.43
3 Dick Bosman 1.25
4 Gaylord Perry 1.14
5 Jim Rooker 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 10
1 Jon Matlack 10
3 Jim Rooker 9
4 Bruce Dal Canton 8
4 Gaylord Perry 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Richie Zisk .325
4 Steve Garvey .323
5 Al Oliver .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 29
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 Johnny Bench 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 109
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Mike Schmidt 104
4 Jim Wynn 96
5 Steve Garvey 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Davey Lopes 55
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Bill North 47
5 Cesar Cedeno 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.19
2 Gaylord Perry 2.31
3 Buzz Capra 2.45
4 Jon Matlack 2.48
5 Lynn McGlothen 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
2 Luis Tiant 20
2 Wilbur Wood 20
5 Steve Busby 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 306
2 Bert Blyleven 205
3 Steve Carlton 194
4 Andy Messersmith 190
5 Mickey Lolich 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 19
1 Mike Marshall 19
3 Bill Campbell 18
4 Rollie Fingers 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .471
2 Rod Carew .432
3 Willie Stargell .431
4 Davey Lopes .426
5 Al Oliver .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Toby Harrah 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
1 Richie Zisk 16
3 Toby Harrah 14
3 Thurman Munson 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Dusty Baker 6
3 Don Baylor 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.33
2 Ken Holtzman 0.38
3 Bert Blyleven 0.69
4 Dick Ruthven 0.78
5 Bill Lee 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
3 Buzz Capra 3
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Don Sutton 30
4 Mickey Lolich 28
5 Jon Matlack 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Ken Forsch 2
2 Terry Forster 2
2 Dave Giusti 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .407
2 Willie Stargell .396
3 Mike Hargrove .365
4 George Brett .364
5 Oscar Gamble .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Willie McCovey 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 31
2 Johnny Bench 30
3 Thurman Munson 24
3 Al Oliver 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 31
2 Davey Lopes 15
3 Dave Concepcion 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.71
2 Tug McGraw 1.00
3 Ken Holtzman 1.18
4 Tom Murphy 1.19
5 Rudy May 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Larry Demery 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 78
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Frank Tanana 48
5 Jon Matlack 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Tom Murphy 6
3 Tom Buskey 5
4 Bill Campbell 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Ralph Garr .339
3 Richie Zisk .326
4 Steve Garvey .324
5 Reggie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
4 Willie Stargell 31
4 Jim Wynn 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 128
2 Johnny Bench 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Sal Bando 114
5 Richie Zisk 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 115
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.36
2 Jon Matlack 2.38
3 Buzz Capra 2.44
4 Gaylord Perry 2.48
5 Andy Messersmith 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Luis Tiant 25
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Bert Blyleven 253
3 Gaylord Perry 227
4 Steve Carlton 222
5 Mickey Lolich 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 24
2 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Terry Forster 19
5 John Hiller 18