On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 65 .532 --
Yankees 74 65 .532 0.0
Orioles 73 66 .525 1.0
Indians 68 70 .493 5.5
Brewers 67 74 .475 8.0
Tigers 65 75 .464 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 61 .567 --
Rangers 75 67 .528 5.5
Royals 70 69 .504 9.0
White Sox 70 71 .496 10.0
Twins 69 71 .493 10.5
Angels 55 86 .390 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 63 .547 --
Cardinals 74 66 .529 2.5
Phillies 69 71 .493 7.5
Mets 64 73 .467 11.0
Expos 61 76 .445 14.0
Cubs 56 81 .409 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 52 .626 --
Reds 84 56 .600 3.5
Braves 78 63 .553 10.0
Astros 71 68 .511 16.0
Giants 64 76 .457 23.5
Padres 51 90 .362 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Joe Ferguson 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Freehan 7
2 Willie Montanez 4
2 Jerry Morales 4
2 Dave Parker 4
2 Phil Roof 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Hassler 1.50
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.25
3 Jim Rooker 0.86
4 Steve Rogers 0.75
5 Jim Kaat 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Andy Hassler 6
2 Dick Pole 6
2 Steve Rogers 6
2 Jim Rooker 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .327
4 Richie Zisk .324
5 Jorge Orta .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 30
4 Johnny Bench 28
4 Reggie Jackson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 112
2 Johnny Bench 108
3 Mike Schmidt 106
4 Jim Wynn 100
5 Steve Garvey 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 103
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 55
4 Bill North 49
5 Cesar Cedeno 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.21
2 Mike Marshall 2.29
3 Gaylord Perry 2.30
4 Buzz Capra 2.45
5 Jon Matlack 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
1 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Luis Tiant 20
3 Wilbur Wood 20
5 Steve Busby 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 315
2 Bert Blyleven 210
3 Steve Carlton 201
4 Fergie Jenkins 197
5 Andy Messersmith 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 21
2 Mike Marshall 20
3 Bill Campbell 19
3 Tom Murphy 19
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .576
2 Bill Madlock .424
3 Steve Garvey .421
4 Willie Stargell .404
5 Jorge Orta .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Davey Johnson 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 Frank Robinson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 16
2 Thurman Munson 13
3 Al Kaline 12
3 Al Oliver 12
3 Ted Simmons 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Garry Maddox 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.38
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
3 Tug McGraw 0.60
4 Terry Forster 0.64
5 Mike Cuellar 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
1 Jim Rooker 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Bill Bonham 28
2 Jim Rooker 28
4 Nolan Ryan 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Tom Murphy 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Ken Forsch 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .392
2 Willie Stargell .388
3 Bill Madlock .366
4 Rod Carew .364
5 George Brett .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Willie McCovey 7
2 Gene Tenace 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 27
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Thurman Munson 24
4 Steve Garvey 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Dave Concepcion 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 Ron LeFlore 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.54
2 Tom Murphy 1.42
3 Ray Sadecki 1.45
4 John Hiller 1.50
5 Catfish Hunter 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Fergie Jenkins 62
3 Jon Matlack 51
4 Frank Tanana 49
5 Bert Blyleven 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 8
2 Terry Forster 5
3 Tom Buskey 4
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Ralph Garr .345
3 Steve Garvey .331
4 Richie Zisk .324
5 Al Oliver .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Jim Wynn 32
4 Jeff Burroughs 30
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 128
2 Johnny Bench 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Sal Bando 112
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 113
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Bill North 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 2.13
2 Gaylord Perry 2.18
3 Mike Marshall 2.37
4 Buzz Capra 2.44
5 Jon Matlack 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Luis Tiant 24
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 372
2 Bert Blyleven 254
3 Steve Carlton 225
4 Fergie Jenkins 219
5 Gaylord Perry 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 24
2 Mike Marshall 23
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Terry Forster 21
5 Tom Murphy 19