On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 69 .537 --
Orioles 80 70 .533 0.5
Red Sox 77 71 .520 2.5
Indians 73 75 .493 6.5
Brewers 72 78 .480 8.5
Tigers 68 81 .456 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 65 .567 --
Rangers 80 70 .533 5.0
Twins 77 74 .510 8.5
White Sox 73 77 .487 12.0
Royals 72 78 .480 13.0
Angels 61 90 .404 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 69 .537 --
Pirates 78 70 .527 1.5
Phillies 73 76 .490 7.0
Expos 71 78 .477 9.0
Mets 67 82 .450 13.0
Cubs 62 86 .419 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 56 .624 --
Reds 91 59 .607 2.5
Braves 83 68 .550 11.0
Astros 76 74 .507 17.5
Giants 68 83 .450 26.0
Padres 55 96 .364 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Roger Freed 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enzo Hernandez 4
2 Tim Foli 3
2 Roger Freed 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 2
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 3.00
1 Steve Rogers 3.00
3 Steve Hargan 2.00
4 Tom Seaver 1.60
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 9
2 Jim Kaat 8
2 John Montefusco 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
2 Frank Tanana 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 2
2 Tom Buskey 1
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Ken Frailing 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .324
4 Hal McRae .318
5 Al Oliver .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Jim Wynn 31
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 117
2 Jeff Burroughs 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Jim Wynn 105
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 110
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 55
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.19
2 Mike Marshall 2.35
3 Buzz Capra 2.39
4 Jon Matlack 2.57
5 Catfish Hunter 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Steve Busby 20
3 Mike Cuellar 20
3 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Bert Blyleven 225
3 Steve Carlton 218
4 Fergie Jenkins 208
5 Andy Messersmith 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 22
2 Mike Marshall 20
2 Tom Murphy 20
4 Bill Campbell 19
5 Rollie Fingers 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Foli .414
2 Bake McBride .392
3 Pepe Mangual .389
4 Milt May .383
5 Eric Soderholm .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Bill Freehan 5
1 Tony Perez 5
4 Paul Blair 4
4 Mike Jorgensen 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Freehan 14
2 Sal Bando 13
2 Mike Jorgensen 13
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Morris Nettles 9
3 Dave Concepcion 8
3 Bake McBride 8
5 Bobby Bonds 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Jim Kaat 0.27
4 Dale Murray 0.51
5 Paul Siebert 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Bill Greif 3
2 Larry Gura 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Don Gullett 26
3 Frank Tanana 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Tom Murphy 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .383
2 Rico Carty .382
3 Bill Madlock .380
4 Rod Carew .374
5 2 tied .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 9
2 Oscar Gamble 8
3 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Sal Bando 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 27
2 Steve Garvey 24
3 Sal Bando 21
3 Gary Matthews 21
3 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Dave Concepcion 13
3 Morris Nettles 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.88
2 Vic Albury 1.07
3 Jim Slaton 1.13
4 Don Wilson 1.20
5 Gaylord Perry 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Don Sutton 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Frank Tanana 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 53
4 Bert Blyleven 50
5 Don Sutton 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 6
1 Dale Murray 6
3 Terry Forster 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Ken Forsch 4