On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 70 .536 --
Yankees 80 70 .533 0.5
Red Sox 77 72 .517 3.0
Indians 73 75 .493 6.5
Brewers 72 78 .480 8.5
Tigers 69 81 .460 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 66 .563 --
Rangers 80 70 .533 4.5
Twins 77 74 .510 8.0
White Sox 73 77 .487 11.5
Royals 73 78 .483 12.0
Angels 61 90 .404 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 70 .533 --
Pirates 79 70 .530 0.5
Phillies 73 77 .487 7.0
Expos 71 78 .477 8.5
Mets 67 82 .450 12.5
Cubs 63 86 .423 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 56 .627 --
Reds 92 59 .609 2.5
Braves 83 68 .550 11.5
Astros 76 74 .507 18.0
Giants 68 84 .447 27.0
Padres 55 97 .362 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Willie Crawford 3
1 Ron Dunn 3
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 Joe Rudi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Ron Dunn 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 1.00
2 Luis Tiant 0.86
3 Rudy May 0.71
4 Fred Norman 0.50
4 Vern Ruhle 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Rudy May 5
3 Dave McNally 5
3 Ron Schueler 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .323
4 Al Oliver .318
5 Jorge Orta .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 121
2 Jeff Burroughs 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Steve Garvey 106
5 Jim Wynn 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 111
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Davey Lopes 55
4 Bill North 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.19
2 Mike Marshall 2.34
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 Pepe Mangual .400
3 Milt May .395
4 Bill Madlock .375
5 Gary Matthews .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Freehan 5
1 Tony Perez 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Paul Blair 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 14
1 Bill Freehan 14
3 Ron Dunn 12
3 Steve Garvey 12
3 Richie Hebner 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Dave Concepcion 9
3 Morris Nettles 8
4 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Bake McBride 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.00
2 Jim Kaat 0.36
3 Dale Murray 0.51
4 Paul Siebert 0.56
5 Sparky Lyle 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 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 Don Gullett 26
2 Frank Tanana 26
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 Tom Murphy 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .405
2 Rico Carty .382
3 Rod Carew .375
4 Bake McBride .374
5 Willie Stargell .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 8
1 Oscar Gamble 8
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Steve Garvey 23
3 Sal Bando 21
3 Gary Matthews 21
3 Richie Zisk 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 27
2 Dave Concepcion 14
3 Reggie Jackson 12
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Morris Nettles 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.88
2 Vic Albury 1.07
3 Jim Slaton 1.13
4 Gaylord Perry 1.31
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 7
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Pat Dobson 6
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Don Sutton 52
4 Bert Blyleven 50
5 Frank Tanana 49

Saves

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