On This Day

Saturday, September 21, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 70 .542 --
Orioles 82 71 .536 1.0
Red Sox 78 73 .517 4.0
Indians 73 78 .483 9.0
Brewers 73 79 .480 9.5
Tigers 70 82 .461 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 67 .562 --
Rangers 80 72 .526 5.5
Twins 79 74 .516 7.0
Royals 75 78 .490 11.0
White Sox 74 78 .487 11.5
Angels 61 92 .399 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 71 .533 --
Pirates 80 71 .530 0.5
Phillies 74 77 .490 6.5
Expos 71 79 .473 9.0
Mets 68 83 .450 12.5
Cubs 64 87 .424 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 57 .625 --
Reds 92 61 .601 3.5
Braves 84 69 .549 11.5
Astros 77 75 .507 18.0
Giants 70 84 .455 26.0
Padres 56 98 .364 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vada Pinson 6
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Paul Blair 3
2 George Brett 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Darrel Chaney 1
1 Bob Coluccio 1
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Swisher 5
1 Roy White 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Jose Cardenal 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 3
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.50
2 Dan Spillner 1.33
3 Jerry Koosman 1.29
4 Mickey Lolich 0.67
5 Catfish Hunter 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Tom Dettore 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Jerry Koosman 9
3 Mickey Lolich 8
3 Dan Spillner 8
5 Steve Busby 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .322
4 Jorge Orta .316
5 Richie Zisk .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 122
2 Jeff Burroughs 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Steve Garvey 108
5 Jim Wynn 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 112
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
3 Davey Lopes 55
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.28
2 Mike Marshall 2.30
3 Buzz Capra 2.39
4 Phil Niekro 2.52
5 Catfish Hunter 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Steve Busby 21
4 Mike Cuellar 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 343
2 Bert Blyleven 237
3 Steve Carlton 223
4 Andy Messersmith 211
5 Fergie Jenkins 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 23
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 Don Baylor .417
2 Tim Foli .414
3 Milt May .404
4 Steve Ontiveros .395
5 Pepe Mangual .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Freehan 5
1 Tony Perez 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Paul Blair 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 15
2 Bill Freehan 14
3 Gary Matthews 13
3 Lou Piniella 13
3 Eric Soderholm 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Dave Concepcion 9
4 Ron LeFlore 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.00
2 Jim Kaat 0.36
3 Vic Albury 0.50
4 Dale Murray 0.54
5 Gene Garber 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Bill Greif 3
2 Ramon Hernandez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Bert Blyleven 32
3 Steve Carlton 29
4 Joe Decker 27
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 6
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
4 Tom Buskey 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .392
2 Bake McBride .387
3 Tim Foli .365
4 Vada Pinson .365
5 Eric Soderholm .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 8
2 Darrell Evans 7
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 Tony Perez 22
3 Steve Garvey 21
3 Ted Simmons 21
5 6 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 26
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Dave Concepcion 13
3 Reggie Jackson 13
5 Morris Nettles 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Albury 1.07
2 Jim Slaton 1.27
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
4 Ken Holtzman 1.36
5 Gene Garber 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Don Sutton 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Bert Blyleven 52
4 Frank Tanana 49
5 Don Sutton 47

Saves

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