On This Day

Sunday, September 22, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 70 .545 --
Orioles 83 71 .539 1.0
Red Sox 78 74 .513 5.0
Indians 73 79 .480 10.0
Brewers 73 80 .477 10.5
Tigers 71 82 .464 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 68 .558 --
Rangers 81 72 .529 4.5
Twins 80 74 .519 6.0
White Sox 75 78 .490 10.5
Royals 75 79 .487 11.0
Angels 61 93 .396 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 71 .536 --
Pirates 80 72 .526 1.5
Phillies 75 78 .490 7.0
Expos 72 80 .474 9.5
Mets 69 83 .454 12.5
Cubs 64 88 .421 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 96 57 .627 --
Reds 92 62 .597 4.5
Braves 84 70 .545 12.5
Astros 78 75 .510 18.0
Giants 71 84 .458 26.0
Padres 56 99 .361 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Brye 4
1 Willie Davis 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Dave Cash 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 John Mayberry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
3 Willie Davis 3
3 Jay Johnstone 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Larry Lintz 2
1 Rowland Office 2
5 19 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 2.00
2 John Montefusco 0.78
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.71
4 Steve Stone 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Diego Segui 12
2 Jim Kaat 10
3 Joe Coleman 7
3 John Montefusco 7
5 Rick Rhoden 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .354
3 Steve Garvey .320
4 Jorge Orta .318
5 Reggie Smith .315

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 114
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 2.33
3 Buzz Capra 2.34
4 Jon Matlack 2.47
5 Phil Niekro 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Steve Busby 21
3 Mike Cuellar 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 343
2 Bert Blyleven 237
3 Steve Carlton 223
4 Fergie Jenkins 213
5 Andy Messersmith 211

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 Pepe Mangual .405
3 Milt May .400
4 Bake McBride .375
5 Tim Foli .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 5
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 Bill Freehan 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 15
2 Johnny Bench 14
2 Bill Freehan 14
4 Bobby Murcer 13
4 Eric Soderholm 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Dave Concepcion 8
4 Bake McBride 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.00
1 Dale Murray 0.00
3 Jim Kaat 0.27
4 Gene Garber 0.56
5 Vic Albury 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 32
2 Jim Kaat 31
3 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Fergie Jenkins 26
5 John Montefusco 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 7
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
4 Tom Buskey 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .382
2 Bill Madlock .378
3 Don Baylor .355
4 Rod Carew .353
5 Jorge Orta .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 8
2 Darrell Evans 7
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 Ted Simmons 25
3 Tony Perez 22
4 Steve Garvey 21
5 5 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Dave Concepcion 13
3 Reggie Jackson 13
5 Morris Nettles 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Albury 1.13
2 Jim Slaton 1.27
3 Gene Garber 1.29
4 Dale Murray 1.35
5 Don Wilson 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Frank Tanana 54
3 Bert Blyleven 52
3 Fergie Jenkins 52
5 Don Sutton 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 7
2 Terry Forster 6
3 Tom Murphy 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Ken Forsch 4