On This Day

Tuesday, September 24, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 71 .542 --
Yankees 84 72 .538 0.5
Red Sox 80 74 .519 3.5
Brewers 75 81 .481 9.5
Indians 74 81 .477 10.0
Tigers 71 83 .461 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 68 .561 --
Rangers 81 72 .529 5.0
Twins 80 75 .516 7.0
White Sox 75 78 .490 11.0
Royals 75 80 .484 12.0
Angels 62 93 .400 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 72 .532 --
Cardinals 82 73 .529 0.5
Phillies 76 78 .494 6.0
Expos 73 81 .474 9.0
Mets 69 84 .451 12.5
Cubs 65 89 .422 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 98 57 .632 --
Reds 93 62 .600 5.0
Braves 84 72 .538 14.5
Astros 78 76 .506 19.5
Giants 71 85 .455 27.5
Padres 57 99 .365 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 5
2 Juan Beniquez 4
2 John Lowenstein 4
2 Bill Madlock 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Dave May 2
1 Rick Monday 2
4 John Balaz 1
4 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Balaz 4
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Gene Tenace 4
4 Gary Carter 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 3
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 1.14
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.90
4 Gaylord Perry 0.77
5 Steve Carlton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Rusty Gerhardt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Fred Norman 8
5 Phil Niekro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Ralph Garr .356
3 Jorge Orta .318
4 Steve Garvey .318
5 Bill Buckner .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 123
2 Jeff Burroughs 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Steve Garvey 108
5 Jim Wynn 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 116
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
3 Davey Lopes 55
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.29
2 Gaylord Perry 2.31
3 Buzz Capra 2.34
4 Phil Niekro 2.47
5 Jon Matlack 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Bert Blyleven 237
3 Steve Carlton 231
4 Andy Messersmith 215
5 Fergie Jenkins 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 23
2 Mike Marshall 21
3 Tom Murphy 20
4 Bill Campbell 19
5 Rollie Fingers 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .406
2 Don Baylor .400
3 Bake McBride .396
4 Ken Henderson .383
5 4 tied .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 Rick Monday 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 15
1 Bobby Murcer 15
3 Willie Davis 14
4 Eric Soderholm 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Larry Lintz 8
4 Dave Concepcion 6
4 Bake McBride 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.00
1 Al Downing 0.00
1 Bart Johnson 0.00
4 Jim Kaat 0.33
5 Larry Dierker 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 Larry Gura 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Steve Carlton 30
3 Bert Blyleven 27
4 Jim Kaat 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 8
2 Tom Buskey 2
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Terry Forster 2
2 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .377
2 Bill Madlock .372
3 Don Baylor .371
4 Rod Carew .360
5 Eric Soderholm .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 8
1 Rick Monday 8
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Darrell Evans 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 25
2 Ted Simmons 24
3 Al Kaline 21
3 Richie Zisk 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 28
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Dave Concepcion 13
4 Reggie Jackson 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.68
2 Vic Albury 1.13
3 Dale Murray 1.22
4 Gene Garber 1.30
5 Don Wilson 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Jim Rooker 6
1 Don Sutton 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Bert Blyleven 52
2 Fergie Jenkins 52
4 Frank Tanana 46
5 Andy Messersmith 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 8
2 Terry Forster 6
3 Tom Murphy 5
4 Tom Buskey 4
4 3 others tied 4