Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 25, 1974

On This Day

Wednesday, September 25, 1974

Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	85	71	.545	--
Yankees	85	72	.541	0.5
Red Sox	80	75	.516	4.5
Indians	75	81	.481	10.0
Brewers	75	82	.478	10.5
Tigers	71	84	.458	13.5

Games

Indians 8, Brewers 3

Orioles 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	87	69	.558	--
Rangers	81	72	.529	4.5
Twins	81	75	.519	6.0
White Sox	75	78	.490	10.5
Royals	75	81	.481	12.0
Angels	63	93	.404	24.0

Games

Angels 7, Royals 0

Twins 1, Athletics 0

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	83	73	.532	--
Pirates	82	73	.529	0.5
Phillies	78	78	.500	5.0
Expos	75	81	.481	8.0
Mets	69	86	.445	13.5
Cubs	65	91	.417	18.0

Games

Phillies 6, Mets 2

Phillies 6, Mets 3

Expos 7, Cubs 1

Expos 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 13, Pirates 12

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	98	58	.628	--
Reds	94	62	.603	4.0
Braves	85	72	.541	13.5
Astros	78	77	.503	19.5
Giants	71	86	.452	27.5
Padres	58	99	.369	40.5

Games

Reds 4, Astros 1

Braves 5, Dodgers 2

Padres 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Kranepool	4
1	Greg Luzinski	4
3	Bob Bailey	3
3	John Briggs	3
3	20 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Dusty Baker	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Darrell Evans	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Oliver	4
1	Ken Reitz	4
1	Manny Sanguillen	4
4	Jack Brohamer	3
4	Tom Hutton	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Lintz	3
2	Bobby Grich	2
3	Bob Bailey	1
3	Bruce Bochte	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bert Blyleven	1.00
1	Joe McIntosh	1.00
3	Steve Rogers	0.75
4	Tom Seaver	0.57
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Blyleven	1
1	Wayne Garland	1
1	Mike Garman	1
1	Larry Hardy	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Hrabosky	9
2	Bill Bonham	6
2	Joe McIntosh	6
2	Doc Medich	6
2	Steve Rogers	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Buskey	1
1	Larry Christenson	1
1	Rawly Eastwick	1
1	Gene Garber	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rod Carew	.364
2	Ralph Garr	.354
3	Jorge Orta	.318
4	Bill Buckner	.316
5	Steve Garvey	.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	109
5	Jim Wynn	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	116
2	Joe Morgan	58
3	Davey Lopes	56
4	Cesar Cedeno	55
5	Bill North	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gaylord Perry	2.31
2	Buzz Capra	2.34
3	Mike Marshall	2.42
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	242
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	2 tied	18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jerry Morales	.424
2	Rod Carew	.405
3	Craig Robinson	.395
4	Ken Griffey	.394
5	Bake McBride	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Darrell Evans	5
2	Ken Henderson	4
2	Rick Monday	4
4	Johnny Bench	3
4	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bench	15
1	Bobby Murcer	15
3	Willie Davis	14
3	Mike Jorgensen	14
5	Ted Simmons	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
1	Larry Lintz	11
3	Cesar Cedeno	8
4	Dave Concepcion	6
5	4 tied	5

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	Vic Albury	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Blyleven	3
1	Mike Cuellar	3
1	Ken Forsch	3
1	Larry Gura	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	37
2	Bert Blyleven	32
3	Steve Carlton	30
3	Al Hrabosky	30
5	Jim Kaat	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dale Murray	8
2	Tom Buskey	3
2	Gene Garber	3
4	Clay Carroll	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Baylor	.382
2	Rod Carew	.380
3	Bill Madlock	.372
4	Bake McBride	.368
5	Bucky Dent	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rick Monday	8
2	Darrell Evans	7
3	Sal Bando	6
3	Bill Freehan	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Simmons	26
2	Johnny Bench	25
3	Willie Davis	22
4	Tony Perez	21
5	5 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	28
2	Larry Lintz	15
3	Cesar Cedeno	14
4	Morris Nettles	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sparky Lyle	0.68
2	Gene Garber	1.03
3	Vic Albury	1.13
4	Dale Murray	1.18
5	Bert Blyleven	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cuellar	6
1	Fergie Jenkins	6
1	Don Sutton	6
4	Bert Blyleven	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	57
2	Fergie Jenkins	52
3	Bert Blyleven	51
4	Frank Tanana	46
5	Steve Carlton	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dale Murray	9
2	Tom Buskey	5
2	Terry Forster	5
2	Tom Murphy	5
5	3 tied	4