1974 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1974 throughout the world.

Champions

Major League Baseball

  League Championship Series NBC World Series NBC
                 
East  Baltimore Orioles 1  
West  Oakland Athletics 3  
    AL  Oakland Athletics 4
  NL  Los Angeles Dodgers 1
East  Pittsburgh Pirates 1
West  Los Angeles Dodgers 3  

Other champions

Winter Leagues

 * The season was canceled due to a player's strike and the Mexican Pacific League's second place, Yaquis de Obregón, played as a replacement in the Caribbean Series.

Awards and honors

MLB statistical leaders

American League National League
AVG Rod Carew MIN .364 Ralph Garr ATL .353
HR Dick Allen CWS    32 Mike Schmidt PHI    36
RBI Jeff Burroughs TEX  118 Johnny Bench CIN  129
Wins    Catfish Hunter OAK
Ferguson Jenkins TEX    
   25 Andy Messersmith LAD    
Phil Niekro ATL
   20
ERA Catfish Hunter OAK  2.49 Buzz Capra ATL  2.28
SO Nolan Ryan CAL   367   Steve Carlton PHI   240  

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
Baltimore Orioles 91 71 .562 --
New York Yankees 89 73 .549 2
Boston Red Sox 84 78 .519 7
Cleveland Indians 77 85 .475 14
Milwaukee Brewers 76 86 .469 15
Detroit Tigers 72 90 .444 19
West Division
Oakland Athletics 90 72 .556 --
Texas Rangers 84 76 .525 5
Minnesota Twins 82 80 .506 8
Chicago White Sox 80 80 .500 9
Kansas City Royals 77 85 .475 13
California Angels 68 94 .420 22

National League final standings

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
Pittsburgh Pirates 88 74 .543 --
St. Louis Cardinals 86 75 .534 1.5
Philadelphia Phillies 80 82 .494 8
Montreal Expos 79 82 .491 8.5
New York Mets 71 91 .438 17
Chicago Cubs 66 96 .407 22
West Division
Los Angeles Dodgers 102 60 .630 --
Cincinnati Reds 98 64 .605 4
Atlanta Braves 88 74 .543 14
Houston Astros 81 81 .500 21
San Francisco Giants 72 90 .444 30
San Diego Padres 60 102 .370 42

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Deaths

January–April

May–August

September–December

References

  1. "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

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