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Wednesday, August 7,1974

Wednesday, August 7,1974

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 California Angels  1 Chicago White Sox  2 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Jim Kaat Nolan Ryan -- 11,636 2:05
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Cleveland Indians  2 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Mickey Lolich Fred Beene -- 13,633 2:17
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Minnesota Twins  6 Kansas City Royals  7 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Doug Bird Bill Campbell -- 0 2:54
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Minnesota Twins  1 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Paul Splittorff Bill Butler -- 16,575 2:05
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Boston Red Sox  1 Milwaukee Brewers  0 box | pbp County Stadium Roger Moret Jim Colborn Bob Veale 14,956 2:29
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Baltimore Orioles  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Pat Dobson Ross Grimsley Cecil Upshaw 9,972 2:30
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Oakland Athletics  8 Texas Rangers  4 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Darold Knowles Jim Bibby Rollie Fingers 25,277 2:43
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Atlanta Braves  4 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Fred Scherman Max Leon Ken Forsch 20,338 2:25
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Cincinnati Reds  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Jack Billingham Andy Messersmith -- 54,038 2:12
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Montreal Expos  7 box | pbp Parc Jarry Steve Renko Bob Forsch -- 19,023 2:16
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 Chicago Cubs  2 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Gene Garber Oscar Zamora -- 11,284 2:56
1974 reg season 1974-08-07 New York Mets  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  10 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Larry Demery Harry Parker -- 13,360 2:29
12 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1974 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 110 61 49 .555 0.0 515 473 42 W3 26-27 35-22 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1974 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 108 58 50 .537 2.0 466 459 7 L1 27-26 30-25 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1974 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 111 57 54 .514 4.5 459 464 -5 L1 29-28 28-26 3 5 11 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1974 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 110 54 56 .491 7.0 438 442 -4 W1 24-32 30-24 4 8 14 -- dnq
1974 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 111 53 58 .477 8.5 417 499 -82 W1 27-31 26-27 5 9 16 -- dnq
1974 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 111 52 59 .468 9.5 472 450 22 L3 23-30 29-29 6 11 18 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1974 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 112 65 47 .580 0.0 515 408 107 W1 30-28 35-19 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1974 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 109 57 52 .523 6.5 477 441 36 W5 26-28 31-24 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1974 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 112 57 55 .509 8.0 512 526 -14 W2 22-32 34-24 3 6 12 -- dnq
1974 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 113 56 57 .496 9.5 512 538 -26 L1 27-32 29-25 4 7 13 -- dnq
1974 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 114 54 60 .474 12.0 479 513 -34 L3 23-32 30-29 5 10 17 -- dnq
1974 AL West California Angels franchise | log 113 43 70 .381 22.5 458 507 -49 L4 23-34 20-36 6 12 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1974 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 112 59 53 .527 0.0 472 444 28 L1 29-25 30-28 1 4 7 Yes dnq
1974 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 111 57 54 .514 1.5 474 467 7 W2 22-32 35-22 2 5 9 -- dnq
1974 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 111 54 57 .486 4.5 475 457 18 W3 21-34 33-23 3 7 15 -- Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1974 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 109 51 58 .468 6.5 449 458 -9 W1 28-33 23-25 4 8 19 -- dnq
1974 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 107 47 60 .439 9.5 384 447 -63 L2 25-29 22-31 5 10 21 -- dnq
1974 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 108 46 62 .426 11.0 432 554 -122 L3 22-33 24-29 6 11 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1974 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 112 73 39 .652 0.0 564 380 184 L2 35-21 38-18 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1974 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 113 68 45 .602 5.5 526 410 116 W2 35-22 33-23 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1974 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 110 58 52 .527 14.0 476 432 44 W3 23-30 35-22 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1974 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 111 57 54 .514 15.5 439 391 48 L1 28-28 29-26 4 6 10 Yes dnq
1974 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 113 50 63 .442 23.5 448 507 -59 L2 23-33 27-30 5 9 20 -- dnq
1974 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 113 45 68 .398 28.5 396 588 -192 L2 17-37 28-31 6 12 23 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Bob Babcock Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1974-1974 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Norm Cash -- Hist Released by Tigers
Jim Northrup Montreal Expos Hist Traded by Detroit Tigers to Montreal Expos for future considerations
Mike McQueen Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded from Atlanta Braves to Baltimore Orioles for Edward Watts
Herb Hutson Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Lower leg laceration
Rick Wise Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
6 record(s)