This article is about the 1974 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1974 in baseball .
Sports season
1974 MLB season League Major League Baseball Sport Baseball Duration April 4 – October 17, 1974 Number of games 162 Number of teams 24 TV partner(s) NBC Top draft pick Bill Almon Picked by San Diego Padres Season MVP AL : Jeff Burroughs (TEX )NL : Steve Garvey (LA )AL championsOakland Athletics AL runners-up Baltimore Orioles NL championsLos Angeles Dodgers NL runners-up Pittsburgh Pirates Champions Oakland Athletics Runners-up Los Angeles Dodgers World Series MVP Rollie Fingers (OAK )
The 1974 Major League Baseball season . The Oakland Athletics won their third consecutive World Series , defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to one.
Two notable personal milestones were achieved during the 1974 season. The first came on April 8, when Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves blasted his 715th career home run, breaking the all-time career home run mark of 714 set by Babe Ruth . Aaron would finish his career with 755 home runs, a record that would stand until Barry Bonds broke it in 2007. The second milestone came on September 10, when the St. Louis Cardinals ' Lou Brock stole his 105th base off pitcher Dick Ruthven and catcher Bob Boone of the Philadelphia Phillies . This broke the single-season stolen base record of 104, set by Maury Wills in 1962. Brock stole 118 bases, a record that would stand until 1982, when Rickey Henderson stole 130.
Standings [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Bracket [ ]
League Championship Series (ALCS , NLCS )
World Series
East
Baltimore
1
West
Oakland
3
AL
Oakland
4
NL
Los Angeles
1
East
Pittsburgh
1
West
Los Angeles
3
Awards and honors [ ]
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cool Papa Bell
Jim Bottomley
Jocko Conlan
Whitey Ford
Mickey Mantle
Sam Thompson
Most Valuable Player
Jeff Burroughs , Texas Rangers (AL)
Steve Garvey , Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
Cy Young Award
Catfish Hunter , Oakland Athletics (AL)
Mike Marshall , Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
Rookie of the Year
Mike Hargrove , Texas Rangers (AL)
Bake McBride , St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Gold Glove Award
Statistical leaders [ ]
Statistic
American League
National League
AVG
Rod Carew MIN
.364
Ralph Garr ATL
.353
HR
Dick Allen CHW
32
Mike Schmidt PHI
36
RBI
Jeff Burroughs TEX
118
Johnny Bench CIN
129
Wins
Catfish Hunter OAKFerguson Jenkins TEX
25
Phil Niekro ATLAndy Messersmith LA
20
ERA
Catfish Hunter OAK
2.49
Buzz Capra ATL
2.28
SO
Nolan Ryan CAL
367
Steve Carlton PHI
240
SV
Terry Forster CHW
24
Mike Marshall LA
21
SB
Billy North OAK
54
Lou Brock STL
118
Home Field Attendance [ ]
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
Los Angeles Dodgers [1]
102
7.4%
2,632,474
23.2%
32,500
Cincinnati Reds [2]
98
-1.0%
2,164,307
7.3%
26,394
St. Louis Cardinals [3]
86
6.2%
1,838,413
16.8%
22,696
Philadelphia Phillies [4]
80
12.7%
1,808,648
22.5%
22,329
New York Mets [5]
71
-13.4%
1,722,209
-9.9%
21,262
Boston Red Sox [6]
84
-5.6%
1,556,411
5.1%
19,215
New York Yankees [7]
89
11.3%
1,273,075
0.9%
15,717
Detroit Tigers [8]
72
-15.3%
1,243,080
-27.9%
15,347
Texas Rangers [9]
84
47.4%
1,193,902
74.0%
14,924
Kansas City Royals [10]
77
-12.5%
1,173,292
-12.8%
14,485
Chicago White Sox [11]
80
3.9%
1,149,596
-11.7%
14,019
Cleveland Indians [12]
77
8.5%
1,114,262
81.1%
13,756
Pittsburgh Pirates [13]
88
10.0%
1,110,552
-15.9%
13,711
Houston Astros [14]
81
-1.2%
1,090,728
-21.8%
13,466
San Diego Padres [15]
60
0.0%
1,075,399
75.8%
13,277
Montreal Expos [16]
79
0.0%
1,019,134
-18.3%
12,739
Chicago Cubs [17]
66
-14.3%
1,015,378
-24.9%
12,536
Atlanta Braves [18]
88
15.8%
981,085
22.5%
12,112
Baltimore Orioles [19]
91
-6.2%
962,572
0.4%
11,884
Milwaukee Brewers [20]
76
2.7%
955,741
-12.5%
11,799
California Angels [21]
68
-13.9%
917,269
-13.3%
11,324
Oakland Athletics [22]
90
-4.3%
845,693
-15.5%
10,441
Minnesota Twins [23]
82
1.2%
662,401
-27.0%
8,078
San Francisco Giants [24]
72
-18.2%
519,987
-37.7%
6,420
Events [ ]
On August 30, Texas Rangers player Dave Nelson steals three bases – 2nd, 3rd and home in the first inning against the Cleveland Indians .[25]
References [ ]
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Strange and Unusual Plays" . www.retrosheet.org . Retrieved June 13, 2012 .
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