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1974 Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
title	1974 MLB season
league	Major League Baseball
sport	Baseball
duration	April 4 – October 17, 1974
no_of_games	162
no_of_teams	24
TV	NBC
draft	Draft
draft_link	1974 Major League Baseball draft
top_pick	Bill Almon
top_pick_link	List of first overall MLB draft picks
picked_by	San Diego Padres
season	Regular season
MVP	AL: Jeff Burroughs (TEX)
NL: Steve Garvey (LAD)
MVP_link	Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
playoffs	Postseason
playoffs_link	1974 Major League Baseball postseason
conf1	AL
conf1_link	1974 American League Championship Series
conf1_champ	[Oakland Athletics](1974-oakland-athletics-season)
conf1_runner-up	[Baltimore Orioles](1974-baltimore-orioles-season)
conf2	NL
conf2_link	1974 National League Championship Series
conf2_champ	[Los Angeles Dodgers](1974-los-angeles-dodgers-season)
conf2_runner-up	[Pittsburgh Pirates](1974-pittsburgh-pirates-season)
finals	World Series
finals_link	1974 World Series
finals_champ	[Oakland Athletics](1974-oakland-athletics-season)
finals_runner-up	[Los Angeles Dodgers](1974-los-angeles-dodgers-season)
World_Series_MVP	Rollie Fingers (OAK)
World_Series_MVP_link	World Series Most Valuable Player Award
seasonslist	List of MLB seasons
seasonslistnames	MLB
prevseason_link	1973 Major League Baseball season
prevseason_year	1973
nextseason_link	1975 Major League Baseball season
nextseason_year	1975

NL: Steve Garvey (LAD) | conf1_runner-up = Baltimore Orioles | conf2_runner-up = Pittsburgh Pirates | finals_runner-up = Los Angeles Dodgers 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 for the season, a record that would stand until 1982, when Rickey Henderson stole 130.

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Main article: 1974 Major League Baseball postseason

Bracket

(ALCS, NLCS)

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
- George Scott (1B) (AL)
- Bobby Grich (2B) (AL)
- Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL)
- Mark Belanger (SS) (AL)
- Paul Blair (OF) (AL)
- Amos Otis (OF) (AL)
- Joe Rudi (OF) (AL)
- Thurman Munson (C) (AL)
- Jim Kaat (P) (AL)

Statistical leaders

Statistic	American League	National League
AVG	Rod Carew MIN	.364
HR	Dick Allen CWS	32
RBI	Jeff Burroughs TEX	118
Wins	Catfish Hunter OAK
Ferguson Jenkins TEX	25
ERA	Catfish Hunter OAK	2.49
SO	Nolan Ryan CAL	367
SV	Terry Forster CWS	24
SB	Billy North OAK	54

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	7.4%	2,632,474	23.2%	32,500
Cincinnati Reds	98	−1.0%	2,164,307	7.3%	26,394
St. Louis Cardinals	86	6.2%	1,838,413	16.8%	22,696
Philadelphia Phillies	80	12.7%	1,808,648	22.5%	22,329
New York Mets	71	−13.4%	1,722,209	−9.9%	21,262
Boston Red Sox	84	−5.6%	1,556,411	5.1%	19,215
New York Yankees	89	11.3%	1,273,075	0.9%	15,717
Detroit Tigers	72	−15.3%	1,243,080	−27.9%	15,347
Texas Rangers	84	47.4%	1,193,902	74.0%	14,924
Kansas City Royals	77	−12.5%	1,173,292	−12.8%	14,485
Chicago White Sox	80	3.9%	1,149,596	−11.7%	14,019
Cleveland Indians	77	8.5%	1,114,262	81.1%	13,756
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	10.0%	1,110,552	−15.9%	13,711
Houston Astros	81	−1.2%	1,090,728	−21.8%	13,466
San Diego Padres	60	0.0%	1,075,399	75.8%	13,277
Montreal Expos	79	0.0%	1,019,134	−18.3%	12,739
Chicago Cubs	66	−14.3%	1,015,378	−24.9%	12,536
Atlanta Braves	88	15.8%	981,085	22.5%	12,112
Baltimore Orioles	91	−6.2%	962,572	0.4%	11,884
Milwaukee Brewers	76	2.7%	955,741	−12.5%	11,799
California Angels	68	−13.9%	917,269	−13.3%	11,324
Oakland Athletics	90	−4.3%	845,693	−15.5%	10,441
Minnesota Twins	82	1.2%	662,401	−27.0%	8,078
San Francisco Giants	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.

Television coverage

NBC was the exclusive national TV broadcaster of MLB, airing the weekend Game of the Week, Monday Night Baseball, the All-Star Game, both League Championship Series, and the World Series.

References

"Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
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"Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
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"Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
"Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org.

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