On This Day

Monday, April 9, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Orioles 2 0 1.000 0.5
Indians 2 1 .667 1.0
Tigers 1 1 .500 1.5
Brewers 0 2 .000 2.5
Yankees 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Twins 3 0 1.000 -1.0
Royals 2 1 .667 0.0
Angels 1 2 .333 1.0
Rangers 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 3 .000 2.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Mets 2 0 1.000 0.5
Cubs 2 1 .667 1.0
Expos 1 2 .333 2.0
Phillies 0 2 .000 2.5
Cardinals 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 1 .750 --
Astros 3 1 .750 0.0
Reds 2 2 .500 1.0
Padres 2 2 .500 1.0
Dodgers 1 3 .250 2.0
Braves 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Rusty Torres 3
3 Matty Alou 2
3 Chris Chambliss 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Marty Perez 1
1 Chris Speier 1
1 Jim Wynn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Perez 3
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Mike Lum 2
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Tony Perez 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1
1 Jim Wynn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 1.00
2 Ron Bryant 0.86
3 Fritz Peterson 0.71
4 Brent Strom 0.60
5 Mike Caldwell 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 Brent Strom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 8
2 Ron Bryant 6
2 Brent Strom 6
4 Fritz Peterson 5
5 Mike Caldwell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .625
2 Carlton Fisk .545
3 Cookie Rojas .538
4 Cesar Cedeno .500
4 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Larry Hisle 2
1 Cleon Jones 2
1 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Cookie Rojas 6
3 Mike Lum 5
3 Graig Nettles 5
3 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 Bobby Tolan 2
2 Jim Wynn 2
5 29 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.00
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Jerry Reuss 0.00
1 Wilbur Wood 0.00
1 11 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 31 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Clay Kirby 8
2 Fred Norman 8
2 Jerry Reuss 8
2 Tom Seaver 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 2
1 Ramon Hernandez 2
3 Ray Corbin 1
3 George Culver 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .331
2 Cesar Cedeno .326
3 Ralph Garr .320
4 Dusty Baker .319
5 Rod Carew .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Nate Colbert 38
4 Billy Williams 37
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Billy Williams 123
3 Dick Allen 114
3 Willie Stargell 114
5 Nate Colbert 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Bert Campaneris 52
5 Dave Nelson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.89
2 Gary Nolan 1.99
3 Steve Carlton 2.01
4 Luis Tiant 2.06
5 Jim Palmer 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Steve Carlton 313
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Mickey Lolich 256
5 Gaylord Perry 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 37
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 29
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 22