On This Day

Wednesday, April 11, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Orioles 3 0 1.000 0.0
Indians 2 2 .500 1.5
Tigers 1 2 .333 2.0
Yankees 1 4 .200 3.0
Brewers 0 2 .000 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 4 1 .800 --
Twins 3 2 .600 1.0
Angels 3 2 .600 1.0
White Sox 1 1 .500 1.5
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.5
Rangers 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Mets 3 0 1.000 0.0
Cubs 2 1 .667 1.0
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.0
Expos 1 3 .250 2.5
Cardinals 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 1 .833 --
Astros 4 2 .667 1.0
Reds 3 2 .600 1.5
Braves 2 3 .400 2.5
Padres 2 4 .333 3.0
Dodgers 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Davey Johnson 4
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Rod Gilbreath 3
2 Johnny Jeter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Angel Mangual 3
1 John Mayberry 3
4 Johnny Callison 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Billy Conigliaro 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.10
2 Don Gullett 0.83
3 Wilbur Wood 0.71
4 Don Sutton 0.62
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Mel Stottlemyre 6
3 Alan Foster 5
3 Gary Gentry 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .583
2 Carlton Fisk .545
3 Doug Griffin .500
3 Joe Torre .500
3 Carl Yastrzemski .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 4
2 Norm Cash 2
2 Darrell Evans 2
2 Joe Ferguson 2
2 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Cookie Rojas 7
2 Jim Wynn 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 4 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Freddie Patek 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Joe Morgan 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.00
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Jerry Reuss 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 2
1 Nolan Ryan 2
3 Jack Aker 1
3 Doyle Alexander 1
3 43 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Steve Carlton 12
2 Don Sutton 12
4 Bert Blyleven 11
4 2 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 2
1 Ramon Hernandez 2
3 Jim Barr 1
3 Ray Corbin 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .331
2 Cesar Cedeno .324
3 Dusty Baker .321
4 Ralph Garr .318
5 Rod Carew .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Nate Colbert 38
4 Billy Williams 37
5 Hank Aaron 35

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 57
4 Bert Campaneris 52
5 Dave Nelson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.93
2 Gary Nolan 1.99
3 Jim Palmer 2.05
4 Luis Tiant 2.06
5 Steve Carlton 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Steve Carlton 322
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Mickey Lolich 256
5 Gaylord Perry 242

Saves

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