On This Day

Thursday, April 12, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Orioles 4 0 1.000 -0.5
Indians 2 3 .400 2.0
Yankees 2 4 .333 2.5
Tigers 1 3 .250 2.5
Brewers 0 2 .000 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 1 .667 --
Royals 4 2 .667 -0.5
Twins 3 2 .600 0.0
Angels 3 2 .600 0.0
Rangers 1 3 .250 1.5
Athletics 1 4 .200 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 0 1.000 --
Mets 4 0 1.000 0.0
Cubs 2 2 .500 2.0
Expos 2 3 .400 2.5
Phillies 1 3 .250 3.0
Cardinals 0 5 .000 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 1 .857 --
Reds 4 2 .667 1.5
Astros 4 3 .571 2.0
Braves 3 3 .500 2.5
Padres 2 5 .286 4.0
Dodgers 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Bobby Tolan 3
5 23 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
1 Jorge Roque 4
4 Johnny Edwards 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Dick Billings 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.17
2 Steve Kline 1.00
3 Bob Gibson 0.88
4 Tom Bradley 0.78
5 Fred Norman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 10
2 Tom Bradley 7
2 Bob Gibson 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
2 Wayne Simpson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Orlando Pena 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .500
2 Bobby Valentine .476
3 Garry Maddox .448
4 Joe Torre .444
5 Alex Johnson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Norm Cash 2
3 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Willie McCovey 7
2 Graig Nettles 7
2 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Freddie Patek 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Tito Fuentes 2
3 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Ron Bryant 0.00
1 Bob Moose 0.00
1 Jerry Reuss 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 2
1 Dave McNally 2
1 Nolan Ryan 2
1 Tom Seaver 2
5 51 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Andy Messersmith 16
3 Tom Seaver 15
4 Fred Norman 14
5 Balor Moore 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 2
1 Phil Hennigan 2
1 Ramon Hernandez 2
4 Jim Barr 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Cesar Cedeno .321
3 Dusty Baker .320
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 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 128
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 Tom Seaver 23
5 Mickey Lolich 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Steve Carlton 322
3 Tom Seaver 264
4 Mickey Lolich 261
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