On This Day

Friday, April 13, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Orioles 4 1 .800 0.0
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.0
Brewers 1 2 .333 2.0
Yankees 2 4 .333 2.5
Indians 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 5 2 .714 --
Twins 4 2 .667 0.5
White Sox 2 2 .500 1.5
Angels 3 3 .500 1.5
Rangers 2 3 .400 2.0
Athletics 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 0 1.000 --
Mets 4 1 .800 0.5
Cubs 2 3 .400 2.5
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.5
Expos 2 3 .400 2.5
Cardinals 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 1 .875 --
Reds 4 3 .571 2.5
Astros 4 4 .500 3.0
Braves 3 4 .429 3.5
Padres 3 5 .375 4.0
Dodgers 2 6 .250 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Kelly 4
1 Amos Otis 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 3
1 Deron Johnson 3
1 Lou Piniella 3
4 Dusty Baker 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 0.75
2 Mike Paul 0.50
2 Clyde Wright 0.50
4 Tommy John 0.46
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 6
2 Milt Pappas 5
2 Ray Sadecki 5
4 Joe Coleman 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .484
2 Joe Torre .455
3 Bobby Valentine .440
4 Pete Rose .433
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 5
2 Willie McCovey 4
3 Larry Hisle 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 21 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 11
2 Willie McCovey 8
2 Cookie Rojas 8
2 Jim Wynn 8
5 2 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 Freddie Patek 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Bob Moose 0.00
1 Jerry Reuss 0.00
1 Bill Parsons 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 2
1 Dick Drago 2
1 Tommy John 2
1 Jim Kaat 2
1 5 others tied 2

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 Ray Corbin 2
1 Bruce Dal Canton 2
1 Phil Hennigan 2
1 Ramon Hernandez 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .332
2 Cesar Cedeno .321
3 Dusty Baker .319
4 Ralph Garr .317
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 115
4 Willie Stargell 114
5 Nate Colbert 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bert Campaneris 52
4 Dave Nelson 52

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