On This Day

Sunday, April 15, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 4 1 .800 --
Orioles 6 2 .750 -0.5
Tigers 3 4 .429 2.0
Yankees 3 5 .375 2.5
Indians 3 5 .375 2.5
Brewers 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 7 2 .778 --
Twins 4 3 .571 2.0
Angels 3 3 .500 2.5
Rangers 2 3 .400 3.0
White Sox 2 4 .333 3.5
Athletics 2 5 .286 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 1 .833 --
Mets 5 2 .714 0.5
Cubs 4 3 .571 1.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 2.5
Expos 3 4 .429 2.5
Cardinals 1 7 .125 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 7 3 .700 --
Giants 7 4 .636 0.5
Astros 5 6 .455 2.5
Padres 5 6 .455 2.5
Dodgers 4 6 .400 3.0
Braves 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 6
2 Dave Concepcion 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
4 Mark Belanger 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Von Joshua 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
3 Joe Morgan 4
3 Ted Sizemore 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 5
2 Bobby Tolan 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 John Briggs 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 3.00
2 Bill Greif 2.50
3 Orlando Pena 1.60
4 Jim Lonborg 1.50
5 Al Downing 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Dock Ellis 8
2 Orlando Pena 8
4 Al Downing 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .462
2 Bobby Valentine .440
3 Joe Torre .433
4 Ron Santo .409
5 Garry Maddox .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Willie McCovey 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Larry Hisle 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 14
2 Joe Morgan 10
2 Jim Wynn 10
4 Cookie Rojas 9
5 4 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Bobby Tolan 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 3
4 Freddie Patek 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Bill Greif 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 Bob Moose 0.00
5 Paul Splittorff 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 2
1 Steve Carlton 2
1 Joe Coleman 2
1 Dick Drago 2
1 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Bert Blyleven 19
2 Steve Carlton 19
4 Gaylord Perry 17
4 Wilbur Wood 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 2
1 Clay Carroll 2
1 Ray Corbin 2
1 Bruce Dal Canton 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .334
2 Cesar Cedeno .318
3 Dusty Baker .316
4 Rod Carew .315
5 Ralph Garr .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Nate Colbert 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Billy Williams 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 Billy Williams 124
3 Dick Allen 115
3 Willie Stargell 115
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 66
2 Lou Brock 65
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bert Campaneris 52
4 Dave Nelson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.88
2 Gary Nolan 1.99
3 Luis Tiant 2.02
4 Jim Palmer 2.04
5 Roger Nelson 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 29
2 Gaylord Perry 26
3 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 Mickey Lolich 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Steve Carlton 329
3 Tom Seaver 264
4 Mickey Lolich 261
5 Gaylord Perry 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 29
3 Tug McGraw 29
5 Dave Giusti 23