On This Day

Tuesday, April 17, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 7 2 .778 --
Red Sox 4 3 .571 2.0
Tigers 5 4 .556 2.0
Indians 4 5 .444 3.0
Yankees 3 6 .333 4.0
Brewers 2 5 .286 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 8 2 .800 --
Twins 5 3 .625 2.0
White Sox 3 4 .429 3.5
Angels 3 4 .429 3.5
Rangers 2 4 .333 4.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 6 1 .857 --
Cubs 5 3 .625 1.5
Mets 5 3 .625 1.5
Phillies 4 4 .500 2.5
Expos 3 5 .375 3.5
Cardinals 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 9 3 .750 --
Giants 9 4 .692 0.5
Dodgers 6 6 .500 3.0
Astros 5 8 .385 4.5
Padres 5 8 .385 4.5
Braves 3 8 .273 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Goodson 6
2 Manny Sanguillen 4
2 Chris Speier 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 John Briggs 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Nelson 5
2 Chris Speier 4
2 Danny Walton 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 Bill Melton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.67
2 Andy Messersmith 1.00
2 Dick Tidrow 1.00
4 Ross Grimsley 0.78
5 Tom Seaver 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 9
2 Ross Grimsley 7
3 Dick Tidrow 6
4 Eddie Fisher 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Barr 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Ray Lamb 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .538
2 Dave Concepcion .500
3 Doug Griffin .462
4 Ron Fairly .444
5 Bobby Valentine .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Carlton Fisk 5
3 Willie McCovey 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Cookie Rojas 11
4 Carlton Fisk 10
4 Jim Wynn 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Bobby Tolan 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 Bob Moose 0.00
1 Roger Moret 0.00
5 Paul Splittorff 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Dave McNally 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 25
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Tom Seaver 20
3 Don Sutton 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
2 Jim Barr 2
2 Pedro Borbon 2
2 Ray Corbin 2
2 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .332
2 Bill Buckner .321
3 Dusty Baker .320
4 Cesar Cedeno .319
5 Rod Carew .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Nate Colbert 39
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Dick Allen 37
3 Billy Williams 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 Billy Williams 124
3 Nate Colbert 116
4 Willie Stargell 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Dave Nelson 52
5 Bert Campaneris 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.82
2 Luis Tiant 2.02
3 Jim Palmer 2.04
4 Gary Nolan 2.08
5 Roger Nelson 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Gaylord Perry 26
3 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Steve Carlton 324
3 Tom Seaver 263
4 Mickey Lolich 257
5 2 tied 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 29
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 23