On This Day

Friday, April 20, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 8 4 .667 --
Tigers 7 5 .583 1.0
Brewers 5 5 .500 2.0
Yankees 5 7 .417 3.0
Indians 5 7 .417 3.0
Red Sox 4 6 .400 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 9 4 .692 --
Twins 6 4 .600 1.5
White Sox 5 4 .556 2.0
Angels 4 5 .444 3.0
Athletics 4 7 .364 4.0
Rangers 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 1 .875 --
Cubs 7 4 .636 1.5
Mets 6 5 .545 2.5
Expos 5 5 .500 3.0
Phillies 4 6 .400 4.0
Cardinals 1 9 .100 7.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 4 .750 --
Reds 10 4 .714 1.0
Astros 7 8 .467 4.5
Dodgers 6 9 .400 5.5
Padres 6 9 .400 5.5
Braves 3 10 .231 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Speier 4
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 Bill Freehan 3
2 Jim Holt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 5
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 Gates Brown 3
2 Willie McCovey 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1.67
2 Bill Hands 1.60
3 Gaylord Perry 1.12
4 Juan Marichal 1.00
5 Ken Holtzman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Ken Forsch 8
2 Bill Hands 8
4 Ken Holtzman 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Tom Hall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .455
2 Bobby Valentine .447
3 Dave Concepcion .438
4 Doug Griffin .400
5 Carlton Fisk .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cookie Rojas 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Bobby Tolan 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
3 Dave McNally 0.65
4 Jim Colborn 0.71
5 Tom Seaver 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Bert Blyleven 28
3 Gaylord Perry 26
4 Steve Carlton 25
4 Andy Messersmith 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
2 Jack Aker 2
2 Jim Barr 2
2 Pedro Borbon 2
2 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .331
2 Dusty Baker .324
3 Cesar Cedeno .318
4 Bill Buckner .316
5 Rod Carew .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Nate Colbert 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
2 Billy Williams 122
3 Willie Stargell 118
4 Dick Allen 116
5 Nate Colbert 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Bert Campaneris 51
5 Dave Nelson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.84
2 Gary Nolan 2.08
3 Jim Palmer 2.09
4 Roger Nelson 2.15
5 Steve Carlton 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Gaylord Perry 26
3 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 356
2 Steve Carlton 325
3 Tom Seaver 263
4 Mickey Lolich 256
5 Gaylord Perry 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 34
3 Terry Forster 30
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 23