On This Day

Wednesday, April 25, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 9 7 .563 --
Brewers 7 7 .500 1.0
Tigers 8 8 .500 1.0
Red Sox 7 8 .467 1.5
Indians 7 10 .412 2.5
Yankees 6 10 .375 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 11 6 .647 --
Twins 9 5 .643 0.5
White Sox 8 5 .615 1.0
Angels 8 6 .571 1.5
Athletics 6 10 .375 4.5
Rangers 4 8 .333 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 4 .667 --
Cubs 9 7 .563 1.0
Mets 9 7 .563 1.0
Phillies 7 8 .467 2.5
Expos 7 8 .467 2.5
Cardinals 2 13 .133 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 5 .750 --
Reds 12 6 .667 2.0
Astros 11 9 .550 4.0
Dodgers 8 11 .421 6.5
Padres 7 12 .368 7.5
Braves 6 11 .353 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 Pat Kelly 3
1 Ken Singleton 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
5 32 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Darrell Evans 2
2 John Milner 2
2 Lou Piniella 2
2 Rusty Staub 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Crawford 2
1 Ralph Garr 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 2.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
3 Rollie Fingers 0.86
4 Wilbur Wood 0.80
5 Joe Coleman 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 10
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Mel Stottlemyre 6
5 Joe Coleman 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Phil Niekro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .412
2 Dave Concepcion .396
3 Willie Stargell .390
4 Garry Maddox .390
5 2 tied .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
1 Jim Wynn 6
4 Orlando Cepeda 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 17
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Dave Concepcion 14
3 Willie Stargell 14
5 8 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Bill North 6
3 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.81
2 Bill Greif 0.90
3 Dave McNally 1.01
4 Gene Garber 1.10
5 Ron Bryant 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 4
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
4 Jack Billingham 3
4 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Steve Carlton 33
2 Bill Singer 33
4 Bert Blyleven 32
4 Gaylord Perry 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ray Corbin 3
1 Steve Foucault 3
1 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Dusty Baker .329
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Rod Carew .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Willie Stargell 38
3 Dick Allen 37
3 Nate Colbert 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 131
2 Billy Williams 125
3 Willie Stargell 123
4 Nate Colbert 115
4 John Mayberry 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
1 Joe Morgan 64
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bert Campaneris 52
5 Dave Nelson 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.89
2 Jim Palmer 2.00
3 Gary Nolan 2.01
4 Steve Carlton 2.11
5 Roger Nelson 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 25
4 Mickey Lolich 22
5 8 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 363
2 Steve Carlton 333
3 Mickey Lolich 260
3 Tom Seaver 260
5 2 tied 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 34
3 Terry Forster 30
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 Dave Giusti 22