On This Day

Saturday, April 28, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 10 8 .556 --
Brewers 9 8 .529 0.5
Tigers 9 10 .474 1.5
Red Sox 7 9 .438 2.0
Yankees 7 10 .412 2.5
Indians 8 12 .400 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 13 7 .650 --
White Sox 9 5 .643 1.0
Twins 9 6 .600 1.5
Angels 9 7 .563 2.0
Athletics 8 11 .421 4.5
Rangers 5 10 .333 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 5 .615 --
Cubs 11 8 .579 0.0
Mets 11 8 .579 0.0
Phillies 9 8 .529 1.0
Expos 7 10 .412 3.0
Cardinals 2 15 .118 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 5 .783 --
Reds 12 8 .600 4.5
Astros 13 10 .565 5.0
Dodgers 9 11 .450 7.5
Braves 7 12 .368 9.0
Padres 7 14 .333 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 4
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 Elliott Maddox 3
2 Lou Piniella 3
2 Jim Wynn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ruthven 2.67
2 Jon Matlack 1.29
3 Jim Willoughby 1.20
4 Don Sutton 1.12
5 Luis Tiant 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 11
2 Jon Matlack 9
2 Don Sutton 9
4 Jim Palmer 8
4 Dick Ruthven 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Mac Scarce 1
1 Jim York 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .421
2 Garry Maddox .392
3 Carlton Fisk .389
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .386
5 Thurman Munson .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 7
2 Carlton Fisk 6
2 Willie Stargell 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 12 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 19
2 Joe Morgan 16
2 Jim Wynn 16
4 Bobby Bonds 14
4 8 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Bill North 7
4 Sandy Alomar 6
4 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.86
2 Dave McNally 1.01
3 Tom Seaver 1.12
4 Randy Moffitt 1.33
5 Jerry Koosman 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Joe Coleman 4
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
5 20 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Gaylord Perry 38
3 Steve Carlton 37
4 Don Sutton 36
5 Bill Singer 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 5
2 Steve Foucault 4
2 Jim York 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 9 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Dusty Baker .329
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Rod Carew .317
5 Lou Piniella .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Willie Stargell 38
3 Dick Allen 36
3 Nate Colbert 36
3 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
2 Billy Williams 125
3 Willie Stargell 121
4 John Mayberry 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 63
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bert Campaneris 53
5 Dave Nelson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.97
2 Gaylord Perry 1.97
3 Gary Nolan 2.05
4 Roger Nelson 2.11
5 Steve Carlton 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 371
2 Steve Carlton 323
3 Tom Seaver 258
4 Mickey Lolich 257
4 Gaylord Perry 257

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 34
3 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 30
5 Dave Giusti 22