On This Day

Wednesday, May 2, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 10 10 .500 --
Yankees 10 11 .476 0.5
Orioles 10 11 .476 0.5
Tigers 10 12 .455 1.0
Indians 10 12 .455 1.0
Red Sox 8 11 .421 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 5 .706 --
Royals 14 9 .609 1.0
Angels 11 8 .579 2.0
Twins 9 9 .500 3.5
Athletics 10 12 .455 4.5
Rangers 7 11 .389 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 9 .591 --
Mets 12 9 .571 0.5
Pirates 9 8 .529 1.5
Phillies 9 11 .450 3.0
Expos 9 11 .450 3.0
Cardinals 4 16 .200 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 7 .731 --
Reds 14 8 .636 3.0
Astros 16 10 .615 3.0
Dodgers 12 12 .500 6.0
Padres 8 16 .333 10.0
Braves 7 15 .318 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Johnny Grubb 4
1 Bobby Valentine 4
4 Horace Clarke 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.86
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Luis Tiant 1.14
4 Ken Holtzman 0.89
5 Jim Palmer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Ray Lamb 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Don Sutton 9
3 Ken Holtzman 8
3 Luis Tiant 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Valentine .397
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .393
3 Garry Maddox .392
4 Thurman Munson .387
5 Ron Fairly .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 8
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
2 Gene Tenace 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 20
2 Bob Watson 19
3 Dave Concepcion 18
3 Willie Stargell 18
5 5 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Bill North 8
4 Sandy Alomar 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.86
2 Jerry Koosman 1.06
3 Wilbur Wood 1.12
4 Randy Moffitt 1.13
5 Jim Colborn 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Don Sutton 45
4 Tom Seaver 43
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Steve Foucault 4
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Jim York 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .512
2 Orlando Cepeda .468
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .462
4 Fred Kendall .425
5 Rick Monday .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Willie Davis 5
1 Charlie Spikes 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
1 Gene Tenace 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 16
2 Orlando Cepeda 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Bobby Murcer 13
4 Bob Watson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Bill North 5
1 Bobby Valentine 5
4 Tommy Harper 4
4 Davey Lopes 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.33
3 Dick Ruthven 0.61
4 Randy Moffitt 0.66
5 Jerry Koosman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 5
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Jerry Reuss 25
3 Bill Singer 25
3 Don Sutton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Steve Foucault 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .330
2 Billy Williams .329
3 Bob Watson .324
4 Rod Carew .318
5 Bill Buckner .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 128
2 Billy Williams 127
3 Willie Stargell 122
4 Dick Allen 116
5 John Mayberry 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
1 Joe Morgan 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Dave Nelson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.94
2 Jim Palmer 2.08
3 Steve Carlton 2.11
4 Roger Nelson 2.11
5 Don Sutton 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Gaylord Perry 25
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Steve Carlton 322
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Mickey Lolich 255
5 Gaylord Perry 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 30
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 Dave Giusti 23