On This Day

Thursday, May 3, 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 9 .609 --
Pirates 10 8 .556 1.5
Mets 12 10 .545 1.5
Phillies 9 11 .450 3.5
Expos 9 11 .450 3.5
Cardinals 5 16 .238 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 8 .704 --
Reds 15 8 .652 2.0
Astros 16 10 .615 2.5
Dodgers 12 13 .480 6.0
Padres 8 17 .320 10.0
Braves 7 15 .318 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Leron Lee 3
2 Milt May 3
2 Manny Sanguillen 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 2
2 Milt May 1
2 Willie McCovey 1
2 Larry Stahl 1
2 Rusty Staub 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 6
2 Rusty Staub 4
3 Milt May 3
3 Larry Stahl 3
5 Don Kessinger 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Steve Yeager 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.89
2 Bill Greif 0.70
3 Rick Reuschel 0.57
4 Jon Matlack 0.44
4 Andy Messersmith 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Reggie Cleveland 8
2 Bill Greif 7
3 Tom Hall 6
4 Nelson Briles 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 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 Santo .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 21
2 John Mayberry 20
3 Bob Watson 19
4 Bobby Bonds 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Bill North 8
4 Sandy Alomar 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.96
2 Jerry Koosman 1.06
3 Wilbur Wood 1.12
4 Randy Moffitt 1.13
5 Rick Reuschel 1.25

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 Jack Aker 4
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Steve Foucault 4
2 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .487
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .486
3 Orlando Cepeda .465
4 Joe Ferguson .405
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Willie Davis 5
1 Charlie Spikes 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 17
2 Jose Cardenal 16
3 Orlando Cepeda 13
3 Bobby Murcer 13
5 Willie Davis 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Davey Lopes 5
1 Bobby Valentine 5
4 Tommy Harper 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.33
3 Mike Paul 0.53
4 Wilbur Wood 0.56
5 Dick Ruthven 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 28
2 Bill Singer 25
2 Don Sutton 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
2 Steve Foucault 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .331
2 Billy Williams .327
3 Bob Watson .324
4 Rod Carew .318
5 Bill Buckner .314

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 127
2 Billy Williams 124
3 Willie Stargell 122
4 Dick Allen 116
5 John Mayberry 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 61
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Dave Nelson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.93
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 24
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 Bert Blyleven 249

Saves

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