On This Day

Friday, May 4, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 12 .478 --
Brewers 10 11 .476 --
Yankees 10 12 .455 0.5
Orioles 10 12 .455 0.5
Indians 10 13 .435 1.0
Red Sox 8 12 .400 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 5 .722 --
Royals 15 9 .625 1.0
Angels 12 8 .600 2.0
Twins 10 9 .526 3.5
Athletics 11 12 .478 4.5
Rangers 7 12 .368 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 10 .583 --
Pirates 11 8 .579 0.5
Mets 12 11 .522 1.5
Phillies 10 11 .476 2.5
Expos 10 11 .476 2.5
Cardinals 5 17 .227 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 8 .714 --
Astros 17 10 .630 2.5
Reds 15 9 .625 3.0
Dodgers 13 13 .500 6.0
Padres 8 18 .308 11.0
Braves 7 16 .304 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Ken Henderson 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rennie Stennett 2
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rennie Stennett 6
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 Deron Johnson 4
2 Doug Rader 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Davey Lopes 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 0.80
2 Jerry Koosman 0.75
3 Gaylord Perry 0.73
4 Jim Kaat 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 8
1 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Phil Hennigan 7
4 Jim Kaat 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .392
2 Bobby Valentine .390
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .383
4 Ron Fairly .380
5 Thurman Munson .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 8
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Darrell Evans 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
2 Gene Tenace 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 23
2 Al Oliver 21
2 Bob Watson 21
4 Darrell Evans 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Bill North 9
4 Tommy Harper 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.96
2 Randy Moffitt 1.00
3 Wilbur Wood 1.12
4 Rick Reuschel 1.25
5 Rudy May 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
3 Stan Bahnsen 4
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Steve Carlton 46
2 Gaylord Perry 46
4 Don Sutton 45
5 Tom Seaver 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
3 Jack Aker 4
3 Pedro Borbon 4
3 5 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .471
2 Thurman Munson .462
3 Orlando Cepeda .442
4 Ron Hunt .433
5 Rick Monday .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 17
2 Jose Cardenal 15
3 Darrell Evans 14
4 Bob Watson 12
5 Bill Melton 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.33
3 Dick Ruthven 0.40
4 Mike Paul 0.53
5 Wilbur Wood 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Ken Holtzman 3
3 Rudy May 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 29
2 Bill Singer 25
2 Don Sutton 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Steve Foucault 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
2 Jim York 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .328
2 Bob Watson .326
3 Billy Williams .323
4 Rod Carew .315
5 Bill Buckner .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Willie Stargell 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Willie Stargell 122
3 Billy Williams 121
4 John Mayberry 117
5 Dick Allen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Dave Nelson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.08
3 Roger Nelson 2.11
4 Steve Carlton 2.14
5 Don Sutton 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Stan Bahnsen 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Steve Carlton 313
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Mickey Lolich 252
5 Gaylord Perry 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 23