On This Day

Saturday, May 5, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 12 .500 --
Indians 11 13 .458 1.0
Brewers 10 12 .455 1.0
Yankees 10 13 .435 1.5
Orioles 10 13 .435 1.5
Red Sox 9 12 .429 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 5 .737 --
Royals 16 9 .640 1.0
Angels 13 8 .619 2.0
Twins 10 10 .500 4.5
Athletics 11 13 .458 5.5
Rangers 7 13 .350 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 10 .600 --
Pirates 11 9 .550 1.5
Expos 11 11 .500 2.5
Mets 12 12 .500 2.5
Phillies 10 12 .455 3.5
Cardinals 5 18 .217 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 9 .690 --
Astros 18 10 .643 1.5
Reds 15 10 .600 3.0
Dodgers 14 13 .519 5.0
Braves 8 16 .333 9.5
Padres 9 18 .333 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Crawford 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Hal Breeden 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Willie Crawford 4
1 Ron Woods 4
4 Nate Colbert 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.60
2 Don Wilson 1.33
3 Burt Hooton 1.29
4 Milt Wilcox 0.88
5 Carl Morton 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 9
2 Carl Morton 8
2 Bill Singer 8
2 Don Wilson 8
5 Milt Wilcox 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Joe Gilbert 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .392
2 Bobby Valentine .384
3 Ron Fairly .380
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .375
5 Ron Santo .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 25
2 Al Oliver 22
3 Bob Watson 21
4 Darrell Evans 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 11
3 Bill North 10
4 Davey Lopes 8
5 Tommy Harper 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.96
2 Wilbur Wood 1.12
3 Rick Reuschel 1.25
4 Rudy May 1.36
5 Jim Barr 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Bill Singer 5
4 Stan Bahnsen 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Gaylord Perry 46
3 Bill Singer 46
5 Don Sutton 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 5
1 Terry Forster 5
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .457
2 Johnny Grubb .452
3 Thurman Munson .436
4 Orlando Cepeda .429
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Ron Santo 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Rick Monday 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 18
2 Jose Cardenal 15
2 Darrell Evans 15
4 Rennie Stennett 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Bill North 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 Bobby Valentine 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.33
3 Dick Ruthven 0.40
4 Wilbur Wood 0.56
5 Carl Morton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Singer 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Stan Bahnsen 3
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 33
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Don Sutton 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Gene Garber 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Steve Foucault 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .327
2 Bob Watson .326
3 Billy Williams .323
4 Rod Carew .314
5 Ron Santo .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Willie Stargell 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 128
2 Willie Stargell 122
3 Billy Williams 121
4 John Mayberry 119
5 Nate Colbert 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 60
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Bert Campaneris 55
5 Dave Nelson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.08
3 Roger Nelson 2.11
4 Don Sutton 2.16
5 Nolan Ryan 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Steve Carlton 319
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 32
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 23