On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 13 .480 --
Brewers 11 12 .478 --
Orioles 11 13 .458 0.5
Indians 11 15 .423 1.5
Yankees 10 14 .417 1.5
Red Sox 9 13 .409 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 5 .750 --
Royals 16 10 .615 2.0
Angels 13 9 .591 3.0
Twins 11 10 .524 4.5
Athletics 13 13 .500 5.0
Rangers 8 13 .381 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 12 .556 --
Pirates 11 10 .524 1.0
Mets 12 13 .480 2.0
Expos 11 12 .478 2.0
Phillies 10 13 .435 3.0
Cardinals 5 19 .208 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 9 .710 --
Astros 19 10 .655 2.0
Reds 16 10 .615 3.5
Dodgers 15 13 .536 5.5
Braves 9 16 .360 10.0
Padres 10 18 .357 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Deron Johnson 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Dave Nelson 4
1 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Lee May 5
3 Toby Harrah 4
3 Bill Melton 4
3 Bob Watson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Caldwell 1.50
1 Dick Drago 1.50
3 Al Downing 1.25
4 Ken Holtzman 1.00
5 Jim Palmer 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Dick Drago 6
1 Harry Parker 6
4 Bill Bonham 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Sam McDowell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .392
2 Ron Fairly .389
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .368
4 Bobby Valentine .367
5 Bob Watson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Gene Tenace 8
1 Jim Wynn 8
4 Darrell Evans 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 26
2 Bob Watson 25
3 Bill Melton 23
4 Al Oliver 22
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Bill North 10
4 Davey Lopes 9
5 Tommy Harper 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.96
2 Wilbur Wood 1.23
3 Rick Reuschel 1.25
4 Rudy May 1.36
5 Ken Holtzman 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Joe Coleman 6
3 Ken Holtzman 5
3 Bill Singer 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
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 Johnny Grubb .500
2 Manny Mota .438
3 Bob Watson .426
4 Gary Matthews .412
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Santo 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 John Mayberry 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 14
2 Bob Watson 13
3 Jose Cardenal 12
3 Darrell Evans 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Dave Concepcion 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
4 Bill North 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.00
2 Dick Ruthven 0.40
3 Don Sutton 0.50
4 Bill Singer 0.67
5 Ray Lamb 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 5
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jerry Bell 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Luis Tiant 24
4 Rick Reuschel 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Gene Garber 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Steve Foucault 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .328
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Billy Williams .326
4 Rod Carew .318
5 Cesar Cedeno .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
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 129
2 Billy Williams 124
3 Willie Stargell 121
4 John Mayberry 120
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 60
4 Bert Campaneris 55
5 Dave Nelson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.01
3 Roger Nelson 2.06
4 Don Sutton 2.16
5 Steve Carlton 2.25

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 366
2 Steve Carlton 319
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Mickey Lolich 254
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