On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 13 .480 --
Tigers 12 14 .462 0.5
Brewers 11 13 .458 0.5
Indians 12 15 .444 1.0
Yankees 11 14 .440 1.0
Red Sox 10 14 .417 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 6 .727 --
Royals 17 10 .630 1.5
Angels 13 10 .565 3.5
Twins 11 11 .500 5.0
Athletics 13 14 .481 5.5
Rangers 9 13 .409 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 13 .552 --
Pirates 12 11 .522 1.0
Mets 13 14 .481 2.0
Expos 12 13 .480 2.0
Phillies 11 14 .440 3.0
Cardinals 5 20 .200 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 9 .719 --
Astros 20 11 .645 2.5
Reds 17 11 .607 4.0
Dodgers 16 14 .533 6.0
Braves 10 17 .370 10.5
Padres 11 19 .367 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Dave Campbell 3
1 Bernie Carbo 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Davey Johnson 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
4 Tommie Agee 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Davey Johnson 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Ron Blomberg 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Al Gallagher 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 0.71
1 Gaylord Perry 0.71
3 Jack Billingham 0.70
4 Eddie Fisher 0.67
5 Ken Forsch 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Charlie Hudson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 7
2 Bob Gibson 6
3 Ken Forsch 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .392
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .389
3 Ron Fairly .386
4 Bob Watson .369
5 Bobby Valentine .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Gene Tenace 8
2 Jim Wynn 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 27
2 Bobby Bonds 25
2 Bob Watson 25
4 Al Oliver 24
5 Bill Melton 23

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 0.97
2 Wilbur Wood 1.23
3 Rudy May 1.36
4 Ken Holtzman 1.44
5 Dave McNally 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Joe Coleman 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Ken Holtzman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Gaylord Perry 51
3 Tom Seaver 51
5 Don Sutton 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
2 Jack Aker 5
2 Steve Foucault 5
2 Gene Garber 5
2 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .436
1 Manny Mota .436
3 Bob Watson .426
4 Johnny Grubb .421
5 Ron Santo .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Al Oliver 13
1 Bob Watson 13
4 Johnny Bench 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Dave Concepcion 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.00
2 Wilbur Wood 0.50
2 Eddie Fisher 0.50
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.53
5 Bill Singer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jerry Bell 3
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 33
2 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Tom Seaver 25
4 Jack Billingham 23
4 Bill Singer 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Steve Foucault 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Gene Garber 3
3 John Hiller 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .328
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Billy Williams .326
4 Rod Carew .320
5 Ron Santo .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Dick Allen 38
4 Billy Williams 37
5 Hank Aaron 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Billy Williams 124
3 Willie Stargell 120
4 John Mayberry 119
5 Dick Allen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 59
3 Lou Brock 58
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 Steve Carlton 2.23
5 Nolan Ryan 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Stan Bahnsen 23
5 Joe Coleman 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 366
2 Steve Carlton 306
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Gaylord Perry 249
5 Mickey Lolich 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 33
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 23