On This Day

Wednesday, May 9, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 13 14 .481 --
Brewers 12 13 .480 --
Indians 13 15 .464 0.5
Yankees 12 14 .462 0.5
Orioles 12 14 .462 0.5
Red Sox 10 14 .417 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 6 .727 --
Royals 17 11 .607 2.0
Angels 13 11 .542 4.0
Athletics 14 14 .500 5.0
Twins 11 12 .478 5.5
Rangers 9 14 .391 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 13 .567 --
Pirates 12 12 .500 2.0
Mets 14 14 .500 2.0
Expos 12 13 .480 2.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 4.0
Cardinals 6 20 .231 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 10 .697 --
Astros 20 11 .645 2.0
Reds 18 11 .621 3.0
Dodgers 17 14 .548 5.0
Braves 10 18 .357 10.5
Padres 11 20 .355 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 3
2 Dave May 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Rick Monday 3
2 Manny Sanguillen 3
2 Charlie Spikes 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
1 Cleo James 2
1 Bill North 2
5 6 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Bryant 0.86
2 Jim Colborn 0.75
2 Jerry Koosman 0.75
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.67
5 Catfish Hunter 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Bird 8
2 Ron Bryant 6
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Reggie Cleveland 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .392
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .382
3 Bob Watson .369
4 Thurman Munson .351
5 Bobby Valentine .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 28
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Bob Watson 25
5 Al Oliver 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Bill North 12
4 Davey Lopes 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.97
2 Wilbur Wood 1.23
3 Ken Holtzman 1.44
4 Tom Seaver 1.60
5 Bill Singer 1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Steve Carlton 58
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 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .436
2 Bob Watson .419
3 Rick Monday .405
3 Manny Mota .405
5 Ken Singleton .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Darrell Evans 13
2 Al Oliver 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Bill North 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Dave Concepcion 5
3 Enzo Hernandez 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 0.50
1 Eddie Fisher 0.50
3 Bill Singer 0.67
4 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 John Curtis 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Eddie Fisher 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Jack Billingham 23
3 Bill Singer 23
5 4 tied 21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .328
2 Billy Williams .328
3 Bob Watson .327
4 Rod Carew .321
5 Pete Rose .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Dick Allen 38
3 Billy Williams 38
5 Hank Aaron 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 140
2 Billy Williams 126
3 John Mayberry 120
3 Willie Stargell 120
5 Dick Allen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
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 Nolan Ryan 2.25
5 Ken Holtzman 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 366
2 Steve Carlton 312
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