On This Day

Friday, May 11, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 15 .483 --
Orioles 13 14 .481 --
Red Sox 12 14 .462 0.5
Brewers 12 14 .462 0.5
Yankees 12 15 .444 1.0
Indians 13 17 .433 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 6 .750 --
Royals 19 11 .633 2.0
Athletics 16 14 .533 5.0
Angels 13 13 .500 6.0
Twins 11 13 .458 7.0
Rangers 9 16 .360 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 13 .581 --
Mets 15 14 .517 2.0
Pirates 12 13 .480 3.0
Expos 12 14 .462 3.5
Phillies 11 16 .407 5.0
Cardinals 7 21 .250 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 11 .686 --
Astros 21 11 .656 1.5
Reds 18 12 .600 3.5
Dodgers 18 14 .563 4.5
Braves 10 18 .357 10.5
Padres 11 20 .355 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Henderson 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Vic Harris 1
1 Elrod Hendricks 1
1 Randy Hundley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Bob Oliver 3
1 George Scott 3
4 Mike Andrews 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.14
2 Jim Palmer 1.00
3 Don Wilson 0.86
4 Al Downing 0.71
5 Vida Blue 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 8
2 Don Wilson 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Vida Blue 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .381
2 Garry Maddox .373
3 Bob Watson .368
4 Ron Santo .347
5 Willie Stargell .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 John Mayberry 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 32
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Al Oliver 25
3 Bob Watson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bill North 12
4 Davey Lopes 9
5 Freddie Patek 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.97
2 Pedro Borbon 0.99
3 Ken Holtzman 1.29
4 Wilbur Wood 1.39
5 Tom Seaver 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Joe Coleman 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Bill Singer 59
3 Steve Carlton 58
4 Gaylord Perry 51
4 Tom Seaver 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 8
2 Jack Aker 6
2 Tug McGraw 6
2 Randy Moffitt 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Kelly .444
2 Manny Mota .419
3 Bob Watson .410
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .409
5 Willie Crawford .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Al Oliver 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 John Mayberry 14
2 Al Oliver 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Bill North 6
4 Dave Concepcion 5
4 Enzo Hernandez 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Dal Canton 0.00
2 Eddie Fisher 0.50
3 Doyle Alexander 0.67
3 John Curtis 0.67
5 Reggie Cleveland 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Al Downing 3
2 Eddie Fisher 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 29
2 Bill Singer 26
3 Steve Carlton 25
3 Tom Seaver 25
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
2 Jack Aker 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Randy Moffitt 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .331
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Dusty Baker .326
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Pete Rose .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Billy Williams 125
3 John Mayberry 124
4 Willie Stargell 120
5 Dick Allen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
2 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 59
4 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Dave Nelson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.95
2 Gaylord Perry 1.97
3 Roger Nelson 2.03
4 Ken Holtzman 2.25
5 Bob Gibson 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Stan Bahnsen 24
4 Gaylord Perry 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 361
2 Steve Carlton 312
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Mickey Lolich 252
5 2 tied 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Terry Forster 35
2 Sparky Lyle 35
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 2 tied 23