Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, May 12, 1973

On This Day

Saturday, May 12, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Brewers	13	14	.481	--
Tigers	14	16	.467	0.5
Yankees	13	15	.464	0.5
Orioles	13	15	.464	0.5
Indians	14	17	.452	1.0
Red Sox	12	15	.444	1.0

Games

Brewers 6, Tigers 2

Yankees 8, Orioles 0

Indians 10, Red Sox 2

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	18	7	.720	--
Royals	20	11	.645	1.0
Athletics	17	14	.548	4.0
Angels	14	13	.519	5.0
Twins	11	14	.440	7.0
Rangers	9	17	.346	9.5

Games

Angels 6, White Sox 5

Royals 4, Twins 2

Athletics 4, Rangers 2

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	19	13	.594	--
Mets	16	14	.533	2.0
Expos	13	14	.481	3.5
Pirates	12	14	.462	4.0
Phillies	11	17	.393	6.0
Cardinals	7	22	.241	10.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Mets 6, Pirates 0

Expos 3, Cardinals 1

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	11	.694	--
Astros	22	11	.667	1.5
Reds	18	13	.581	4.5
Dodgers	18	15	.545	5.5
Braves	11	18	.379	10.5
Padres	11	21	.344	12.0

Games

Astros 7, Reds 1

Giants 5, Dodgers 4

Braves 14, Padres 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Bell	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Al Bumbry	3
2	Ralph Garr	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Bell	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Nate Colbert	1
1	Dave Duncan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Lum	4
2	Davey Johnson	3
2	Bobby Murcer	3
2	Cookie Rojas	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bonds	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Al Bumbry	1
2	Cesar Cedeno	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Splittorff	1.60
2	Tom Seaver	1.00
3	Blue Moon Odom	0.70
4	Doc Medich	0.67
5	Gaylord Perry	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Bryant	1
1	Gary Gentry	1
1	Doc Medich	1
1	Balor Moore	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Splittorff	8
2	Blue Moon Odom	7
3	Doc Medich	6
4	Balor Moore	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Lindblad	1
1	Mike Marshall	1
1	Nolan Ryan	1
1	Jim York	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Kirkpatrick	.386
2	Bob Watson	.376
3	Ron Fairly	.375
4	Garry Maddox	.368
5	Willie Stargell	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Stargell	10
2	Johnny Bench	9
2	John Mayberry	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cesar Cedeno	15
2	Joe Morgan	13
3	Bill North	12
4	Davey Lopes	10
5	Bobby Bonds	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Greif	0.97
2	Ken Holtzman	1.29
3	Tom Seaver	1.38
4	Wilbur Wood	1.39
5	Rick Reuschel	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Wood	8
2	Joe Coleman	6
2	Ken Holtzman	6
2	Paul Splittorff	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	70
2	Bill Singer	59
3	Steve Carlton	58
4	Gaylord Perry	56
5	Tom Seaver	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Forster	8
2	Jack Aker	6
2	Tug McGraw	6
2	Randy Moffitt	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pat Kelly	.448
2	Bob Watson	.447
3	Cesar Cedeno	.431
4	Manny Mota	.404
5	Felix Millan	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Bench	6
2	Al Oliver	5
3	Bobby Bonds	4
3	Cesar Cedeno	4
3	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bench	18
2	Bobby Murcer	15
3	John Mayberry	14
3	Al Oliver	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davey Lopes	9
2	Cesar Cedeno	8
3	Bill North	6
4	Bobby Bonds	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bruce Dal Canton	0.00
2	Doyle Alexander	0.67
3	Reggie Cleveland	0.70
4	Dick Ruthven	0.82
5	Al Downing	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Wood	4
2	Stan Bahnsen	3
2	Al Downing	3
2	Eddie Fisher	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	29
2	Bill Singer	26
3	Don Sutton	25
4	Gaylord Perry	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Forster	6
2	Jack Aker	4
3	John Hiller	3
3	Randy Moffitt	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Watson	.412
2	Ed Kirkpatrick	.400
3	Ron Fairly	.375
4	Cito Gaston	.358
5	Bob Robertson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Stargell	9
2	Johnny Bench	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Bobby Bonds	7
3	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bench	25
1	Bob Watson	25
3	Bill Melton	24
4	Al Oliver	23
5	John Mayberry	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cesar Cedeno	13
2	Bill North	12
3	Joe Morgan	11
4	Davey Lopes	10
5	Bobby Bonds	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rudy May	0.86
2	Bill Greif	1.10
3	Wilbur Wood	1.16
4	Ken Holtzman	1.19
5	Roger Nelson	1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Singer	49
2	Gaylord Perry	48
3	Nolan Ryan	47
4	Steve Carlton	46
4	Tom Seaver	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Forster	8
2	Jack Aker	6
2	Randy Moffitt	6
4	Steve Foucault	5
4	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Watson	.332
2	Billy Williams	.331
3	Dusty Baker	.325
4	Rod Carew	.321
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	2 tied	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	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cesar Cedeno	61
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Joe Morgan	59
4	Bert Campaneris	54
5	Bobby Bonds	47

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
3	Gaylord Perry	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	365
2	Steve Carlton	312
3	Tom Seaver	256
4	Mickey Lolich	252
5	Gaylord Perry	247

Saves

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