On This Day

Sunday, May 13, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 14 14 .500 --
Yankees 14 16 .467 1.0
Orioles 14 16 .467 1.0
Red Sox 13 15 .464 1.0
Tigers 14 17 .452 1.5
Indians 14 18 .438 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 8 .692 --
Royals 20 12 .625 1.0
Angels 15 13 .536 4.0
Athletics 17 15 .531 4.0
Twins 12 14 .462 6.0
Rangers 10 17 .370 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 13 .618 --
Mets 17 14 .548 2.5
Expos 13 15 .464 5.0
Pirates 12 15 .444 5.5
Phillies 11 19 .367 8.0
Cardinals 8 22 .267 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 12 .676 --
Astros 22 12 .647 1.5
Reds 19 13 .594 3.5
Dodgers 19 15 .559 4.5
Braves 12 19 .387 10.0
Padres 12 22 .353 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 5
1 Enzo Hernandez 5
1 Tom Hutton 5
1 Ron Santo 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Dave May 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
4 Ron Blomberg 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Jim Beauchamp 4
2 Joe Ferguson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 3
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Jerry Morales 2
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 Bobby Murcer 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Woodson 1.17
2 Rudy May 1.11
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Orlando Pena 0.80
5 Bill Greif 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 10
2 Bill Greif 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Dick Woodson 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .370
2 Bob Watson .367
3 Ron Santo .366
4 Ron Fairly .358
5 Garry Maddox .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Willie Stargell 10
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 Dave May 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 32
2 Johnny Bench 27
2 Joe Ferguson 27
2 Bob Watson 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
5 Davey Lopes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.29
2 Tom Seaver 1.38
3 Wilbur Wood 1.39
4 Bill Greif 1.57
5 Rick Reuschel 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Jack Billingham 6
2 Joe Coleman 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Paul Splittorff 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 70
2 Steve Carlton 61
3 Bill Singer 59
4 Gaylord Perry 56
5 Tom Seaver 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 8
2 Tug McGraw 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Randy Moffitt 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .459
2 Willie Crawford .413
2 Ron Santo .413
4 Cesar Cedeno .412
5 Manny Mota .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Dave May 5
2 Al Oliver 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Joe Ferguson 15
3 Reggie Jackson 14
4 John Mayberry 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
1 Enzo Hernandez 8
1 Davey Lopes 8
4 Bobby Bonds 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Dal Canton 0.00
2 Reggie Cleveland 0.51
3 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 Ken Holtzman 0.69
4 Don Stanhouse 0.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 26
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Tom Seaver 24
4 Jack Billingham 23
5 Don Wilson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .402
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .395
3 Ron Santo .361
4 Jose Cardenal .359
5 Joe Morgan .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Rick Monday 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Davey Lopes 10
3 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.67
2 Wilbur Wood 1.16
3 Ken Holtzman 1.19
4 Roger Nelson 1.35
5 Rick Reuschel 1.58

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 Steve Carlton 49
1 Bill Singer 49
3 Gaylord Perry 48
4 Nolan Ryan 47
5 Rick Reuschel 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Dusty Baker .326
4 Pete Rose .317
5 Ron Santo .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Willie Stargell 38
2 Billy Williams 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Billy Williams 125
3 John Mayberry 124
4 Willie Stargell 121
5 Dick Allen 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Lou Brock 60
4 Bert Campaneris 53
5 Bobby Bonds 49

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 27
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 315
3 Tom Seaver 256
4 Mickey Lolich 252
5 Gaylord Perry 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 38
2 Terry Forster 35
2 Sparky Lyle 35
4 Tug McGraw 30
5 2 tied 23