On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 15 15 .500 --
Red Sox 14 15 .483 0.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 1.0
Yankees 14 17 .452 1.5
Orioles 14 17 .452 1.5
Indians 15 19 .441 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 9 .679 --
Royals 20 14 .588 2.0
Angels 17 13 .567 3.0
Athletics 18 16 .529 4.0
Twins 14 15 .483 5.5
Rangers 11 19 .367 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 13 .629 --
Mets 17 15 .531 3.5
Expos 14 16 .467 5.5
Pirates 13 16 .448 6.0
Phillies 12 20 .375 8.5
Cardinals 9 23 .281 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 13 .667 --
Astros 22 14 .611 2.5
Reds 20 13 .606 3.0
Dodgers 19 16 .543 5.0
Braves 14 19 .424 9.0
Padres 13 23 .361 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Tim Johnson 4
1 Dave May 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Joe Torre 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Lou Brock 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 4.00
2 Phil Niekro 1.20
3 Bert Blyleven 1.11
4 Burt Hooton 0.83
4 Claude Osteen 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Bert Blyleven 10
3 Phil Niekro 6
3 Rick Wise 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Steve Stone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .371
2 Bob Watson .367
3 Garry Maddox .357
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .354
5 Ron Fairly .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Dave May 10
1 Willie Stargell 10
4 Johnny Bench 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 33
2 Johnny Bench 27
2 Joe Ferguson 27
2 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Bob Watson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.26
2 Tom Seaver 1.38
3 Bill Greif 1.57
4 Rick Reuschel 1.58
5 Rudy May 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Joe Coleman 7
2 Ken Holtzman 7
4 Jack Billingham 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 82
2 Bill Singer 70
3 Steve Carlton 61
4 Gaylord Perry 56
5 Tom Seaver 54

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .438
2 Bob Watson .429
3 Cesar Cedeno .418
4 Willie Crawford .410
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Dave May 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Al Oliver 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Reggie Jackson 16
3 John Mayberry 14
4 Toby Harrah 13
4 Bob Oliver 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
1 Enzo Hernandez 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.47
2 Ken Brett 0.67
3 Ken Holtzman 0.77
4 Al Downing 1.08
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
1 Burt Hooton 4
3 Eddie Fisher 3
3 Bill Singer 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 37
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tom Seaver 24
5 Ken Holtzman 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .396
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .367
3 Joe Morgan .364
4 Ron Santo .362
5 Rick Monday .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Dave May 8
2 Rick Monday 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 24
1 Al Oliver 24
3 Johnny Bench 23
4 Willie Stargell 22
4 Bob Watson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Bill North 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.67
2 Ken Holtzman 1.19
3 Tom Seaver 1.62
4 Rick Reuschel 1.66
5 Bill Singer 1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 60
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Gaylord Perry 48
4 Steve Carlton 42
5 Rick Reuschel 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .334
2 Bob Watson .332
3 Dusty Baker .326
4 Ron Santo .318
5 Cesar Cedeno .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Dick Allen 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Billy Williams 127
3 John Mayberry 125
4 Willie Stargell 118
5 Dick Allen 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 63
2 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 60
4 Bert Campaneris 56
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.95
2 Gaylord Perry 1.98
3 Roger Nelson 2.04
4 Ken Holtzman 2.10
5 Luis Tiant 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 377
2 Steve Carlton 309
3 Tom Seaver 256
4 Bert Blyleven 244
5 2 tied 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 37
2 Terry Forster 35
2 Sparky Lyle 35
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 Jack Aker 24