On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 17 .485 --
Brewers 15 16 .484 --
Yankees 15 17 .469 0.5
Red Sox 14 16 .467 0.5
Orioles 14 17 .452 1.0
Indians 15 19 .441 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 10 .655 --
Angels 18 13 .581 2.0
Royals 20 15 .571 2.0
Athletics 18 17 .514 4.0
Twins 15 15 .500 4.5
Rangers 12 19 .387 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 14 .611 --
Mets 18 15 .545 2.5
Expos 14 17 .452 5.5
Pirates 13 17 .433 6.0
Phillies 13 20 .394 7.5
Cardinals 10 23 .303 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 14 .650 --
Astros 22 15 .595 2.5
Reds 20 14 .588 3.0
Dodgers 20 16 .556 4.0
Braves 15 19 .441 8.0
Padres 14 23 .378 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Joe Ferguson 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Ollie Brown 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Hal Breeden 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Thurman Munson 4
3 Bill Melton 3
3 George Mitterwald 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Enzo Hernandez 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 1.00
1 Paul Splittorff 1.00
3 Bill Hands 0.83
4 Dock Ellis 0.75
4 Mickey Lolich 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Gentry 7
2 Dock Ellis 6
2 Mickey Lolich 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Luis Tiant 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Mac Scarce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .358
2 Bob Watson .353
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .350
4 Garry Maddox .347
5 Dick Allen .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Dave May 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
4 Johnny Bench 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 33
2 Joe Ferguson 29
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Reggie Jackson 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bill North 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.84
2 Ken Holtzman 1.26
3 Tom Seaver 1.38
4 Bill Greif 1.57
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
1 Tug McGraw 8
3 Jack Aker 7
3 Randy Moffitt 7
5 6 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .438
2 Cesar Cedeno .429
2 Willie Crawford .429
4 Johnny Grubb .404
5 Bob Watson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Dave May 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Al Oliver 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Reggie Jackson 17
3 Ron Cey 15
4 Joe Ferguson 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
1 Enzo Hernandez 10
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 Pedro Borbon 1.00
5 Jim Palmer 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Paul Splittorff 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Tom Seaver 24
3 Luis Tiant 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .391
2 Bob Watson .383
3 Dick Allen .369
4 Johnny Grubb .367
5 Cesar Cedeno .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 25
2 Johnny Bench 23
2 Bobby Murcer 23
2 Al Oliver 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Davey Lopes 11
2 Bill North 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Enzo Hernandez 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.67
2 Ken Holtzman 1.19
3 Randy Moffitt 1.61
4 Tom Seaver 1.62
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 Rick Reuschel 46
4 Steve Carlton 42
5 Don Sutton 40

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 .333
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Dusty Baker .322
4 Cesar Cedeno .320
5 Ron Santo .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Billy Williams 127
3 John Mayberry 124
4 Willie Stargell 118
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bert Campaneris 55
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.94
2 Gaylord Perry 1.98
3 Roger Nelson 2.04
4 Ken Holtzman 2.10
5 Bob Gibson 2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Steve Carlton 309
3 Tom Seaver 256
4 Mickey Lolich 249
5 Bert Blyleven 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 37
2 Sparky Lyle 36
3 Terry Forster 34
4 Tug McGraw 30
5 Jack Aker 24