On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 17 .500 --
Yankees 16 17 .485 0.5
Orioles 15 17 .469 1.0
Brewers 15 17 .469 1.0
Red Sox 14 17 .452 1.5
Indians 15 20 .429 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 10 .667 --
Royals 21 15 .583 2.0
Angels 18 14 .563 3.0
Athletics 19 17 .528 4.0
Twins 15 16 .484 5.5
Rangers 12 20 .375 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 15 .595 --
Mets 18 15 .545 2.0
Pirates 14 17 .452 5.0
Expos 14 17 .452 5.0
Phillies 13 21 .382 7.5
Cardinals 11 23 .324 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 14 .650 --
Astros 23 15 .605 2.0
Reds 20 15 .571 3.5
Dodgers 21 16 .568 3.5
Braves 15 20 .429 8.5
Padres 14 23 .378 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Al Kaline 3
3 Mike Tyson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Dick Green 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Green 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Graig Nettles 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Forsch 1.14
2 Wilbur Wood 0.91
3 Clay Carroll 0.75
4 Don Sutton 0.62
5 Pat Dobson 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Bob Moose 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 10
2 Ken Forsch 8
3 Pat Dobson 7
4 Dave Goltz 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Jim Rooker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .353
2 Ron Santo .350
3 Garry Maddox .347
4 Cesar Cedeno .346
5 Ed Kirkpatrick .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Dave May 10
2 John Mayberry 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 36
2 Johnny Bench 29
2 Joe Ferguson 29
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Bill North 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.26
2 Tom Seaver 1.38
3 Bill Greif 1.57
4 Pedro Borbon 1.64
5 Rick Reuschel 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 9
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 66
4 Gaylord Perry 58
4 Wilbur Wood 58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .472
2 Cesar Cedeno .455
3 Felix Millan .442
4 Dave Cash .388
5 Davey Lopes .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave May 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Dave Duncan 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 John Mayberry 16
3 Ron Cey 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
1 Enzo Hernandez 10
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 Lou Brock 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.33
2 Ken Holtzman 0.36
3 Doyle Alexander 0.47
4 Tom Seaver 0.50
5 Doc Medich 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 32
2 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .387
2 Johnny Grubb .382
3 Manny Mota .373
4 Cesar Cedeno .364
5 2 tied .364

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 Bobby Murcer 24
3 Johnny Bench 23
3 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 Ken Holtzman 1.19
2 Rudy May 1.36
3 Randy Moffitt 1.61
4 Tom Seaver 1.62
5 Bill Singer 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 60
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Steve Carlton 47
4 Rick Reuschel 46
5 2 tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .337
2 Bob Watson .328
3 Cesar Cedeno .320
4 Rod Carew .318
5 Pete Rose .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Dick Allen 40
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Billy Williams 39
5 Bobby Murcer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 140
2 Billy Williams 128
3 John Mayberry 126
4 Willie Stargell 117
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 65
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.92
2 Roger Nelson 2.04
3 Gaylord Perry 2.04
4 Ken Holtzman 2.10
5 Bob Gibson 2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 374
2 Steve Carlton 314
3 Tom Seaver 252
4 Mickey Lolich 249
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 36
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 33
4 Tug McGraw 30
5 Jack Aker 24