On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 17 .514 --
Orioles 16 17 .485 1.0
Brewers 16 17 .485 1.0
Yankees 16 18 .471 1.5
Red Sox 14 18 .438 2.5
Indians 15 21 .417 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 11 .645 --
Angels 19 14 .576 2.0
Royals 21 16 .568 2.0
Athletics 20 17 .541 3.0
Twins 16 16 .500 4.5
Rangers 12 21 .364 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Mets 19 15 .559 2.0
Expos 14 17 .452 5.5
Pirates 14 18 .438 6.0
Phillies 13 22 .371 8.5
Cardinals 11 23 .324 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 15 .634 --
Astros 24 15 .615 1.0
Reds 21 15 .583 2.5
Dodgers 22 16 .579 2.5
Braves 15 21 .417 8.5
Padres 14 24 .368 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Dave May 4
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Fran Healy 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Carmen Fanzone 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Garrett 3
2 John Briggs 2
2 Jim Holt 2
2 Leron Lee 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Rich Coggins 2
4 Horace Clarke 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
2 Bill Singer 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.88
4 Rich Gossage 0.60
5 Jack Billingham 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 10
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Tom Seaver 7
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 Steve Stone 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Frank Linzy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .355
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .346
3 Ron Fairly .342
4 Joe Morgan .339
5 Ron Santo .339

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 Joe Ferguson 30
3 Johnny Bench 29
3 Reggie Jackson 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Bill North 14
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.44
2 Tom Seaver 1.57
3 Bill Singer 1.67
4 Rick Reuschel 1.68
5 Randy Moffitt 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 9
2 Ken Holtzman 8
3 Jack Billingham 7
3 Joe Coleman 7
3 Bill Singer 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 82
2 Bill Singer 80
3 Steve Carlton 66
4 Tom Seaver 61
5 2 tied 58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .462
2 Willie Crawford .444
3 Cesar Cedeno .424
4 Davey Lopes .415
5 Dave May .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave May 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Dave Duncan 5
2 John Mayberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Reggie Jackson 16
2 John Mayberry 16
4 Ron Cey 15
5 Joe Ferguson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
1 Enzo Hernandez 10
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Lou Brock 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.33
2 Doyle Alexander 0.47
3 Dave Roberts 0.50
4 Doc Medich 1.00
5 Ken Holtzman 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 42
2 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .391
2 Johnny Grubb .380
3 Davey Lopes .375
4 Manny Mota .368
5 Glenn Beckert .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Dave May 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 24
2 Johnny Bench 23
2 Al Oliver 23
4 Joe Ferguson 22
4 2 others 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 Bill Singer 1.38
2 Rudy May 1.40
3 Ken Holtzman 1.42
4 Randy Moffitt 1.69
5 Rick Reuschel 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 7
3 Bill Singer 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 67
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Steve Carlton 47
4 Rick Reuschel 46
5 3 tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .339
2 Bob Watson .328
3 Pete Rose .320
4 Cesar Cedeno .319
5 Rod Carew .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Dick Allen 40
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Billy Williams 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 140
2 Billy Williams 129
3 John Mayberry 126
4 Willie Stargell 116
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bert Campaneris 56
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.92
2 Gaylord Perry 2.04
3 Roger Nelson 2.11
4 Ken Holtzman 2.20
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 306
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Gaylord Perry 245
5 Mickey Lolich 242

Saves

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