On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 17 .528 --
Orioles 17 17 .500 1.0
Brewers 16 18 .471 2.0
Yankees 16 19 .457 2.5
Indians 16 21 .432 3.5
Red Sox 14 19 .424 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 12 .625 --
Angels 20 14 .588 1.0
Royals 22 16 .579 1.0
Athletics 20 18 .526 3.0
Twins 17 16 .515 3.5
Rangers 12 22 .353 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 16 .600 --
Mets 19 16 .543 2.5
Pirates 15 18 .455 5.5
Expos 14 17 .452 5.5
Phillies 14 23 .378 8.5
Cardinals 11 23 .324 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 15 .625 --
Giants 26 16 .619 --
Reds 22 15 .595 1.5
Dodgers 22 16 .579 2.0
Braves 15 21 .417 8.0
Padres 14 25 .359 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Robinson 6
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Davey Lopes 4
4 Larry Bowa 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 John Ellis 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 5
2 Dave Duncan 4
2 Bob Oliver 4
2 Billy Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 Don Money 1
1 Bill Robinson 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.44
2 Nolan Ryan 1.33
3 Joe Coleman 1.29
4 Ken Brett 1.00
4 Dick Drago 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 13
2 Nolan Ryan 12
3 Joe Coleman 9
4 Jim Barr 7
4 Dick Drago 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Ray Lamb 1
1 Ed Sprague 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .355
2 Ron Santo .346
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .346
4 Dave Cash .340
5 Joe Morgan .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
3 Johnny Bench 10
3 Dave May 10
3 John Mayberry 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 36
2 Johnny Bench 34
3 Joe Ferguson 30
4 Reggie Jackson 29
5 Bob Watson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Bill North 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
5 Davey Lopes 12

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 Joe Coleman 8
2 Ken Holtzman 8
4 Jack Billingham 7
4 Bill Singer 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 94
2 Bill Singer 80
3 Steve Carlton 66
4 Bert Blyleven 64
5 Tom Seaver 61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .429
2 Bert Campaneris .403
3 Reggie Jackson .400
3 Dave May .400
5 Willie Crawford .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 7
2 Johnny Bench 6
3 Dave May 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 22
2 Joe Ferguson 14
2 Reggie Jackson 14
4 Dusty Baker 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 10
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 Lou Brock 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.33
2 Ken Brett 0.44
3 Dave Roberts 0.50
4 Doyle Alexander 0.64
5 Bob Locker 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 42
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Bert Blyleven 30
4 Wilbur Wood 24
5 Don Wilson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 4
1 Terry Forster 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 John Hiller 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .397
2 Bob Watson .380
3 Manny Mota .375
4 Johnny Grubb .373
5 Ed Kirkpatrick .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Dave Duncan 8
1 Dave May 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 Bobby Murcer 24
3 John Mayberry 22
3 Al Oliver 22
5 6 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Davey Lopes 12
3 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Enzo Hernandez 10
4 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.38
2 Rudy May 1.40
3 Ken Holtzman 1.42
4 Bruce Dal Canton 1.71
5 Bob Locker 1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 67
2 Nolan Ryan 57
3 Rick Reuschel 46
4 Steve Carlton 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
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 .338
2 Bob Watson .329
3 Pete Rose .323
4 Cesar Cedeno .319
5 Rod Carew .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Dick Allen 40
2 Billy Williams 40
4 Hank Aaron 39
5 Willie Stargell 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Billy Williams 133
3 John Mayberry 126
4 Willie Stargell 119
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 51

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
3 Nolan Ryan 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 386
2 Steve Carlton 306
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Bert Blyleven 248
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Clay Carroll 34
3 Terry Forster 33
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 Jack Aker 25