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 0.0
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