On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 18 .526 --
Orioles 17 17 .500 1.0
Yankees 18 19 .486 1.5
Brewers 17 19 .472 2.0
Red Sox 14 19 .424 3.5
Indians 16 23 .410 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 13 .618 --
Angels 21 14 .600 0.5
Royals 23 16 .590 0.5
Twins 18 17 .514 3.5
Athletics 20 19 .513 3.5
Rangers 12 23 .343 9.5

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 15 18 .455 5.5
Phillies 14 23 .378 8.5
Cardinals 12 24 .333 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 15 .634 --
Giants 26 17 .605 1.0
Reds 23 16 .590 2.0
Dodgers 23 17 .575 2.5
Braves 16 22 .421 8.5
Padres 15 26 .366 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 5
1 Bobby Darwin 5
3 John Ellis 4
3 Darrell Evans 4
3 Enzo Hernandez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 5
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Carlos May 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alvarado 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Caldwell 1.00
1 Bill Parsons 1.00
3 Balor Moore 0.82
4 Mickey Lolich 0.67
4 Phil Niekro 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Balor Moore 9
2 Mike Caldwell 6
2 Mickey Lolich 6
4 Don Gullett 5
4 Wilbur Wood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 2
2 Wayne Granger 1
2 Tom Hall 1
2 John Hiller 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .361
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .348
3 Ron Santo .346
4 Ron Fairly .341
5 Dave Cash .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Darrell Evans 11
1 John Mayberry 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 38
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Joe Ferguson 33
4 Bill Melton 30
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Joe Morgan 17
3 Bill North 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
4 Davey Lopes 13

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 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 10
2 Joe Coleman 8
2 Ken Holtzman 8
4 Jack Billingham 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 94
2 Bill Singer 80
3 Steve Carlton 66
4 Bert Blyleven 64
5 Wilbur Wood 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 8
1 Terry Forster 8
1 Tug McGraw 8
4 John Hiller 7
4 Randy Moffitt 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bert Campaneris .400
1 Bob Watson .400
3 Davey Lopes .396
4 Amos Otis .393
5 Dave May .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 8
2 Johnny Bench 6
3 Dave May 5
3 John Mayberry 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 22
2 Ron Cey 16
3 Dave Duncan 14
3 Joe Ferguson 14
3 Reggie Jackson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Enzo Hernandez 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Lou Brock 6
5 3 tied 5

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 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Al Downing 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 34
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Wilbur Wood 29
4 Bert Blyleven 28
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .389
2 Davey Lopes .379
3 Fred Kendall .372
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .372
5 Johnny Grubb .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
1 Darrell Evans 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Dave May 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
2 Joe Ferguson 24
2 John Mayberry 24
2 Bill Melton 24
5 Darrell Evans 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Enzo Hernandez 10
3 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.07
2 Bill Singer 1.38
3 Rudy May 1.40
4 Ken Holtzman 1.42
5 Rick Reuschel 1.64

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 57
3 Wilbur Wood 43
4 Steve Carlton 41
4 3 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
2 Jack Aker 6
2 John Hiller 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Tug McGraw 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .340
2 Bob Watson .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .319
4 Pete Rose .318
5 Bill Buckner .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Dick Allen 40
2 Billy Williams 40
4 Hank Aaron 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Billy Williams 133
3 John Mayberry 125
4 Willie Stargell 115
5 Dick Allen 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Lou Brock 60
4 Bert Campaneris 56
5 Bobby Bonds 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.92
2 Gaylord Perry 2.07
3 Roger Nelson 2.11
4 Ken Holtzman 2.20
5 Nolan Ryan 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 386
2 Steve Carlton 306
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Bert Blyleven 248
4 Mickey Lolich 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 37
2 Clay Carroll 34
3 Terry Forster 32
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 Jack Aker 25