On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 18 .526 --
Orioles 17 18 .486 1.5
Yankees 18 20 .474 2.0
Brewers 17 19 .472 2.0
Red Sox 15 19 .441 3.0
Indians 17 23 .425 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 13 .618 --
Angels 21 14 .600 0.5
Royals 23 17 .575 1.0
Athletics 21 19 .525 3.0
Twins 18 17 .514 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 16 18 .471 5.0
Expos 15 18 .455 5.5
Phillies 14 24 .368 9.0
Cardinals 12 24 .333 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 16 .619 --
Giants 27 17 .614 0.0
Reds 23 16 .590 1.5
Dodgers 23 17 .575 2.0
Braves 16 22 .421 8.0
Padres 15 26 .366 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
2 Ed Goodson 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Goodson 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Deron Johnson 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 4
2 Jesus Alou 2
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Buddy Bell 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Gary Matthews 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.20
2 Catfish Hunter 0.58
3 Bruce Dal Canton 0.50
4 Steve Blass 0.44
5 Jim Palmer 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Gaylord Perry 1
1 Luis Tiant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 7
1 Jim Palmer 7
3 Luis Tiant 6
4 Steve Blass 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .354
2 Ron Santo .346
3 Dave Cash .343
4 Garry Maddox .342
5 Ron Fairly .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Darrell Evans 11
2 John Mayberry 11
5 3 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 Bobby Bonds 15
4 Bill North 14
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.44
2 Randy Moffitt 1.55
3 Tom Seaver 1.57
4 Bill Singer 1.67
5 Rick Reuschel 1.68

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 70
4 Bert Blyleven 64
5 Wilbur Wood 63

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .455
2 Dave Cash .419
3 Bert Campaneris .404
3 Dave May .404
5 Davey Lopes .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 8
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Dave May 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Ron Cey 16
2 Dave Duncan 16
4 Joe Ferguson 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Enzo Hernandez 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Lou Brock 6
5 Bert Campaneris 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.44
2 Dave Roberts 0.50
3 Alan Foster 0.55
4 Doyle Alexander 0.64
5 Bob Locker 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 34
2 Bert Blyleven 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Wilbur Wood 24
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Randy Moffitt 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .379
2 Johnny Grubb .375
3 Bob Watson .372
4 Gary Matthews .364
5 Manny Mota .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
1 Darrell Evans 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
4 John Mayberry 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
2 John Mayberry 24
3 Darrell Evans 23
3 Joe Ferguson 23
5 Al Oliver 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 13
1 Davey Lopes 13
3 Bobby Bonds 12
4 Enzo Hernandez 10
4 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.19
2 Bill Singer 1.38
3 Rudy May 1.40
4 Doyle Alexander 1.43
5 Jim Palmer 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Bill Singer 6
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 67
2 Nolan Ryan 57
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Luis Tiant 44
5 Wilbur Wood 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
2 Jack Aker 6
2 John Hiller 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .339
2 Bob Watson .332
3 Cesar Cedeno .321
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Bill Buckner .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Billy Williams 133
3 John Mayberry 125
4 Willie Stargell 115
5 Bobby Murcer 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Bobby Bonds 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.03
2 Roger Nelson 2.11
3 Gaylord Perry 2.14
4 Ken Holtzman 2.20
5 Catfish Hunter 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Nolan Ryan 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 386
2 Steve Carlton 310
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 28
5 Jack Aker 25