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 --
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