On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 19 .513 --
Yankees 19 20 .487 1.0
Brewers 18 19 .486 1.0
Orioles 17 19 .472 1.5
Indians 18 23 .439 3.0
Red Sox 15 20 .429 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 22 13 .629 --
Angels 21 15 .583 1.5
Royals 23 18 .561 2.0
Athletics 22 19 .537 3.0
Twins 19 17 .528 3.5
Rangers 12 24 .333 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 17 .585 --
Mets 19 17 .528 2.5
Expos 16 18 .471 4.5
Pirates 16 19 .457 5.0
Phillies 15 24 .385 8.0
Cardinals 13 24 .351 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 17 .622 --
Astros 26 17 .605 1.0
Reds 24 16 .600 1.5
Dodgers 24 17 .585 2.0
Braves 16 23 .410 9.0
Padres 15 27 .357 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
1 John Mayberry 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Kurt Bevacqua 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 4
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Jim Ray Hart 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Pat Bourque 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Rich Coggins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Bahnsen 0.86
2 Bill Greif 0.83
3 Steve Renko 0.78
4 Rick Wise 0.75
5 Rudy May 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 8
2 Steve Renko 7
3 Stan Bahnsen 6
3 Don Sutton 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Cash .354
2 Bob Watson .353
3 Garry Maddox .352
4 Ron Fairly .348
5 Gary Matthews .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Willie Stargell 12
4 Darrell Evans 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 42
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Joe Ferguson 33
4 Reggie Jackson 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Bobby Bonds 18
3 Joe Morgan 17
4 Bill North 15
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.30
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 Ken Holtzman 9
3 Joe Coleman 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 2 tied 63

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .455
2 Jim Ray Hart .444
3 Dave Cash .442
4 Bert Campaneris .410
5 Davey Lopes .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Ron Cey 16
2 Dave Duncan 16
2 John Mayberry 16
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Enzo Hernandez 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Lou Brock 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.44
2 Doyle Alexander 0.47
3 Alan Foster 0.55
4 Bob Locker 0.75
5 Ken Holtzman 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 34
2 Bert Blyleven 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Wilbur Wood 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Randy Moffitt 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .397
2 Davey Lopes .385
3 Bob Watson .376
4 Gary Matthews .370
5 Manny Mota .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Dave Duncan 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 Darrell Evans 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
1 John Mayberry 28
3 Joe Ferguson 23
4 Reggie Jackson 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.03
2 Bill Singer 1.26
3 Doyle Alexander 1.43
4 Jim Palmer 1.61
5 Rick Reuschel 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 7
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
1 Bill Singer 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 Randy Moffitt 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Cesar Cedeno .323
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Rod Carew .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Billy Williams 132
3 John Mayberry 129
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 Bobby Bonds 56
5 Bert Campaneris 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.03
2 Roger Nelson 2.11
3 Gaylord Perry 2.14
4 Ken Holtzman 2.14
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 301
3 Tom Seaver 256
4 Gaylord Perry 246
5 Mickey Lolich 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Clay Carroll 34
3 Terry Forster 32
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Jack Aker 25