On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 20 .500 --
Yankees 20 20 .500 --
Brewers 18 20 .474 1.0
Orioles 17 19 .472 1.0
Red Sox 16 20 .444 2.0
Indians 18 23 .439 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 13 .639 --
Angels 21 16 .568 2.5
Athletics 23 19 .548 3.0
Royals 23 19 .548 3.0
Twins 20 17 .541 3.5
Rangers 12 25 .324 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 17 .595 --
Mets 19 17 .528 3.0
Pirates 16 19 .457 5.5
Expos 16 19 .457 5.5
Phillies 15 24 .385 8.5
Cardinals 13 24 .351 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 17 .622 --
Reds 25 16 .610 1.0
Astros 26 18 .591 1.5
Dodgers 24 18 .571 2.5
Braves 16 23 .410 9.0
Padres 16 27 .372 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Ken Suarez 4
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 Amos Otis 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Piniella 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Harmon Killebrew 3
2 Carlos May 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Corkins 1.00
2 Bill Singer 0.67
3 Marty Pattin 0.60
4 Eddie Fisher 0.43
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 8
2 Mike Corkins 6
2 Marty Pattin 6
4 Terry Forster 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .371
2 Dave Cash .354
3 Garry Maddox .352
4 Bob Watson .344
5 Ron Fairly .344

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 32
5 Bill Melton 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Bobby Bonds 18
2 Joe Morgan 18
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 Rick Reuschel 1.68
5 Wilbur Wood 1.98

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 88
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 Dave Cash .487
2 Ron Blomberg .455
3 Jim Ray Hart .436
4 Willie Crawford .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 7
2 John Mayberry 6
3 Dave May 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Dave Duncan 15
2 Reggie Jackson 15
2 John Mayberry 15
5 Frank Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Enzo Hernandez 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Lou Brock 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.44
2 Doyle Alexander 0.47
3 Alan Foster 0.55
4 Ken Holtzman 1.06
5 Rick Reuschel 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Jim Perry 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 42
2 Bert Blyleven 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Wilbur Wood 24
5 Rudy May 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Jerry Johnson 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .400
2 Davey Lopes .380
3 Gary Matthews .370
4 Manny Mota .365
5 Bob Watson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
1 John Mayberry 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 John Mayberry 26
3 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Joe Ferguson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Davey Lopes 13
4 Enzo Hernandez 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 65
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Rick Reuschel 41
3 Luis Tiant 41
3 Wilbur Wood 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 John Hiller 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Bob Watson .328
3 Cesar Cedeno .322
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Rod Carew .319

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 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 56
5 Bert Campaneris 53

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 Nolan Ryan 2.16

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 380
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