On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 20 .512 --
Yankees 20 21 .488 1.0
Orioles 17 19 .472 1.5
Brewers 18 21 .462 2.0
Red Sox 17 20 .459 2.0
Indians 18 23 .439 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 24 13 .649 --
Twins 21 17 .553 3.5
Angels 21 17 .553 3.5
Athletics 23 19 .548 3.5
Royals 23 20 .535 4.0
Rangers 12 25 .324 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 17 .595 --
Mets 20 17 .541 2.5
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
Reds 25 16 .610 --
Giants 28 18 .609 -0.5
Astros 26 18 .591 0.5
Dodgers 24 19 .558 2.0
Braves 17 23 .425 7.5
Padres 16 27 .372 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 6
2 Rusty Staub 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Willie Crawford 4
3 Rico Petrocelli 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 Dick McAuliffe 1
1 Rico Petrocelli 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick McAuliffe 3
1 Rico Petrocelli 3
3 Dick Allen 2
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 Ed Kranepool 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.62
3 Wilbur Wood 1.00
4 Bill Lee 0.86
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Carl Morton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Dick Drago 6
3 Charlie Hough 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jim McAndrew 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .358
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
4 Bill Melton 32

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 Rick Reuschel 1.68
4 Tom Seaver 1.68
5 Wilbur Wood 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 11
2 Ken Holtzman 9
3 Joe Coleman 8
4 Jack Billingham 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 107
2 Bill Singer 88
3 Bert Blyleven 71
4 Steve Carlton 70
5 Wilbur Wood 69

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 .471
2 Ron Blomberg .455
3 Johnny Grubb .424
4 Ted Simmons .415
5 Glenn Beckert .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 7
2 John Mayberry 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Darrell Evans 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Duncan 15
2 Reggie Jackson 14
2 John Mayberry 14
2 Frank Robinson 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Enzo Hernandez 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Joe Morgan 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
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Ron Bryant 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 42
2 Nolan Ryan 41
3 Bert Blyleven 35
4 Wilbur Wood 30
5 Rudy May 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .400
2 Willie Crawford .374
3 Davey Lopes .366
4 Dave Cash .359
5 Gary Matthews .357

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 Bobby Murcer 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 Ken Holtzman 1.03
2 Doyle Alexander 1.43
3 Jim Palmer 1.61
4 Rick Reuschel 1.64
5 Bill Singer 1.83

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 Bill Singer 65
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Wilbur Wood 47
4 Rick Reuschel 41
4 Luis Tiant 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 .335
2 Bob Watson .325
3 Cesar Cedeno .325
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 62
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 Ken Holtzman 2.14
4 Gaylord Perry 2.20
5 Nolan Ryan 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Catfish Hunter 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 393
2 Steve Carlton 301
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Bert Blyleven 245
5 Mickey Lolich 244

Saves

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