On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 20 .524 --
Yankees 21 21 .500 1.0
Orioles 17 19 .472 2.0
Red Sox 17 20 .459 2.5
Indians 19 23 .452 3.0
Brewers 18 22 .450 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 24 14 .632 --
Angels 22 17 .564 2.5
Royals 24 20 .545 3.0
Twins 21 18 .538 3.5
Athletics 23 20 .535 3.5
Rangers 12 26 .316 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 17 .605 --
Mets 20 18 .526 3.5
Expos 17 19 .472 5.5
Pirates 16 20 .444 6.5
Phillies 16 24 .400 8.5
Cardinals 14 24 .368 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 18 .600 --
Giants 28 19 .596 0.0
Reds 25 17 .595 0.5
Dodgers 25 19 .568 1.5
Braves 17 24 .415 8.0
Padres 16 28 .364 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Montanez 4
2 Rico Carty 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
1 Bill Robinson 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
3 Larry Hisle 3
3 Lee May 3
3 Gene Michael 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 John Boccabella 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.00
2 Ken Brett 0.83
3 Jerry Reuss 0.78
4 Bob Moose 0.75
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 7
1 Rick Reuschel 7
3 Bob Moose 6
4 Ken Brett 5
4 Ray Lamb 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Angelini 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .364
2 Garry Maddox .352
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .349
4 Ron Santo .345
5 Dave Cash .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Willie Stargell 12
4 Johnny Bench 11
4 Darrell Evans 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 42
2 Johnny Bench 36
3 Joe Ferguson 34
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Bill Melton 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Bobby Bonds 18
4 Bill North 15
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.30
2 Tom Seaver 1.68
3 Rick Reuschel 1.69
4 Randy Moffitt 1.74
5 Jim Perry 1.82

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 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .457
2 Dave Cash .421
2 Tom Ragland .421
4 Ted Simmons .415
5 Johnny Grubb .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 8
2 John Mayberry 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Dick Allen 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Duncan 16
2 Ron Cey 13
2 Joe Ferguson 13
2 John Mayberry 13
2 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
4 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Enzo Hernandez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.47
2 Ken Brett 0.61
3 Alan Foster 0.71
4 Catfish Hunter 1.19
5 Rick Reuschel 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Alan Foster 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Bert Blyleven 35
3 Bill Singer 29
4 Wilbur Wood 26
5 Rudy May 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
2 Ken Sanders 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .392
2 Willie Crawford .389
3 Davey Lopes .369
4 Gary Matthews .364
5 Dave Cash .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 John Mayberry 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 27
2 John Mayberry 25
3 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Joe Ferguson 23
4 Bobby Murcer 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Enzo Hernandez 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.56
2 Ken Holtzman 1.16
3 Ken Brett 1.42
4 Rick Reuschel 1.50
5 Jim Palmer 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Bill Singer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 65
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Wilbur Wood 47
4 Luis Tiant 41
5 Tom Seaver 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Jack Aker 6
2 Terry Forster 6
2 John Hiller 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .334
2 Cesar Cedeno .325
3 Pete Rose .323
4 Bob Watson .323
5 Rod Carew .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Dick Allen 39
4 Billy Williams 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Billy Williams 131
3 John Mayberry 129
4 Bobby Murcer 115
4 Willie Stargell 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 56
5 Bert Campaneris 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.07
2 Roger Nelson 2.11
3 Ken Holtzman 2.14
4 Catfish Hunter 2.17
5 Gaylord Perry 2.20

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