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 --
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