On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 20 .535 --
Yankees 22 21 .512 1.0
Orioles 18 19 .486 2.0
Brewers 19 22 .463 3.0
Red Sox 17 20 .459 3.0
Indians 19 24 .442 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 14 .641 --
Angels 22 18 .550 3.5
Royals 24 20 .545 3.5
Twins 21 19 .525 4.5
Athletics 23 21 .523 4.5
Rangers 12 27 .308 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 17 .614 --
Mets 20 19 .513 4.5
Pirates 17 20 .459 6.5
Expos 17 20 .459 6.5
Phillies 17 24 .415 8.5
Cardinals 15 24 .385 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 19 .604 --
Astros 27 19 .587 1.0
Reds 25 18 .581 1.5
Dodgers 26 19 .578 1.5
Braves 17 25 .405 9.0
Padres 16 29 .356 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Maddox 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Eddie Leon 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Bill Russell 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 Ron Blomberg 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.50
2 Bob Gibson 1.33
3 Jim Colborn 0.78
3 Mike Cuellar 0.78
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Bob Gibson 8
2 Gaylord Perry 8
4 Jim Colborn 7
4 Mike Cuellar 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .377
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .349
3 Dave Cash .347
3 Gary Matthews .347
5 Davey Lopes .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 42
2 Johnny Bench 36
2 Joe Ferguson 36
4 Bill Melton 33
5 Reggie Jackson 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 1.67
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 12
2 Ken Holtzman 9
3 Joe Coleman 8
4 Jack Billingham 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 107
2 Bill Singer 88
3 Steve Carlton 82
4 Wilbur Wood 74
5 Bert Blyleven 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 9
2 Terry Forster 8
2 John Hiller 8
2 Tug McGraw 8
2 Randy Moffitt 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .486
2 Dave Cash .429
3 Ted Simmons .410
4 Gary Matthews .409
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Duncan 16
2 Bobby Murcer 15
3 Joe Ferguson 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Enzo Hernandez 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.36
2 Doyle Alexander 0.47
3 Alan Foster 1.10
4 Catfish Hunter 1.19
5 Rick Reuschel 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Wilbur Wood 31
3 Bert Blyleven 30
4 Bill Singer 29
5 Rudy May 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .402
2 Johnny Grubb .386
3 Dave Cash .368
4 Gary Matthews .368
5 Joe Torre .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Dick Allen 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 John Mayberry 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Davey Lopes 12
4 Enzo Hernandez 11
5 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.56
2 Alan Foster 1.11
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 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Mel Stottlemyre 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Bill Singer 55
3 Steve Carlton 49
4 Wilbur Wood 48
5 Luis Tiant 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .332
2 Cesar Cedeno .325
3 Bob Watson .324
4 Pete Rose .323
5 Rod Carew .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Dick Allen 40
4 Bobby Murcer 38
4 Billy Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Billy Williams 132
3 John Mayberry 129
4 Bobby Murcer 119
5 Willie Stargell 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 56
5 Bert Campaneris 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.07
2 Roger Nelson 2.12
3 Gaylord Perry 2.17
4 Catfish Hunter 2.17
5 Nolan Ryan 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 29
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Catfish Hunter 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 393
2 Steve Carlton 313
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Gaylord Perry 249
5 Bert Blyleven 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Clay Carroll 34
3 Terry Forster 32
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Jack Aker 26