On This Day

Sunday, May 27, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 20 .535 --
Yankees 22 22 .500 1.5
Orioles 18 19 .486 2.0
Brewers 19 22 .463 3.0
Red Sox 18 21 .462 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 25 21 .543 3.5
Twins 21 19 .525 4.5
Athletics 23 21 .523 4.5
Rangers 13 27 .325 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 17 .622 --
Mets 20 20 .500 5.5
Pirates 17 21 .447 7.5
Expos 17 21 .447 7.5
Phillies 19 24 .442 8.0
Cardinals 16 24 .400 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 19 .612 --
Astros 28 19 .596 1.0
Dodgers 27 19 .587 1.5
Reds 25 19 .568 2.5
Braves 17 26 .395 10.0
Padres 16 31 .340 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mayberry 5
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Del Unser 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Del Unser 5
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Don Kessinger 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Johnny Grubb 1
2 Roger Metzger 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Greif 1.50
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.50
3 Don Sutton 0.86
4 Wayne Twitchell 0.73
5 Steve Renko 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Greif 9
2 Wayne Twitchell 8
3 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Clay Kirby 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Barry Lersch 1
1 Mac Scarce 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .366
2 Bob Watson .351
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .351
4 Dave Cash .344
4 Gary Matthews .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
1 John Mayberry 13
3 Willie Stargell 12
4 Johnny Bench 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 47
2 Joe Ferguson 37
3 Johnny Bench 36
4 Bill Melton 33
5 2 tied 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 4 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 .488
2 Ron Cey .429
3 Gary Matthews .422
4 Bill Robinson .417
5 Dave Cash .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Joe Ferguson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 15
2 Dave Duncan 14
2 Joe Ferguson 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Enzo Hernandez 6
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.36
2 Doyle Alexander 0.47
3 Don Sutton 1.04
4 Alan Foster 1.10
5 Catfish Hunter 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
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 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .394
2 Johnny Grubb .378
3 Gary Matthews .375
4 Dave Cash .364
5 Joe Torre .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 29
2 Bobby Murcer 28
3 Johnny Bench 27
4 Joe Ferguson 26
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
3 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Bill Singer 55
3 Steve Carlton 49
4 Wilbur Wood 48
5 Luis Tiant 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .331
2 Bob Watson .326
3 Cesar Cedeno .325
4 Pete Rose .321
5 Rod Carew .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Dick Allen 40
4 Bobby Murcer 39
5 Billy Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 141
2 John Mayberry 133
3 Billy Williams 132
4 Bobby Murcer 120
5 Willie Stargell 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 57
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 Bob Gibson 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 29
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Catfish Hunter 23
4 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Steve Carlton 304
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Gaylord Perry 249
5 Mickey Lolich 239

Saves

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