On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 20 .545 --
Yankees 22 22 .500 2.0
Orioles 18 20 .474 3.0
Brewers 19 23 .452 4.0
Red Sox 18 22 .450 4.0
Indians 19 25 .432 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 14 .650 --
Angels 23 18 .561 3.5
Royals 26 21 .553 3.5
Twins 22 19 .537 4.5
Athletics 23 22 .511 5.5
Rangers 13 27 .325 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 18 .609 --
Mets 20 21 .488 5.5
Pirates 18 21 .462 6.5
Expos 18 21 .462 6.5
Phillies 19 25 .432 8.0
Cardinals 17 24 .415 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 19 .620 --
Dodgers 28 19 .596 1.5
Astros 28 20 .583 2.0
Reds 26 19 .578 2.5
Braves 17 27 .386 11.0
Padres 16 32 .333 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
1 Rick Miller 4
3 Steve Braun 3
3 Ron Fairly 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Braun 2
1 Bobby Grich 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Pat Bourque 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Mashore 3
1 George Mitterwald 3
1 Darrell Porter 3
1 Billy Williams 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.50
2 Roric Harrison 0.67
2 Wilbur Wood 0.67
4 Dock Ellis 0.57
5 Don Wilson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 12
2 Ray Sadecki 6
3 Bill Singer 5
3 Dick Tidrow 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Bill Stoneman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .370
2 Garry Maddox .362
3 Bob Watson .351
4 Dave Cash .349
5 Gary Matthews .346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 47
2 Johnny Bench 37
2 Joe Ferguson 37
4 Bill Melton 34
5 5 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Bobby Bonds 18
4 Bill North 16
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.67
2 Tom Seaver 1.68
3 Rick Reuschel 1.69
4 Wilbur Wood 1.71
5 Jim Perry 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 13
2 Joe Coleman 9
2 Ken Holtzman 9
4 Bill Singer 8
5 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 107
2 Bill Singer 93
3 Steve Carlton 82
4 Wilbur Wood 78
5 Bert Blyleven 71

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .514
2 Gary Matthews .444
3 Dave Cash .420
4 Tommy Helms .412
5 Ron Cey .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Dave Duncan 5
3 Willie Crawford 4
3 Darrell Evans 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 15
2 Billy Williams 13
3 George Mitterwald 12
3 Tony Oliva 12
3 Frank Robinson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Catfish Hunter 0.00
2 Ken Brett 0.36
3 Ray Lamb 0.75
4 Don Sutton 1.04
5 Jim Perry 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 5
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Wilbur Wood 35
3 Bill Singer 34
4 Bert Blyleven 30
5 Joe Coleman 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .392
2 Gary Matthews .384
3 Joe Torre .377
4 Johnny Grubb .372
5 Dave Cash .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 29
2 Johnny Bench 28
2 Bobby Murcer 28
4 Joe Ferguson 26
5 Reggie Jackson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Enzo Hernandez 12
2 Davey Lopes 12
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.11
2 Ken Brett 1.42
3 Rick Reuschel 1.50
4 Jim Perry 1.58
5 Jim Palmer 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 9
2 Ken Holtzman 6
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 60
2 Nolan Ryan 53
3 Wilbur Wood 52
4 Steve Carlton 45
5 Luis Tiant 43

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 .325
4 Pete Rose .322
5 Rod Carew .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Billy Williams 134
3 John Mayberry 133
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 2.11
3 Gaylord Perry 2.11
4 Catfish Hunter 2.15
5 Bob Gibson 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 30
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Steve Carlton 304
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Gaylord Perry 244
5 Mickey Lolich 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Clay Carroll 33
3 Terry Forster 32
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 2 tied 25