On This Day

Tuesday, May 29, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 20 .545 --
Yankees 23 22 .511 1.5
Orioles 19 20 .487 2.5
Red Sox 19 22 .463 3.5
Indians 20 25 .444 4.5
Brewers 19 24 .442 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 14 .650 --
Twins 23 19 .548 4.0
Angels 23 19 .548 4.0
Royals 26 22 .542 4.0
Athletics 23 23 .500 6.0
Rangers 13 28 .317 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 18 .617 --
Mets 21 21 .500 5.5
Pirates 19 21 .475 6.5
Expos 18 21 .462 7.0
Cardinals 18 24 .429 8.5
Phillies 19 26 .422 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 20 .608 --
Dodgers 29 19 .604 0.5
Astros 28 21 .571 2.0
Reds 26 20 .565 2.5
Braves 17 28 .378 11.0
Padres 16 32 .333 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 Willie McCovey 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
3 George Hendrick 3
3 Jim Spencer 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Cleo James 1
1 Rick Miller 1
1 Jerry Terrell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 3.20
2 Bert Blyleven 1.12
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Luke Walker 1.00
5 Scipio Spinks 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 16
2 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Bert Blyleven 9
4 Scipio Spinks 8
5 Luke Walker 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Jim Rooker 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .359
1 Garry Maddox .359
3 Bob Watson .354
4 Dave Cash .346
5 Gary Matthews .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 48
2 Joe Ferguson 41
3 Johnny Bench 37
4 Bill Melton 34
5 Bobby Murcer 33

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 Rick Reuschel 1.60
2 Ken Holtzman 1.67
3 Wilbur Wood 1.71
4 Tom Seaver 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 117
2 Bill Singer 93
3 Steve Carlton 82
3 Tom Seaver 82
5 Bert Blyleven 80

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 .543
2 Dave Cash .435
3 Gary Matthews .432
4 Tommy Helms .412
5 Bill North .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Willie Crawford 4
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 15
2 Joe Ferguson 14
3 Graig Nettles 13
3 Billy Williams 13
5 Bob Oliver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.56
2 Ray Lamb 0.75
3 Don Sutton 1.04
4 Jim Perry 1.05
5 Alan Foster 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 5
2 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Ron Bryant 3
3 Mike Marshall 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Bert Blyleven 39
3 Wilbur Wood 30
4 Tom Seaver 28
5 Bill Singer 23

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 Bob Watson .380
3 Gary Matthews .375
4 Johnny Grubb .367
5 2 tied .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Dick Allen 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 John Mayberry 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Enzo Hernandez 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
3 Davey Lopes 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.11
2 Jim Perry 1.58
3 Rick Reuschel 1.64
4 Ken Holtzman 1.69
5 Jim Palmer 1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Bill Singer 60
3 Tom Seaver 52
3 Wilbur Wood 52
5 Bert Blyleven 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Diego Segui 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Cesar Cedeno .326
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Rod Carew .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 John Mayberry 134
2 Billy Williams 134
4 Bobby Murcer 121
5 Willie Stargell 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 57
4 Bobby Bonds 55
5 Bert Campaneris 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.10
2 Roger Nelson 2.11
3 Gaylord Perry 2.11
4 Bob Gibson 2.25
5 Nolan Ryan 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 401
2 Steve Carlton 304
3 Tom Seaver 275
4 Bert Blyleven 247
5 Gaylord Perry 244

Saves

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