On This Day

Wednesday, May 30, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 20 .556 --
Yankees 24 22 .522 1.5
Orioles 20 20 .500 2.5
Red Sox 20 22 .476 3.5
Indians 20 26 .435 5.5
Brewers 19 25 .432 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 15 .634 --
Twins 24 19 .558 3.0
Angels 23 20 .535 4.0
Royals 26 23 .531 4.0
Athletics 23 24 .489 6.0
Rangers 14 28 .333 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 19 .604 --
Mets 21 22 .488 5.5
Pirates 20 21 .488 5.5
Expos 19 22 .463 6.5
Cardinals 19 24 .442 7.5
Phillies 19 27 .413 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 20 .615 --
Dodgers 30 19 .612 0.5
Astros 29 21 .580 2.0
Reds 26 21 .553 3.5
Braves 17 29 .370 12.0
Padres 17 33 .340 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Russell 4
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 2
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Russell 4
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.29
2 Jon Matlack 1.12
3 Tom Bradley 1.00
4 Ken Forsch 0.86
5 Fred Norman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 9
1 Luis Tiant 9
3 Ron Reed 8
4 Bob Moose 7
4 Bill Stoneman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1
1 Rich Troedson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .356
2 Bob Watson .352
3 Dave Cash .351
4 Garry Maddox .349
5 Ron Fairly .346

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 42
3 Johnny Bench 37
4 Bill Melton 35
5 Bobby Murcer 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 21
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 85
4 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 Tommy Helms .441
3 Bill North .432
4 Dave Cash .419
5 Ron Cey .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Bob Bailey 4
2 Ron Cey 4
2 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 15
1 John Mayberry 15
3 Bill Russell 14
4 Willie Crawford 13
4 Graig Nettles 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.56
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Don Sutton 1.04
4 Jim Perry 1.05
5 Mike Marshall 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 5
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Don Sutton 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Wilbur Wood 30
3 Bert Blyleven 29
4 Tom Seaver 28
5 Steve Carlton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .404
2 Felix Millan .375
2 Bill North .375
4 Dave Cash .368
4 Cesar Cedeno .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 John Mayberry 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 29
2 Johnny Bench 27
2 Joe Ferguson 27
4 Bobby Murcer 23
4 Bob Oliver 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Enzo Hernandez 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Davey Lopes 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.37
2 Jim Perry 1.58
3 Skip Lockwood 1.59
4 Rick Reuschel 1.64
5 Ken Holtzman 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 6
3 Bill Singer 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Bill Singer 60
3 Tom Seaver 52
4 Steve Carlton 48
4 Wilbur Wood 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 .334
2 Cesar Cedeno .326
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Pete Rose .318
5 Rod Carew .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 John Mayberry 134
2 Billy Williams 134
4 Bobby Murcer 122
5 Willie Stargell 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 54
4 Bert Campaneris 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.10
2 Roger Nelson 2.11
3 Gaylord Perry 2.14
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 307
3 Tom Seaver 275
4 Bert Blyleven 247
4 Gaylord Perry 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 32
3 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Jack Aker 25