On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 21 .553 --
Yankees 24 24 .500 2.5
Red Sox 21 23 .477 3.5
Orioles 20 22 .476 3.5
Brewers 20 26 .435 5.5
Indians 20 28 .417 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 16 .628 --
Twins 25 20 .556 3.0
Angels 25 20 .556 3.0
Royals 28 23 .549 3.0
Athletics 24 25 .490 6.0
Rangers 16 28 .364 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 20 .600 --
Pirates 22 21 .512 4.5
Mets 21 23 .477 6.0
Expos 19 23 .452 7.0
Cardinals 20 25 .444 7.5
Phillies 19 28 .404 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 20 .623 --
Dodgers 31 19 .620 0.5
Astros 29 23 .558 3.5
Reds 27 22 .551 4.0
Braves 18 30 .375 12.5
Padres 18 33 .353 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Danny Cater 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Jerry DaVanon 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Ken Berry 3
3 Frank Howard 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McGlothlin 999.00
2 Marty Pattin 1.38
3 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Jerry Reuss 0.88
5 Ron Bryant 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty Pattin 11
2 Bill Greif 7
2 Dave Hamilton 7
2 Jerry Reuss 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .357
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .349
3 Dave Cash .345
4 Ron Fairly .342
5 Garry Maddox .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 15
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 John Mayberry 13
4 Dick Allen 11
4 7 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 49
2 Joe Ferguson 43
3 Johnny Bench 39
3 Bill Melton 39
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Bobby Bonds 18
4 Bill North 16
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.56
2 Rick Reuschel 1.60
3 Tom Seaver 1.71
4 Gene Garber 1.78
5 Alan Foster 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 13
2 Joe Coleman 10
2 Ken Holtzman 10
4 Bill Singer 9
5 Ron Bryant 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 117
2 Bill Singer 97
3 Steve Carlton 85
4 Tom Seaver 82
5 Bert Blyleven 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Jack Aker 9
3 Terry Forster 8
3 Tug McGraw 8
3 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .528
2 Rusty Staub .404
2 Billy Williams .404
4 Bill Russell .400
5 John Mayberry .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Bob Bailey 4
2 Willie Crawford 4
2 Dave Duncan 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 16
2 Bill Russell 15
3 Joe Ferguson 14
4 Willie Crawford 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 6
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Tommy Harper 6
4 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Beene 0.57
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Mike Marshall 1.23
4 Rick Reuschel 1.29
5 Don Sutton 1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Bert Blyleven 29
3 Tom Seaver 28
4 Bill Singer 27
5 Bill Greif 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Diego Segui 4
4 Wayne Granger 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .398
2 Johnny Grubb .380
3 Bob Watson .379
4 Joe Torre .377
5 Felix Millan .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 John Mayberry 29
3 Joe Ferguson 28
4 Reggie Jackson 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Enzo Hernandez 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.37
2 Ken Holtzman 1.50
3 Bill Lee 1.61
4 Rick Reuschel 1.64
5 Ken Brett 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 7
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Bill Singer 59
3 Tom Seaver 52
4 Wilbur Wood 49
5 Bert Blyleven 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Diego Segui 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Cesar Cedeno .327
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Rod Carew .320
5 John Mayberry .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Billy Williams 41
3 Dick Allen 40
3 Bobby Murcer 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 139
2 Johnny Bench 137
3 John Mayberry 135
4 Bobby Murcer 122
5 Willie Stargell 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 54
4 Bert Campaneris 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.10
2 Roger Nelson 2.13
3 Gaylord Perry 2.14
4 Ken Holtzman 2.20
5 Don Sutton 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 30
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Ken Holtzman 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Steve Carlton 301
3 Tom Seaver 275
4 Gaylord Perry 247
5 Mickey Lolich 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 Clay Carroll 31
2 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 2 tied 25