On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 22 .542 --
Yankees 25 24 .510 1.5
Orioles 21 22 .488 2.5
Red Sox 21 24 .467 3.5
Brewers 21 26 .447 4.5
Indians 20 29 .408 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 17 .614 --
Twins 26 20 .565 2.0
Royals 29 23 .558 2.0
Angels 25 21 .543 3.0
Athletics 25 25 .500 5.0
Rangers 16 29 .356 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 20 .608 --
Pirates 23 21 .523 4.5
Mets 21 24 .467 7.0
Expos 20 23 .465 7.0
Cardinals 21 25 .457 7.5
Phillies 19 29 .396 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 20 .630 --
Dodgers 31 20 .608 1.5
Astros 29 24 .547 4.5
Reds 27 23 .540 5.0
Braves 18 31 .367 13.5
Padres 19 33 .365 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gail Hopkins 4
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 Kurt Bevacqua 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Joe Lis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Tim McCarver 4
3 Tommy Davis 3
3 Ellie Rodriguez 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Coggins 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
4 John Briggs 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.40
2 Jim Slaton 0.75
3 Woodie Fryman 0.73
4 Steve Stone 0.71
5 Dock Ellis 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Slaton 9
2 Woodie Fryman 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Dock Ellis 7
3 Catfish Hunter 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .354
2 Dave Cash .349
3 Garry Maddox .346
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .340
5 Ron Fairly .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 15
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 John Mayberry 13
4 Dick Allen 12
4 Bobby Bonds 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 49
2 Joe Ferguson 43
3 Johnny Bench 40
4 Bill Melton 39
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 23
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Bobby Bonds 18
4 Bill North 16
5 Davey Lopes 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.56
2 Tom Seaver 1.71
3 Rick Reuschel 1.77
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 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 123
2 Bill Singer 97
3 Bert Blyleven 87
4 Steve Carlton 85
5 Tom Seaver 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Jack Aker 9
3 Terry Forster 8
3 Sparky Lyle 8
3 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .529
2 Kurt Bevacqua .432
3 Dave Cash .400
4 Luis Aparicio .391
5 John Mayberry .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Willie Crawford 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 15
2 Bill Russell 14
3 Willie Crawford 13
3 Joe Ferguson 13
3 John Mayberry 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 Dave Nelson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Beene 0.57
2 Clay Kirby 0.64
3 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Mike Marshall 1.15
5 Dock Ellis 1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Bert Blyleven 36
3 Andy Messersmith 22
4 Bill Greif 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
2 John Hiller 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Diego Segui 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .404
2 Dave Cash .388
3 Bob Watson .365
4 Felix Millan .361
5 2 tied .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
2 John Mayberry 8
2 Willie Stargell 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 John Mayberry 29
3 Joe Ferguson 27
4 Billy Williams 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.37
2 Ken Holtzman 1.45
3 Bill Lee 1.67
4 Jim Palmer 1.69
5 Tom Seaver 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Ken Holtzman 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Bill Singer 59
3 Bert Blyleven 53
4 Wilbur Wood 45
5 Bill Greif 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Diego Segui 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Bob Watson .326
3 Cesar Cedeno .325
4 Pete Rose .322
5 Rod Carew .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 41
1 Johnny Bench 41
3 Billy Williams 40
4 Bobby Murcer 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 138
2 Johnny Bench 137
3 John Mayberry 135
4 Bobby Murcer 118
5 Willie Stargell 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 54
4 Bert Campaneris 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.13
2 Roger Nelson 2.13
3 Gaylord Perry 2.19
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 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 397
2 Steve Carlton 301
3 Tom Seaver 275
4 Bert Blyleven 250
5 2 tied 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 31
2 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 26