On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 22 .551 --
Yankees 26 24 .520 1.5
Orioles 22 22 .500 2.5
Brewers 22 26 .458 4.5
Red Sox 21 25 .457 4.5
Indians 20 30 .400 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 18 .600 --
Royals 30 23 .566 1.0
Twins 26 21 .553 2.0
Angels 25 22 .532 3.0
Athletics 26 25 .510 4.0
Rangers 16 30 .348 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 20 .615 --
Pirates 23 22 .511 5.5
Mets 22 24 .478 7.0
Expos 21 23 .477 7.0
Cardinals 22 25 .468 7.5
Phillies 19 30 .388 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 20 .636 --
Dodgers 31 21 .596 2.5
Reds 28 23 .549 5.0
Astros 29 25 .537 5.5
Braves 18 32 .360 14.5
Padres 19 34 .358 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Horace Clarke 4
3 John Boccabella 3
3 John Briggs 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Pat Bourque 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick McAuliffe 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Ted Kubiak 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.50
2 Ernie McAnally 1.00
2 Ron Reed 1.00
4 Mickey Lolich 0.88
4 Tom Seaver 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie McAnally 8
2 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
4 Ken Brett 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Horacio Pina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .354
2 Bob Watson .351
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .340
4 Ron Fairly .339
5 Dave Cash .338

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 50
2 Joe Ferguson 43
3 Johnny Bench 40
4 Bill Melton 39
5 Reggie Jackson 37

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.56
2 Tom Seaver 1.74
3 Rick Reuschel 1.77
4 Gene Garber 1.78
5 Wilbur Wood 1.98

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 Tom Seaver 89
4 Bert Blyleven 87
5 Steve Carlton 85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Suarez .433
2 Kurt Bevacqua .432
3 Ron Cey .417
4 Rusty Staub .413
5 Garry Maddox .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Willie Crawford 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 14
2 Willie Crawford 13
2 Joe Ferguson 13
2 Bill Russell 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scipio Spinks 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.33
3 Terry Forster 0.53
4 Fred Beene 0.57
5 Clay Kirby 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Reggie Cleveland 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Tom Seaver 28
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Andy Messersmith 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 John Hiller 4
3 Diego Segui 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .391
2 Ron Cey .374
3 Dave Cash .367
4 Felix Millan .361
5 Billy Williams .358

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 John Mayberry 30
2 Johnny Bench 29
3 Joe Ferguson 27
4 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Billy Williams 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.37
2 Sparky Lyle 1.44
3 Ken Holtzman 1.45
4 Bill Lee 1.67
5 Jim Palmer 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Bill Singer 59
3 Bert Blyleven 53
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Wilbur Wood 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Rod Carew .326
3 Cesar Cedeno .324
3 Bob Watson .324
5 Pete Rose .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 138
2 John Mayberry 136
3 Johnny Bench 133
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 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Bobby Bonds 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.17
3 Ken Holtzman 2.20
4 Gaylord Perry 2.20
5 Don Sutton 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 29
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Ken Holtzman 22
3 Catfish Hunter 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 397
2 Steve Carlton 301
3 Tom Seaver 282
4 Bert Blyleven 250
5 Gaylord Perry 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 31
2 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 26