On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 22 .560 --
Yankees 27 24 .529 1.5
Orioles 23 22 .511 2.5
Brewers 24 26 .480 4.0
Red Sox 23 25 .479 4.0
Indians 20 30 .400 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 19 .587 --
Twins 26 21 .553 1.5
Royals 30 25 .545 1.5
Angels 25 23 .521 3.0
Athletics 26 27 .491 4.5
Rangers 16 31 .340 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 21 .604 --
Pirates 23 24 .489 6.0
Expos 22 23 .489 6.0
Cardinals 23 25 .479 6.5
Mets 22 26 .458 7.5
Phillies 20 31 .392 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 20 .649 --
Dodgers 32 21 .604 3.0
Reds 30 23 .566 5.0
Astros 30 26 .536 6.5
Braves 18 33 .353 16.0
Padres 19 35 .352 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Willie Davis 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Willie Crawford 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Ron Blomberg 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Bryant 1.60
2 Jerry Reuss 0.75
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.60
4 Wayne Twitchell 0.57
5 Ross Grimsley 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Rob Gardner 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 9
2 Ron Bryant 8
2 Wayne Twitchell 8
4 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Jerry Reuss 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .355
2 Ron Fairly .342
3 Bob Watson .342
4 Dave Cash .333
5 Dick Allen .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 16
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 Dick Allen 13
2 Bobby Bonds 13
2 John Mayberry 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 53
2 Johnny Bench 43
2 Joe Ferguson 43
4 Bill Melton 39
5 2 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 25
2 Bobby Bonds 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
4 Bill North 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.62
2 Tom Seaver 1.74
3 Rick Reuschel 1.77
4 Jim Colborn 1.97
5 Alan Foster 2.00

Wins

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

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 11
2 Sparky Lyle 10
3 Jack Aker 9
3 Randy Moffitt 9
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .438
2 Luis Aparicio .421
3 Jim Mason .410
4 Ron Cey .409
5 John Mayberry .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Bob Bailey 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 15
1 John Mayberry 15
3 Dick Allen 14
4 Carlton Fisk 13
4 Bill Russell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Tommy Harper 6
2 Dave Nelson 6
4 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Freddie Patek 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scipio Spinks 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.33
3 Terry Forster 0.61
4 Clay Kirby 0.64
5 Clay Carroll 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Tom Bradley 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Tom Seaver 28
2 Wayne Twitchell 28
4 Bill Greif 25
5 Rudy May 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Cey .383
2 Willie Crawford .379
3 Bert Campaneris .374
4 Billy Williams .372
5 Ed Brinkman .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Bobby Bonds 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 John Mayberry 28
3 Ron Cey 24
3 Joe Ferguson 24
3 Billy Williams 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Enzo Hernandez 11
4 Lou Brock 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.53
2 Ken Holtzman 1.56
3 Jim Palmer 1.69
4 Bill Lee 1.74
5 Tom Seaver 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Ron Bryant 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Jim Palmer 5
4 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Bert Blyleven 51
2 Bill Singer 51
4 Wilbur Wood 48
5 Tom Seaver 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 John Hiller 7
3 Diego Segui 6
4 Dave Giusti 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Rod Carew .326
3 Bob Watson .324
4 Cesar Cedeno .323
5 Pete Rose .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 41
2 Johnny Bench 39
2 Billy Williams 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 135
1 Billy Williams 135
3 Johnny Bench 133
4 Bobby Murcer 115
5 Willie Stargell 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bert Campaneris 55
5 Bobby Bonds 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.17
3 Gaylord Perry 2.20
4 Ken Holtzman 2.21
5 Nolan Ryan 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 29
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Joe Coleman 22
4 Stan Bahnsen 21
4 8 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 393
2 Steve Carlton 293
3 Tom Seaver 273
4 Gaylord Perry 247
5 Mickey Lolich 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Clay Carroll 30
4 Tug McGraw 27
5 Jack Aker 25