On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 23 .549 --
Yankees 28 24 .538 0.5
Orioles 24 22 .522 1.5
Red Sox 24 25 .490 3.0
Brewers 24 27 .471 4.0
Indians 20 32 .385 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 20 .574 --
Twins 28 21 .571 --
Royals 30 26 .536 1.5
Angels 26 23 .531 2.0
Athletics 27 27 .500 3.5
Rangers 16 32 .333 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 21 .611 --
Cardinals 24 25 .490 6.5
Pirates 23 25 .479 7.0
Expos 22 24 .478 7.0
Mets 22 26 .458 8.0
Phillies 20 32 .385 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 20 .655 --
Dodgers 32 22 .593 4.0
Reds 30 23 .566 5.5
Astros 31 26 .544 6.5
Braves 19 33 .365 16.0
Padres 19 36 .345 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 6
2 Rod Carew 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Oscar Gamble 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 2
1 Jim Holt 2
1 Bob Montgomery 2
1 Charlie Spikes 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Jim Holt 4
2 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Ted Simmons 4
2 Rusty Torres 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 3
2 Mike Adams 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.40
2 Ken Wright 1.33
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Clay Kirby 1.00
5 Larry Dierker 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 8
1 Ken Wright 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
3 Catfish Hunter 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .353
2 Dave Cash .341
3 Bob Watson .340
4 Ed Goodson .335
5 Ron Fairly .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 16
2 Dick Allen 14
2 Bobby Bonds 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 John Mayberry 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 53
2 Johnny Bench 43
2 Joe Ferguson 43
4 Reggie Jackson 42
5 Bill Melton 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 25
2 Bobby Bonds 20
3 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
2 Bill Singer 10
5 Ron Bryant 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 123
2 Bill Singer 102
3 Tom Seaver 89
4 Bert Blyleven 87
5 Steve Carlton 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 11
1 Sparky Lyle 11
3 Jack Aker 10
3 Randy Moffitt 10
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Miller .432
2 Willie Crawford .417
3 Luis Aparicio .405
3 Jim Spencer .405
5 Billy Williams .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
3 Bob Bailey 4
3 Sal Bando 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 14
1 Willie Crawford 14
3 Carlton Fisk 13
3 Bill Russell 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Tommy Harper 6
3 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Rod Carew 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scipio Spinks 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.33
3 Clay Carroll 0.61
3 Terry Forster 0.61
5 Mike Marshall 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Tom Seaver 28
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Marty Pattin 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 John Hiller 4
4 Bob Locker 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Cey .385
2 Willie Crawford .382
3 Ed Brinkman .380
4 Billy Williams .375
5 Dave Cash .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
1 Dave Duncan 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
5 Johnny Bench 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 John Mayberry 27
3 Reggie Jackson 25
4 Ron Cey 24
5 Joe Ferguson 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.35
2 Ray Corbin 1.67
3 Bill Lee 1.75
4 Tom Seaver 1.76
5 Jim Colborn 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Ken Holtzman 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Bill Singer 56
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Wilbur Wood 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 10
2 John Hiller 7
3 Randy Moffitt 6
3 Diego Segui 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Rod Carew .330
3 Bob Watson .323
4 Cesar Cedeno .322
5 Pete Rose .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 42
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 116
5 Willie Stargell 114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.17
3 Gaylord Perry 2.19
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
3 Catfish Hunter 22
5 8 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 393
2 Steve Carlton 293
3 Tom Seaver 273
4 Mickey Lolich 245
5 Bert Blyleven 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 36
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Clay Carroll 30
4 Tug McGraw 27
5 Jack Aker 26