On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 24 .547 --
Yankees 29 25 .537 0.5
Orioles 24 24 .500 2.5
Brewers 25 27 .481 3.5
Red Sox 24 26 .480 3.5
Indians 20 33 .377 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 29 20 .592 --
Twins 29 21 .580 0.5
Angels 27 24 .529 3.0
Royals 30 27 .526 3.0
Athletics 27 28 .491 5.0
Rangers 18 32 .360 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 22 .607 --
Expos 23 25 .479 7.0
Cardinals 24 27 .471 7.5
Pirates 23 26 .469 7.5
Mets 22 27 .449 8.5
Phillies 21 32 .396 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 21 .644 --
Dodgers 34 22 .607 2.5
Reds 30 24 .556 5.5
Astros 32 26 .552 5.5
Braves 21 33 .389 14.5
Padres 20 37 .351 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Ron Hunt 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 2
1 Tony Perez 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Jorgensen 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
3 John Briggs 3
3 Rico Carty 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.86
3 Mickey Lolich 0.75
4 Wilbur Wood 0.71
5 Steve Renko 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Renko 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Dock Ellis 6
2 Mickey Lolich 6
2 Tom Seaver 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .356
2 Bob Watson .338
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .337
4 Pat Kelly .336
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Dick Allen 15
2 Bobby Bonds 15
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 54
2 Johnny Bench 44
2 Joe Ferguson 44
4 Reggie Jackson 43
5 Willie Stargell 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Bobby Bonds 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Bill North 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.62
2 Rick Reuschel 1.92
3 Jim Colborn 1.97
4 Alan Foster 2.00
5 Tom Seaver 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 14
2 Joe Coleman 10
2 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Bill Singer 10
5 Ron Bryant 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 130
2 Bill Singer 102
3 Tom Seaver 95
4 Bert Blyleven 92
5 Steve Carlton 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 John Hiller 11
3 Jack Aker 10
3 Randy Moffitt 10
5 Terry Forster 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .500
2 Tim McCarver .455
3 John Mayberry .429
4 Rick Miller .424
5 Billy Williams .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Charlie Spikes 5
2 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 14
2 Willie Crawford 13
2 Carlton Fisk 13
2 Tony Perez 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Dave Nelson 7
3 Ralph Garr 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scipio Spinks 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.33
3 Mike Marshall 0.56
4 Terry Forster 0.66
5 Dave Roberts 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Andy Messersmith 23
2 Rick Reuschel 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Wayne Twitchell 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 John Hiller 4
2 Pete Richert 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .393
2 Willie Crawford .391
3 Dave Cash .372
4 Ron Cey .371
5 John Mayberry .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Dave Duncan 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Jim Ray Hart 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 27
2 Reggie Jackson 26
3 Johnny Bench 25
4 Dick Allen 24
5 Joe Ferguson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Lou Brock 9
3 Enzo Hernandez 9
3 Dave Nelson 9

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Ron Bryant 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Ken Holtzman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Bert Blyleven 56
2 Bill Singer 56
4 Wilbur Wood 48
5 Tom Seaver 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 11
2 John Hiller 7
3 Diego Segui 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Rod Carew .329
3 Bob Watson .323
4 Pete Rose .322
5 John Mayberry .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 43
2 Bobby Murcer 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Johnny Bench 38
3 Billy Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 136
2 Billy Williams 134
3 Johnny Bench 132
4 Bobby Murcer 117
5 Dick Allen 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 65
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Lou Brock 57
4 Bobby Bonds 55
4 Bert Campaneris 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.14
3 Gaylord Perry 2.19
4 Nolan Ryan 2.20
5 Steve Carlton 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 30
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Catfish Hunter 22
5 6 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 395
2 Steve Carlton 288
3 Tom Seaver 279
4 Bert Blyleven 249
5 Mickey Lolich 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 36
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Clay Carroll 30
4 Jack Aker 26
4 Tug McGraw 26