On This Day

Saturday, June 9, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 25 .545 --
Tigers 29 25 .537 0.5
Orioles 25 24 .510 2.0
Brewers 26 27 .491 3.0
Red Sox 25 26 .490 3.0
Indians 20 34 .370 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 20 .600 --
Twins 29 22 .569 1.5
Angels 27 25 .519 4.0
Royals 30 28 .517 4.0
Athletics 28 28 .500 5.0
Rangers 18 33 .353 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 23 .596 --
Expos 24 25 .490 6.0
Pirates 24 26 .480 6.5
Cardinals 24 28 .462 7.5
Mets 23 27 .460 7.5
Phillies 22 32 .407 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 22 .633 --
Dodgers 34 23 .596 2.5
Reds 31 24 .564 4.5
Astros 32 27 .542 5.5
Braves 22 33 .400 13.5
Padres 20 38 .345 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Jorgensen 4
1 Cesar Tovar 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 Boots Day 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Ken Brett 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 4
2 Boots Day 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Rick Miller 2
1 Cesar Tovar 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 3.00
1 Rudy May 3.00
3 Ken Brett 0.86
4 Jim Colborn 0.83
4 Eddie Fisher 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 9
2 Ken Brett 6
2 Dick Drago 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Bob Moose 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .356
2 Davey Lopes .342
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .335
4 Bob Watson .332
5 Dick Allen .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Hank Aaron 15
2 Dick Allen 15
2 Bobby Bonds 15
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 55
2 Reggie Jackson 46
3 Johnny Bench 45
4 Joe Ferguson 44
5 Willie Stargell 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Bobby Bonds 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Bill North 17
5 Davey Lopes 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.50
2 Jim Colborn 1.82
3 Rick Reuschel 1.92
4 Alan Foster 2.00
5 Tom Seaver 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 14
2 Ken Holtzman 11
3 Joe Coleman 10
3 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 13
2 John Hiller 11
3 Jack Aker 10
3 Terry Forster 10
3 Randy Moffitt 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .471
2 Tim McCarver .429
3 John Mayberry .408
4 Oscar Gamble .405
5 Tony Perez .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 17
2 Carlton Fisk 15
3 Dick Allen 14
3 Reggie Jackson 14
3 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 7
1 Dave Nelson 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Al Bumbry 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.33
2 Mike Marshall 0.59
3 Grant Jackson 0.71
4 Jim Colborn 0.79
5 Dave Roberts 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Rudy May 25
3 Andy Messersmith 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 John Hiller 4
4 Bill Gogolewski 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .464
2 Ron Cey .375
3 John Mayberry .370
4 Del Unser .368
5 2 tied .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Dave Duncan 9
3 Tony Perez 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 John Mayberry 27
3 Dick Allen 24
4 Joe Ferguson 23
4 Greg Luzinski 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Joe Morgan 13
3 Rod Carew 9
3 Ralph Garr 9
3 Dave Nelson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.35
2 Sparky Lyle 1.40
3 Ken Holtzman 1.56
4 Jim Colborn 1.67
5 Mike Marshall 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Ron Bryant 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 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 Rudy May 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 11
2 John Hiller 6
2 Frank Linzy 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .340
2 Rod Carew .329
3 John Mayberry .320
4 Pete Rose .319
5 Bob Watson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 43
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Bobby Murcer 39
4 Johnny Bench 38
4 Billy Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 137
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 Bert Campaneris 55
5 Bobby Bonds 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.14
3 Ken Holtzman 2.18
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
3 Marty Pattin 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 395
2 Steve Carlton 288
3 Tom Seaver 270
4 Bert Blyleven 249
5 2 tied 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 37
2 Terry Forster 33
3 Clay Carroll 29
4 Jack Aker 26
4 Tug McGraw 26