On This Day

Tuesday, June 12, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 30 26 .536 --
Yankees 30 27 .526 0.5
Brewers 29 27 .518 1.0
Orioles 26 25 .510 1.5
Red Sox 27 26 .509 1.5
Indians 22 35 .386 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 31 22 .585 --
Twins 30 24 .556 1.5
Athletics 30 28 .517 3.5
Royals 31 29 .517 3.5
Angels 27 27 .500 4.5
Rangers 18 35 .340 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 23 .610 --
Expos 26 25 .510 6.0
Cardinals 27 29 .482 7.5
Pirates 24 29 .453 9.0
Mets 24 29 .453 9.0
Phillies 23 34 .404 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 39 24 .619 --
Dodgers 37 23 .617 0.5
Astros 33 28 .541 5.0
Reds 31 27 .534 5.5
Braves 25 34 .424 12.0
Padres 20 40 .333 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Joe Torre 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 John Ellis 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Willie Montanez 3
1 Dave Roberts 3
1 Ted Simmons 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Forsch 1.40
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Vida Blue 0.88
4 Bert Blyleven 0.60
4 Rick Reuschel 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Fred Beene 7
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Ken Forsch 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .346
2 Rod Carew .340
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .339
4 Davey Lopes .337
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Dick Allen 15
3 Bobby Bonds 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 56
2 Johnny Bench 49
3 Joe Ferguson 47
3 Reggie Jackson 47
5 Willie Stargell 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Bobby Bonds 21
3 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Davey Lopes 18
4 Bill North 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.50
2 Rick Reuschel 1.74
3 Jim Colborn 1.82
4 Wayne Twitchell 1.90
5 Bill Lee 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 14
2 Ken Holtzman 11
3 Ron Bryant 10
3 Joe Coleman 10
3 Bill Singer 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 139
2 Bill Singer 105
3 Bert Blyleven 98
4 Tom Seaver 95
5 Steve Carlton 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 13
2 Terry Forster 11
2 John Hiller 11
2 Randy Moffitt 11
5 Jack Aker 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Horton .444
2 Rod Carew .429
3 Oscar Gamble .410
4 Jim Spencer .405
5 Bobby Bonds .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Bob Bailey 5
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 17
1 Greg Luzinski 17
1 Tony Perez 17
4 Reggie Jackson 15
5 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 9
2 Dave Nelson 7
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 Rod Carew 6
3 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.00
2 Wayne Twitchell 0.71
3 Diego Segui 0.73
4 Ken Holtzman 0.76
5 Jim Colborn 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Tom Seaver 29
3 Bert Blyleven 27
4 Ken Forsch 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Cey .378
2 Bobby Bonds .376
3 Joe Torre .375
4 Rod Carew .370
5 Willie Crawford .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Tony Perez 8
4 Bob Bailey 7
4 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 27
2 Reggie Jackson 26
3 Ron Cey 24
3 Joe Ferguson 24
3 John Mayberry 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Ralph Garr 11
4 Rod Carew 10
4 Dave Nelson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.05
2 Bill Lee 1.31
3 Fred Beene 1.37
4 Sparky Lyle 1.40
5 Bert Blyleven 1.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Bert Blyleven 57
3 Rudy May 47
3 Wilbur Wood 47
5 Bill Singer 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 11
2 Frank Linzy 9
3 John Hiller 6
3 Pete Richert 6
3 Diego Segui 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .344
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Pete Rose .323
4 John Mayberry .320
5 Bob Watson .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 137
2 Billy Williams 136
3 Johnny Bench 130
4 Bobby Murcer 116
5 Dick Allen 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 54
5 Bert Campaneris 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.13
2 Ken Holtzman 2.14
3 Catfish Hunter 2.18
4 Jim Palmer 2.23
5 Nolan Ryan 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 29
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Catfish Hunter 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Luis Tiant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Steve Carlton 280
3 Tom Seaver 270
4 Bert Blyleven 252
5 Mickey Lolich 238

Saves

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