On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 31 27 .534 --
Yankees 32 28 .533 --
Orioles 28 26 .519 1.0
Tigers 30 28 .517 1.0
Red Sox 27 29 .482 3.0
Indians 22 37 .373 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 32 23 .582 --
Twins 31 25 .554 1.5
Athletics 32 29 .525 3.0
Royals 33 30 .524 3.0
Angels 29 28 .509 4.0
Rangers 19 36 .345 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 37 25 .597 --
Expos 29 25 .537 4.0
Cardinals 28 30 .483 7.0
Mets 26 29 .473 7.5
Pirates 24 31 .436 9.5
Phillies 24 35 .407 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 25 .615 --
Dodgers 37 25 .597 1.5
Astros 35 29 .547 4.5
Reds 32 28 .533 5.5
Braves 27 34 .443 11.0
Padres 20 43 .317 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Jim Fregosi 3
2 Fran Healy 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 7
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
3 Wayne Garrett 3
3 Willie McCovey 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 1.33
2 Bill Singer 0.89
3 Wilbur Wood 0.88
4 Jon Matlack 0.78
5 Ernie McAnally 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sonny Siebert 8
1 Bill Singer 8
3 Roric Harrison 7
3 Catfish Hunter 7
3 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Jim York 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .348
2 Joe Torre .343
3 Garry Maddox .342
4 Rod Carew .340
5 2 tied .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 17
1 Willie Stargell 17
3 Bobby Bonds 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 59
2 Reggie Jackson 52
3 Johnny Bench 50
4 Joe Ferguson 48
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Bobby Bonds 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
4 Davey Lopes 18
4 Bill North 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.66
2 Rick Reuschel 1.74
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.81
4 Jim Colborn 1.92
5 Bill Lee 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 14
2 Ron Bryant 11
2 Ken Holtzman 11
4 Joe Coleman 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 139
2 Bill Singer 113
3 Tom Seaver 99
4 Bert Blyleven 98
5 Wilbur Wood 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 15
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 Rod Carew .455
2 Willie Horton .452
3 Eddie Leon .447
4 Willie McCovey .440
5 Bobby Bonds .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 George Hendrick 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 19
2 Tony Perez 17
3 Carlton Fisk 16
3 Reggie Jackson 16
5 Mike Jorgensen 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 8
2 Dave Nelson 7
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 Rod Carew 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.57
1 Claude Osteen 0.57
3 Wayne Twitchell 0.79
4 Dave Roberts 0.93
5 Catfish Hunter 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
3 Jim Colborn 3
3 Grant Jackson 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Twitchell 27
2 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Jerry Reuss 23
4 Marty Pattin 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Frank Linzy 6
3 Mike Marshall 4
3 Dave Sells 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Leon .375
2 Del Unser .371
3 Rod Carew .370
4 John Mayberry .363
5 Bobby Bonds .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 9
2 Bob Bailey 8
2 Darrell Evans 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 27
2 John Mayberry 26
3 Reggie Jackson 25
4 Billy Williams 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 11
1 Joe Morgan 11
1 Dave Nelson 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.89
2 Bert Blyleven 1.40
3 Fred Beene 1.42
4 Catfish Hunter 1.44
5 Jim Colborn 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Jim Colborn 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Wilbur Wood 49
3 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Wayne Twitchell 46
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 Frank Linzy 8
3 John Hiller 6
3 Mike Marshall 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Rod Carew .332
3 Pete Rose .323
4 Bob Watson .320
5 John Mayberry .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 41
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 John Mayberry 38
3 Bobby Murcer 38
3 Billy Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 140
2 Billy Williams 135
3 Johnny Bench 128
4 Bobby Murcer 118
5 Dick Allen 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 55
5 Bert Campaneris 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.15
2 Bill Lee 2.19
3 Ken Holtzman 2.21
4 Catfish Hunter 2.22
5 Jim Palmer 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Ron Bryant 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 396
2 Steve Carlton 280
3 Tom Seaver 271
4 Bert Blyleven 248
5 Mickey Lolich 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 38
2 Terry Forster 33
3 Clay Carroll 27
4 Jack Aker 26
5 Tug McGraw 25