On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 32 27 .542 --
Orioles 29 26 .527 1.0
Yankees 32 29 .525 1.0
Tigers 30 29 .508 2.0
Red Sox 27 30 .474 4.0
Indians 22 38 .367 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 32 24 .571 --
Twins 32 25 .561 0.5
Athletics 33 29 .532 2.0
Royals 34 30 .531 2.0
Angels 30 28 .517 3.0
Rangers 19 37 .339 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 38 25 .603 --
Expos 29 26 .527 5.0
Cardinals 29 30 .492 7.0
Mets 27 29 .482 7.5
Pirates 25 31 .446 9.5
Phillies 25 35 .417 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 26 .606 --
Dodgers 38 25 .603 0.5
Astros 35 30 .538 4.5
Reds 32 29 .525 5.5
Braves 27 35 .435 11.0
Padres 20 44 .313 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Millan 4
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Steve Braun 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Hal Breeden 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Elrod Hendricks 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 2.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.75
3 Jerry Koosman 1.29
4 Nelson Briles 1.20
5 Bob Gibson 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
1 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Jerry Koosman 9
4 Joe Coleman 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Chris Short 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .343
2 Joe Torre .343
3 Ed Kirkpatrick .339
4 Rod Carew .336
5 Ed Goodson .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 18
1 Willie Stargell 18
3 Bobby Bonds 17
4 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 49
5 Bobby Bonds 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Bobby Bonds 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
4 Davey Lopes 19
4 Bill North 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.66
2 Rick Reuschel 1.78
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.81
4 Jim Colborn 1.92
5 Tom Seaver 1.97

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 149
2 Bill Singer 113
3 Bert Blyleven 105
4 Tom Seaver 99
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 Eddie Leon .457
2 Bobby Bonds .438
3 Rod Carew .436
4 Willie Horton .415
5 Greg Luzinski .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 George Hendrick 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 22
2 Reggie Jackson 16
3 Mike Jorgensen 15
3 Tony Perez 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 9
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Dave Nelson 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 Davey Lopes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.33
2 Mike Marshall 0.57
3 Dave Roberts 0.93
4 Catfish Hunter 1.06
5 Jim Colborn 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Bob Gibson 26
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Catfish Hunter 25
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Frank Linzy 5
3 Mike Marshall 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .477
2 Eddie Leon .378
3 Bobby Bonds .371
4 Rod Carew .369
5 John Mayberry .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
1 Bob Bailey 8
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Darrell Evans 8
1 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 28
2 John Mayberry 26
3 Reggie Jackson 24
3 Billy Williams 24
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 12
2 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Dave Nelson 10
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.89
2 Bert Blyleven 1.19
3 Fred Beene 1.42
3 Terry Forster 1.42
5 Catfish Hunter 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Wilbur Wood 49
4 Tom Seaver 45
5 Bob Gibson 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 11
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 .339
2 Rod Carew .331
3 Pete Rose .321
4 Bob Watson .321
5 Cesar Cedeno .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 John Mayberry 37
3 Bobby Murcer 37
3 Willie Stargell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 134
2 Billy Williams 132
3 Johnny Bench 128
4 Bobby Murcer 115
5 Dick Allen 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 54
5 Bert Campaneris 53

ERA

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

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 406
2 Steve Carlton 280
3 Tom Seaver 271
4 Bert Blyleven 255
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