On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 33 27 .550 --
Orioles 30 26 .536 1.0
Yankees 33 30 .524 1.5
Tigers 31 29 .517 2.0
Red Sox 28 30 .483 4.0
Indians 22 40 .355 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 32 25 .561 --
Twins 32 26 .552 0.5
Royals 36 30 .545 0.5
Athletics 33 30 .524 2.0
Angels 31 29 .517 2.5
Rangers 19 38 .333 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 26 .600 --
Expos 29 27 .518 5.5
Mets 28 29 .491 7.0
Cardinals 29 31 .483 7.5
Pirates 25 33 .431 10.5
Phillies 26 35 .426 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 39 25 .609 --
Giants 40 27 .597 0.5
Astros 36 30 .545 4.0
Reds 34 29 .540 4.5
Braves 28 36 .438 11.0
Padres 20 45 .308 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Berry 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Danny Cater 4
2 Don Kessinger 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmen Fanzone 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Joe Lahoud 2
4 Tommie Agee 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Lahoud 6
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Davey Johnson 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cookie Rojas 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.43
2 Mickey Lolich 1.10
3 Don Wilson 0.67
4 George Stone 0.62
4 Mike Torrez 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 11
2 Luis Tiant 10
3 Steve Carlton 7
4 Bill Gogolewski 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rob Gardner 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .341
2 Garry Maddox .337
3 Rod Carew .336
4 Ed Goodson .333
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .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 54
3 Johnny Bench 52
4 Joe Ferguson 49
5 2 tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 27
2 Bobby Bonds 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
4 Davey Lopes 20
5 Bill North 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.78
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.81
3 Ken Holtzman 1.83
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 Steve Carlton 99
4 Tom Seaver 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 16
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 .467
2 Rod Carew .453
3 Del Unser .441
4 Tony Oliva .422
5 Jerry Terrell .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 6
1 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 18
1 Greg Luzinski 18
3 Davey Johnson 16
4 Mike Jorgensen 15
4 Tony Perez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 10
2 Al Bumbry 7
3 Davey Lopes 6
4 Rod Carew 5
4 Dave Nelson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.33
2 Bill Gogolewski 0.67
3 Grant Jackson 0.93
3 Dave Roberts 0.93
5 Mike Marshall 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 30
2 Bob Gibson 26
2 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Ken Forsch 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Frank Linzy 5
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .484
2 Eddie Leon .396
3 Bobby Bonds .370
4 Rod Carew .367
5 Rusty Staub .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 8
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Darrell Evans 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 28
2 Reggie Jackson 26
3 Billy Williams 24
4 Johnny Bench 23
4 John Mayberry 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 12
2 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Dave Nelson 10
5 Davey Lopes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.08
2 Bert Blyleven 1.19
3 Bill Gogolewski 1.30
4 Jim Colborn 1.40
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Mickey Lolich 45
3 Tom Seaver 45
5 Bob Gibson 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .336
2 Rod Carew .332
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Cesar Cedeno .317

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 131
3 Johnny Bench 130
4 Bobby Murcer 115
5 Dick Allen 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 57
4 Bobby Bonds 54
5 Bert Campaneris 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.15
2 Catfish Hunter 2.22
3 Nolan Ryan 2.22
4 Jim Palmer 2.26
5 Bill Lee 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Luis Tiant 23
5 Ron Bryant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 406
2 Steve Carlton 275
3 Tom Seaver 271
4 Bert Blyleven 255
5 Mickey Lolich 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 33
3 Clay Carroll 27
4 Jack Aker 26
5 Tug McGraw 25