On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 34 27 .557 --
Orioles 30 26 .536 1.5
Tigers 32 29 .525 2.0
Yankees 33 30 .524 2.0
Red Sox 28 31 .475 5.0
Indians 22 41 .349 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 32 26 .552 --
Twins 32 27 .542 0.5
Royals 36 31 .537 0.5
Athletics 34 30 .531 1.0
Angels 32 29 .525 1.5
Rangers 20 38 .345 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 27 .591 --
Expos 29 28 .509 5.5
Cardinals 30 31 .492 6.5
Mets 28 30 .483 7.0
Pirates 26 33 .441 9.5
Phillies 27 35 .435 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 25 .615 --
Giants 40 27 .597 1.0
Astros 36 30 .545 4.5
Reds 34 29 .540 5.0
Braves 28 37 .431 12.0
Padres 20 45 .308 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Clines 4
1 Bill Russell 4
3 Luis Alvarado 3
3 Bob Boone 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
2 Ken Brett 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Russell 5
2 Joe Rudi 4
3 John Mayberry 3
3 Mike Schmidt 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Boone 2
2 Gene Alley 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 2.67
2 Balor Moore 2.00
3 Rick Wise 1.50
4 Andy Messersmith 1.00
4 Jim Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 8
1 Andy Messersmith 8
3 Rudy May 7
4 Ken Brett 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Paul 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .337
2 Garry Maddox .337
3 Rod Carew .335
4 Ed Goodson .333
5 Ed Kirkpatrick .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 18
1 Willie Stargell 18
3 Bobby Bonds 17
3 John Mayberry 17
5 Darrell Evans 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 62
2 Reggie Jackson 55
3 Johnny Bench 52
4 Joe Ferguson 49
5 Bill Melton 46

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 Tom Seaver 1.97
5 Jim Colborn 2.01

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 .500
2 Rod Carew .415
3 Felix Millan .412
3 Del Unser .412
5 Lee May .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Davey Johnson 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Davey Johnson 17
2 Greg Luzinski 17
4 Carlton Fisk 15
4 Mike Jorgensen 15

Stolen Bases

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

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 Jim Colborn 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Pete Broberg 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 28
2 Bob Gibson 26
2 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Mickey Lolich 23
5 Wayne Twitchell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Frank Linzy 5
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Leon .402
2 Rod Carew .376
3 Bobby Bonds .375
3 Rusty Staub .375
5 Paul Blair .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 8
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Darrell Evans 8
1 Davey Johnson 8
1 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 29
2 Reggie Jackson 26
2 John Mayberry 26
2 Bill Russell 26
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 12
2 Joe Morgan 11
2 Dave Nelson 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.08
2 Bert Blyleven 1.19
3 Fred Beene 1.42
3 Terry Forster 1.42
5 Wayne Twitchell 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Jim Colborn 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Ken Brett 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Mickey Lolich 45
4 Bob Gibson 44
5 Rudy May 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 Frank Linzy 7
3 Mike Marshall 6
3 Dave Sells 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .338
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Dick Allen .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 127
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 Steve Carlton 27
1 Wilbur Wood 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 250
5 Mickey Lolich 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 38
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Clay Carroll 27
4 Jack Aker 26
5 Tug McGraw 25