On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 30 .538 --
Brewers 34 30 .531 0.5
Orioles 30 28 .517 1.5
Tigers 32 31 .508 2.0
Red Sox 31 31 .500 2.5
Indians 24 41 .369 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 33 27 .550 --
Twins 33 28 .541 0.5
Royals 37 32 .536 0.5
Athletics 35 31 .530 1.0
Angels 33 30 .524 1.5
Rangers 21 39 .350 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 28 .594 --
Expos 31 28 .525 5.0
Cardinals 30 33 .476 8.0
Mets 28 32 .467 8.5
Phillies 29 35 .453 9.5
Pirates 27 35 .435 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 25 .627 --
Giants 40 29 .580 3.0
Reds 36 29 .554 5.0
Astros 37 31 .544 5.5
Braves 28 39 .418 14.0
Padres 21 46 .313 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Coluccio 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 John Ellis 3
1 Cito Gaston 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
3 John Boccabella 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 4
2 John Boccabella 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 Pat Kelly 3
2 Joe Rudi 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Joshua 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 1.00
1 Wayne Twitchell 1.00
3 Jon Matlack 0.71
4 Bill Lee 0.70
5 Steve Stone 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 7
1 Sonny Siebert 7
1 Wayne Twitchell 7
4 Steve Arlin 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Dave Tomlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .339
2 Ed Goodson .332
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Bobby Bonds .329
5 Bob Watson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Hank Aaron 18
2 Bobby Bonds 18
2 John Mayberry 18
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 64
2 Reggie Jackson 56
3 Johnny Bench 52
4 Joe Ferguson 49
5 Willie Stargell 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 29
2 Bobby Bonds 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
4 Davey Lopes 20
4 Bill North 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.83
2 Rick Reuschel 1.92
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.92
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
2 Bill Singer 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 155
2 Bill Singer 114
3 Bert Blyleven 105
4 Wilbur Wood 101
5 2 tied 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Jack Aker 12
3 Terry Forster 11
3 John Hiller 11
3 Randy Moffitt 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Leon .489
2 Lee May .429
3 Dan Driessen .421
4 Willie McCovey .419
5 Dusty Baker .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 9
2 Davey Johnson 7
3 Reggie Jackson 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 20
2 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Greg Luzinski 19
4 Mike Jorgensen 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 8
2 Rod Carew 7
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
3 Grant Jackson 0.57
4 Bill Gogolewski 0.67
5 Mike Marshall 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Bob Gibson 26
3 Mickey Lolich 23
3 Steve Renko 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Leon .411
2 John Mayberry .376
3 Bobby Bonds .375
4 Rod Carew .373
5 Paul Blair .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 11
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Davey Johnson 8
4 Rick Monday 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 Reggie Jackson 27
3 John Mayberry 26
4 Bill Russell 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 12
1 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 11
4 Rod Carew 10
5 Bobby Bonds 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.88
2 Mike Marshall 1.02
3 Bill Lee 1.54
4 Jim Colborn 1.64
5 Wayne Twitchell 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Jim Colborn 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Catfish Hunter 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Wayne Twitchell 48
3 Rudy May 43
4 Bert Blyleven 41
5 Bob Gibson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 Frank Linzy 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Pete Richert 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .337
2 Rod Carew .332
3 Bob Watson .326
4 Pete Rose .325
5 John Mayberry .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Stargell 40
4 John Mayberry 38
5 Bobby Murcer 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 136
2 Billy Williams 132
3 Johnny Bench 127
4 Bobby Murcer 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 54
5 Bert Campaneris 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.10
2 Roger Nelson 2.16
3 Bill Lee 2.25
4 Jim Palmer 2.26
5 Ken Holtzman 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Steve Carlton 275
3 Tom Seaver 264
4 Bert Blyleven 250
5 Mickey Lolich 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 28
4 Clay Carroll 27
5 Tug McGraw 25