On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 30 .545 --
Orioles 31 28 .525 1.5
Brewers 34 31 .523 1.5
Tigers 32 32 .500 3.0
Red Sox 31 32 .492 3.5
Indians 25 41 .379 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 34 27 .557 --
Twins 34 28 .548 0.5
Royals 37 32 .536 1.0
Athletics 35 32 .522 2.0
Angels 33 31 .516 2.5
Rangers 21 39 .350 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 28 .594 --
Expos 31 29 .517 5.5
Cardinals 31 33 .484 7.5
Mets 28 33 .459 9.0
Phillies 29 35 .453 9.5
Pirates 28 35 .444 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 43 25 .632 --
Giants 41 29 .586 3.0
Astros 38 31 .551 5.5
Reds 36 30 .545 6.0
Braves 28 40 .412 15.0
Padres 21 47 .309 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Lee May 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 3
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 5
2 Tommy Helms 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Bob Montgomery 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Mike Jorgensen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Jerry Koosman 1.20
3 Luke Walker 1.12
4 Tom Bradley 1.00
5 Bert Blyleven 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Luke Walker 9
3 Tom Bradley 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Goodson .340
2 Joe Torre .338
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Garry Maddox .330
5 Bob Watson .327

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
2 Cesar Cedeno 22
4 Davey Lopes 21
5 Bill North 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.85
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 112
4 Gaylord Perry 107
5 Wilbur Wood 101

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 .468
2 Lee May .460
3 Paul Blair .442
4 Willie McCovey .429
5 Joe Torre .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 10
2 Davey Johnson 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 18
2 Mike Jorgensen 17
2 Greg Luzinski 17
4 George Hendrick 16
5 Lee May 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 7
1 Davey Lopes 7
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
3 Grant Jackson 0.55
4 Claude Osteen 0.75
5 Mike Marshall 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Gaylord Perry 31
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Bob Gibson 25
3 Mickey Lolich 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Frank Linzy 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 Pete Richert 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Leon .398
2 Paul Blair .389
3 Jerry Terrell .380
4 John Mayberry .378
5 Lee May .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 29
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 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.68
2 Bert Blyleven 0.75
3 Mike Marshall 1.02
4 Bill Lee 1.54
5 Jim Colborn 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 6
1 Claude Osteen 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Wayne Twitchell 48
4 Bob Gibson 46
5 Gaylord Perry 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 Frank Linzy 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Pete Richert 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .334
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Pete Rose .323
5 John Mayberry .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Stargell 40
4 John Mayberry 38
5 Bobby Murcer 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 135
2 Billy Williams 130
3 Johnny Bench 126
4 Dick Allen 113
4 2 others tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Bert Campaneris 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.16
2 Bill Lee 2.26
3 Ken Holtzman 2.34
4 Don Sutton 2.35
5 Jim Palmer 2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Steve Carlton 275
3 Tom Seaver 264
4 Bert Blyleven 257
5 Gaylord Perry 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 28
4 Clay Carroll 27
5 Tug McGraw 25