On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 30 .559 --
Brewers 36 31 .537 1.5
Orioles 32 29 .525 2.5
Red Sox 32 33 .492 4.5
Tigers 32 34 .485 5.0
Indians 25 43 .368 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 34 29 .540 --
Athletics 37 32 .536 --
Royals 38 33 .535 --
Twins 34 30 .531 0.5
Angels 35 31 .530 0.5
Rangers 22 40 .355 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 30 .577 --
Expos 32 30 .516 4.5
Cardinals 33 33 .500 5.5
Mets 29 34 .460 8.0
Phillies 30 36 .455 8.5
Pirates 29 36 .446 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 45 26 .634 --
Giants 42 30 .583 3.5
Astros 39 32 .549 6.0
Reds 37 32 .536 7.0
Braves 29 42 .408 16.0
Padres 23 48 .324 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
1 Dave Roberts 5
3 Paul Blair 4
3 Dick Green 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 Ken Brett 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Mike Epstein 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Coluccio 4
1 Dave Roberts 4
3 Reggie Jackson 3
3 Deron Johnson 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 3.25
2 Tom Hall 0.86
3 Tommy John 0.75
3 Sam McDowell 0.75
5 Rick Wise 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 13
2 Rick Wise 8
3 Bill Singer 7
4 Tom Hall 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Goodson .341
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Rod Carew .329
4 Garry Maddox .327
5 Ed Kirkpatrick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Hank Aaron 19
3 Bobby Bonds 18
3 John Mayberry 18
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 66
2 Reggie Jackson 59
3 Johnny Bench 55
4 Joe Ferguson 49
5 Willie Stargell 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 Bobby Bonds 22
3 Davey Lopes 22
5 Bill North 21

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 4 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 155
2 Bill Singer 121
3 Bert Blyleven 112
4 Wilbur Wood 109
5 Gaylord Perry 107

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 Paul Blair .523
2 Lee May .431
3 Graig Nettles .404
4 Eddie Leon .400
5 Willie McCovey .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Davey Johnson 6
4 John Mayberry 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 22
2 Reggie Jackson 16
2 Greg Luzinski 16
4 George Hendrick 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Ralph Garr 7
3 Sandy Alomar 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
2 Fred Norman 0.33
3 Lindy McDaniel 0.60
4 Grant Jackson 0.61
5 Rick Wise 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 4
1 Jim Colborn 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Dave Hamilton 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 31
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Rudy May 24
5 Wilbur Wood 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Frank Linzy 4
4 Jack Aker 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .416
2 Del Unser .397
3 Eddie Leon .375
3 Jerry Terrell .375
5 Lee May .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 29
2 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Greg Luzinski 26
4 Carlton Fisk 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 13
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 10
4 Davey Lopes 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.68
2 Bert Blyleven 0.75
3 Mike Marshall 0.86
4 Wayne Twitchell 1.28
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Bob Gibson 46
3 Wilbur Wood 46
5 Gaylord Perry 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Billy Williams .332
3 Bob Watson .326
4 John Mayberry .322
5 Pete Rose .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 42
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Willie Stargell 40
4 John Mayberry 38
5 Bobby Murcer 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 137
2 Billy Williams 130
3 Johnny Bench 128
4 Bobby Murcer 118
5 Willie Stargell 113

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 2.16
2 Bill Lee 2.29
3 Ken Holtzman 2.29
4 Don Sutton 2.34
5 Jim Palmer 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Claude Osteen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Steve Carlton 272
3 Tom Seaver 264
4 Bert Blyleven 250
5 2 tied 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Jack Aker 28
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 Tug McGraw 24