On This Day

Sunday, June 24, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 30 .571 --
Brewers 37 31 .544 2.0
Orioles 32 30 .516 4.0
Red Sox 33 33 .500 5.0
Tigers 32 36 .471 7.0
Indians 25 44 .362 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 40 33 .548 --
White Sox 35 30 .538 1.0
Athletics 38 33 .535 1.0
Twins 35 31 .530 1.5
Angels 36 32 .529 1.5
Rangers 22 42 .344 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 42 30 .583 --
Expos 32 31 .508 5.5
Cardinals 33 34 .493 6.5
Mets 30 34 .469 8.0
Phillies 31 36 .463 8.5
Pirates 29 37 .439 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 46 26 .639 --
Giants 42 32 .568 5.0
Astros 41 32 .562 5.5
Reds 37 33 .529 8.0
Braves 30 42 .417 16.0
Padres 23 49 .319 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Vic Harris 5
3 Tommy Helms 4
3 Steve Hovley 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Herrmann 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Doug Rader 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Roy White 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Vic Harris 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.40
2 Steve Busby 1.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.86
4 Tom Murphy 0.83
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 10
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Don Carrithers 7
4 J. R. Richard 6
4 Tom Seaver 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .330
2 Ed Goodson .327
3 Garry Maddox .325
4 Pat Kelly .324
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 22
2 Hank Aaron 19
2 Bobby Bonds 19
4 John Mayberry 18
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 69
2 Reggie Jackson 60
3 Johnny Bench 55
4 Willie Stargell 50
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 26
3 Bobby Bonds 23
4 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 19
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 Willie Montanez .408
3 Eddie Leon .396
4 Graig Nettles .392
5 Orlando Cepeda .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Davey Johnson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 20
2 Lee May 17
3 Greg Luzinski 16
3 Joe Rudi 16
5 Willie Montanez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 7
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Ralph Garr 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Short 0.00
1 Don Wilson 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
4 Fred Norman 0.33
5 Lindy McDaniel 0.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 27
2 Gaylord Perry 26
3 Bob Gibson 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25
5 Mickey Lolich 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Frank Linzy 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
4 Ray Corbin 3
4 Jim Crawford 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .420
2 Del Unser .403
3 John Mayberry .380
4 Eddie Leon .370
5 Lee May .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 11
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Oscar Gamble 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 28
1 Davey Johnson 28
3 Greg Luzinski 27
3 John Mayberry 27
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 13
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 11
4 Davey Lopes 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.68
2 Mike Marshall 0.86
3 Bert Blyleven 0.88
4 Wayne Twitchell 1.28
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 6
1 Claude Osteen 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Ken Brett 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Bob Gibson 46
3 Gaylord Perry 45
4 Mickey Lolich 43
5 Wayne Twitchell 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 13
2 Frank Linzy 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Pete Richert 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Rod Carew .332
3 Bob Watson .325
4 John Mayberry .321
5 Pete Rose .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 136
2 Billy Williams 130
3 Johnny Bench 125
4 Bobby Murcer 118
5 Willie Stargell 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 65
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 54
5 Bert Campaneris 52

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 393
2 Steve Carlton 272
3 Tom Seaver 270
4 Bert Blyleven 250
5 Mickey Lolich 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Jack Aker 28
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 Tug McGraw 24