On This Day

Wednesday, June 27, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 32 .562 --
Orioles 35 30 .538 2.0
Brewers 37 35 .514 3.5
Red Sox 34 34 .500 4.5
Tigers 35 37 .486 5.5
Indians 26 45 .366 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 39 32 .549 --
Athletics 40 34 .541 0.5
White Sox 36 32 .529 1.5
Royals 40 36 .526 1.5
Twins 36 33 .522 2.0
Rangers 24 43 .358 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 31 .592 --
Expos 34 34 .500 7.0
Cardinals 35 36 .493 7.5
Phillies 34 38 .472 9.0
Mets 31 37 .456 10.0
Pirates 31 39 .443 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 26 .649 --
Giants 43 33 .566 6.0
Astros 43 33 .566 6.0
Reds 38 35 .521 9.5
Braves 31 43 .419 17.0
Padres 23 51 .311 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Santo 6
2 Bob Bailey 5
3 Norm Cash 4
3 Greg Luzinski 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 2
1 Dave Rader 2
1 Ron Santo 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 6
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Ted Simmons 5
4 Dick McAuliffe 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Don Money 1
1 Dave Nelson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.75
2 David Clyde 1.00
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.86
5 Fred Norman 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 9
2 David Clyde 8
3 Fred Norman 7
3 Bill Singer 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 2
2 Bill Bonham 1
2 Buzz Capra 1
2 Bill Gogolewski 1
2 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .332
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Garry Maddox .331
4 Ed Goodson .330
5 Joe Torre .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 22
2 Hank Aaron 19
2 Bobby Bonds 19
2 John Mayberry 19
5 Darrell Evans 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 72
2 Reggie Jackson 61
3 Johnny Bench 55
4 Willie Stargell 52
5 Bob Watson 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 27
3 Bobby Bonds 23
4 Davey Lopes 22
5 Bill North 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 1.94
2 Rick Reuschel 1.96
3 Tom Seaver 1.97
4 Ken Holtzman 1.99
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 14
2 Ron Bryant 12
2 Bill Singer 12
4 Joe Coleman 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 164
2 Bill Singer 128
3 Bert Blyleven 122
4 Gaylord Perry 113
4 Wilbur Wood 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 19
2 John Hiller 14
3 Jack Aker 12
4 Terry Forster 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .520
2 Willie Montanez .462
3 Norm Cash .421
4 Jeff Burroughs .412
5 Del Unser .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 7
1 George Hendrick 7
3 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Davey Johnson 17
4 John Mayberry 16
4 Bob Watson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Dave Nelson 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
1 Chris Short 0.00
3 Rollie Fingers 0.57
4 Lindy McDaniel 0.63
5 Bill Gogolewski 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Hamilton 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 32
2 Joe Decker 28
3 Joe Coleman 26
4 Nolan Ryan 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Jim Crawford 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .426
2 Del Unser .397
3 Rod Carew .370
4 Jeff Burroughs .354
5 Tom Hutton .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 11
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Richie Hebner 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Davey Johnson 28
4 John Mayberry 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 13
2 Dave Nelson 12
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Rod Carew 9
4 Davey Lopes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.68
2 Mike Marshall 0.94
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.17
4 Bert Blyleven 1.21
5 Rick Wise 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Claude Osteen 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Jim Colborn 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Bert Blyleven 51
3 Bob Gibson 43
3 Mickey Lolich 43
3 Gaylord Perry 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Frank Linzy 7
4 John Hiller 6
5 Dave Sells 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Billy Williams .331
3 Bob Watson .330
4 John Mayberry .314
5 Pete Rose .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 135
2 Billy Williams 129
3 Johnny Bench 124
4 Willie Stargell 117
5 Bobby Murcer 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 63
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Lou Brock 57
4 Bobby Bonds 54
5 Dave Nelson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.07
2 Roger Nelson 2.19
3 Bill Lee 2.22
4 Don Sutton 2.30
5 Tom Seaver 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Claude Osteen 23
5 Luis Tiant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 402
2 Steve Carlton 269
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Bert Blyleven 254
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Jack Aker 28
4 Clay Carroll 27
5 2 tied 23