On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 33 .560 --
Orioles 37 30 .552 1.0
Brewers 37 36 .507 4.0
Red Sox 35 35 .500 4.5
Tigers 36 38 .486 5.5
Indians 27 47 .365 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 38 32 .543 --
Athletics 41 35 .539 --
Twins 38 33 .535 0.5
Angels 39 34 .534 0.5
Royals 40 38 .513 2.0
Rangers 25 44 .362 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 31 .603 --
Cardinals 36 37 .493 8.5
Expos 34 36 .486 9.0
Phillies 35 39 .473 10.0
Pirates 33 39 .458 11.0
Mets 31 39 .443 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 50 27 .649 --
Giants 45 33 .577 5.5
Astros 43 35 .551 7.5
Reds 39 36 .520 10.0
Braves 32 45 .416 18.0
Padres 24 52 .316 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy White 2
1 Earl Williams 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Bobby Darwin 4
1 Earl Williams 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.17
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Jack Billingham 0.86
3 Bob Moose 0.86
3 J. R. Richard 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Jim Bibby 7
2 Wayne Twitchell 7
4 Jack Billingham 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Doug Rau 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .331
2 Bob Watson .329
3 Rod Carew .327
4 Ed Goodson .325
5 Ron Fairly .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 23
2 Hank Aaron 20
2 Bobby Bonds 20
4 Darrell Evans 19
4 John Mayberry 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 72
2 Reggie Jackson 61
3 Johnny Bench 58
4 Willie Stargell 55
5 2 tied 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 31
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Davey Lopes 23
5 Bill North 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 1.94
2 Rick Reuschel 1.98
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.99
4 Tom Seaver 2.00
5 Ken Holtzman 2.05

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 176
2 Bill Singer 128
3 Bert Blyleven 124
4 Gaylord Perry 119
5 Wilbur Wood 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 19
2 John Hiller 15
3 Jack Aker 12
3 Terry Forster 12
3 Randy Moffitt 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .473
2 Jeff Burroughs .434
3 Willie Montanez .417
4 Tom Hutton .391
5 Bill Russell .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 7
2 Richie Hebner 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Willie Stargell 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Bobby Darwin 17
3 Davey Johnson 17
5 Bob Watson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Lou Brock 6
4 Davey Lopes 5
4 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
2 Clyde Wright 0.25
3 John Curtis 0.47
4 Grant Jackson 0.66
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dave Hamilton 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Gaylord Perry 31
3 Steve Busby 30
4 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Joe Coleman 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 John Hiller 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
4 Cy Acosta 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .398
2 Del Unser .397
3 Tom Hutton .368
4 Rod Carew .365
5 Buddy Bell .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 11
2 Bob Bailey 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 32
2 Reggie Jackson 29
2 Davey Johnson 29
4 Bobby Darwin 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 13
2 Dave Nelson 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Rod Carew 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.93
2 Mike Marshall 0.99
3 Bert Blyleven 1.21
4 Wayne Twitchell 1.54
5 Fred Beene 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Claude Osteen 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Jim Colborn 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Mickey Lolich 49
2 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Wayne Twitchell 46
5 Bert Blyleven 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Billy Williams .329
3 Bob Watson .326
4 Pete Rose .316
5 Dick Allen .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Dick Allen 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Bobby Murcer 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Billy Williams 129
3 Johnny Bench 125
4 Willie Stargell 120
5 Bobby Murcer 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 65
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 55
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Dave Nelson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.09
2 Roger Nelson 2.19
3 Bill Lee 2.22
4 Jim Palmer 2.34
5 Tom Seaver 2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 407
2 Steve Carlton 269
3 Tom Seaver 263
4 Bert Blyleven 256
5 Gaylord Perry 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 28
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 Tug McGraw 23