On This Day

Sunday, July 1, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 33 .577 --
Orioles 37 33 .529 4.0
Brewers 38 37 .507 5.5
Tigers 39 38 .506 5.5
Red Sox 36 36 .500 6.0
Indians 27 50 .351 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 35 .557 --
Twins 40 33 .548 1.0
White Sox 38 35 .521 3.0
Angels 39 36 .520 3.0
Royals 42 39 .519 3.0
Rangers 26 46 .361 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 33 .593 --
Cardinals 37 38 .493 8.0
Pirates 36 39 .480 9.0
Phillies 36 40 .474 9.5
Expos 34 39 .466 10.0
Mets 33 40 .452 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 29 .638 --
Giants 46 35 .568 5.5
Astros 44 36 .550 7.0
Reds 41 37 .526 9.0
Braves 34 46 .425 17.0
Padres 25 53 .321 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 7
1 Ron Santo 7
3 Al Oliver 6
4 Mike Lum 5
4 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Singleton 2
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Hal Breeden 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Goodson 4
1 Sonny Jackson 4
1 Deron Johnson 4
1 Mike Lum 4
1 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Briggs 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 7.00
2 Joe Coleman 1.14
3 Mickey Lolich 1.00
3 Bill Singer 1.00
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 8
1 Ray Sadecki 8
3 Jim Kaat 7
3 Phil Niekro 7
3 Don Sutton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .332
2 Rod Carew .331
3 Garry Maddox .331
4 Ed Goodson .331
5 Gary Matthews .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 23
2 Bobby Bonds 21
2 Darrell Evans 21
4 Hank Aaron 20
5 John Mayberry 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 74
2 Reggie Jackson 63
3 Johnny Bench 58
4 Willie Stargell 57
5 2 tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 31
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bobby Bonds 24
4 Davey Lopes 23
5 Bill North 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.98
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.99
3 Tom Seaver 2.00
4 Ken Holtzman 2.05
5 Bert Blyleven 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 14
2 Ron Bryant 13
3 Joe Coleman 12
3 Catfish Hunter 12
3 Bill Singer 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 176
2 Bill Singer 132
3 Bert Blyleven 124
4 Wilbur Wood 120
5 Gaylord Perry 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 John Hiller 17
3 Randy Moffitt 13
4 Jack Aker 12
4 Terry Forster 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .424
2 Dick Green .412
3 Bobby Murcer .397
4 Jeff Burroughs .383
5 Willie Stargell .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Richie Hebner 6
1 George Hendrick 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
1 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Bob Watson 16
4 Richie Hebner 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 John Briggs 5
2 Lou Brock 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
3 Clyde Wright 0.25
4 John Curtis 0.47
5 Jim Barr 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Hamilton 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Fred Beene 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 31
2 Mickey Lolich 29
3 Joe Decker 28
4 Nolan Ryan 27
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
2 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Cy Acosta 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .396
2 Del Unser .381
3 Rod Carew .377
4 Lee May .361
5 2 tied .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 11
2 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Darrell Evans 10
4 Richie Hebner 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 34
2 Davey Johnson 29
3 Reggie Jackson 27
4 Richie Hebner 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 12
2 Dave Nelson 11
3 Rod Carew 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.79
2 Grant Jackson 0.98
3 Bert Blyleven 1.21
4 Fred Beene 1.47
5 Wayne Twitchell 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Ron Bryant 6
2 Jim Colborn 6
4 Pat Dobson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Gaylord Perry 46
3 Wayne Twitchell 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 13
2 John Hiller 8
2 Frank Linzy 8
4 Mike Marshall 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Bob Watson .326
3 Billy Williams .325
4 Pete Rose .318
5 Dick Allen .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Dick Allen 39
4 Bobby Murcer 38
5 Bobby Bonds 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 130
2 Billy Williams 126
3 Johnny Bench 124
4 Bobby Murcer 122
4 Willie Stargell 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Lou Brock 55
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.07
2 Roger Nelson 2.16
3 Ken Holtzman 2.28
4 Jim Palmer 2.35
5 Tom Seaver 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Steve Carlton 25
2 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Claude Osteen 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 407
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Steve Carlton 258
4 Bert Blyleven 253
5 Gaylord Perry 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 27
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 Tug McGraw 24