On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 34 .570 --
Orioles 37 34 .521 4.0
Brewers 39 37 .513 4.5
Tigers 40 38 .513 4.5
Red Sox 37 36 .507 5.0
Indians 27 51 .346 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 41 33 .554 --
Athletics 44 36 .550 --
White Sox 39 35 .527 2.0
Angels 40 36 .526 2.0
Royals 42 40 .512 3.0
Rangers 26 47 .356 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 33 .593 --
Cardinals 38 38 .500 7.5
Pirates 36 39 .480 9.0
Expos 35 39 .473 9.5
Phillies 36 41 .468 10.0
Mets 33 41 .446 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 30 .630 --
Giants 47 35 .573 4.5
Astros 44 37 .543 7.0
Reds 42 37 .532 8.0
Braves 34 47 .420 17.0
Padres 26 53 .329 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
2 Steve Braun 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 5
2 Ken Berry 4
3 Cito Gaston 3
3 Gary Matthews 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Alex Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Clyde 1.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.75
3 Vida Blue 0.62
4 Woodie Fryman 0.60
5 Reggie Cleveland 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 8
2 David Clyde 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Clay Kirby 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .339
2 Bob Watson .334
3 Ed Goodson .333
4 Gary Matthews .325
5 Garry Maddox .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 23
2 Bobby Bonds 22
3 Hank Aaron 21
3 Darrell Evans 21
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 Bobby Bonds 56

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 18
3 Randy Moffitt 13
4 Jack Aker 12
4 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .435
2 Willie Stargell .419
3 Bill Russell .400
4 Paul Blair .393
5 Toby Harrah .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Richie Hebner 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 George Hendrick 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 16
1 Mike Schmidt 16
3 Richie Hebner 15
3 John Mayberry 15
3 Bob Watson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 John Briggs 5
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Rod Carew 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
3 John Curtis 0.32
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.40
5 Mike Marshall 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Hamilton 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Fred Beene 3
2 Reggie Cleveland 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Joe Coleman 26
2 Gaylord Perry 26
4 Joe Decker 25
4 Phil Niekro 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Ray Corbin 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Paul Blair .380
3 Del Unser .375
4 Lee May .356
5 Ed Goodson .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 11
1 George Hendrick 11
3 Darrell Evans 10
3 Davey Johnson 10
5 Reggie Jackson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 34
2 Davey Johnson 30
3 Reggie Jackson 27
4 Ted Simmons 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 12
2 Rod Carew 11
2 Dave Nelson 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.79
2 Bert Blyleven 1.21
3 Grant Jackson 1.24
4 Wayne Twitchell 1.41
5 Pat Dobson 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Jim Colborn 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Dave Hamilton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Gaylord Perry 46
4 Bert Blyleven 44
5 Bob Gibson 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .339
2 Bob Watson .324
3 Billy Williams .324
4 Pete Rose .318
5 Dick Allen .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Dick Allen 39
4 Bobby Murcer 38
5 Bobby Bonds 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 130
2 Johnny Bench 124
3 Billy Williams 123
4 Bobby Murcer 122
4 Willie Stargell 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Lou Brock 55
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Dave Nelson 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 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
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