On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 37 .554 --
Orioles 40 34 .541 1.5
Red Sox 40 37 .519 3.0
Tigers 42 39 .519 3.0
Brewers 39 40 .494 5.0
Indians 28 53 .346 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 37 .549 --
Twins 41 36 .532 1.5
White Sox 42 37 .532 1.5
Royals 45 40 .529 1.5
Angels 41 37 .526 2.0
Rangers 28 50 .359 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 49 35 .583 --
Cardinals 41 39 .513 6.0
Expos 37 40 .481 8.5
Phillies 38 42 .475 9.0
Pirates 37 42 .468 9.5
Mets 34 43 .442 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 33 .607 --
Giants 48 37 .565 3.5
Astros 46 39 .541 5.5
Reds 44 38 .537 6.0
Braves 36 49 .424 15.5
Padres 29 53 .354 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 5
2 Larry Hisle 4
3 Richie Hebner 3
3 Felix Millan 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cookie Rojas 5
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 Davey Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roric Harrison 0.78
2 Brent Strom 0.71
3 Steve Arlin 0.67
3 Steve Carlton 0.67
5 Jon Matlack 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Roric Harrison 7
3 Ron Bryant 6
3 Mickey Lolich 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Bob Watson .337
3 Ed Goodson .332
4 Gary Matthews .324
5 Ron Santo .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 24
1 Willie Stargell 24
3 Darrell Evans 23
4 Hank Aaron 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 76
2 Reggie Jackson 63
3 Johnny Bench 61
3 Willie Stargell 61
5 Bobby Bonds 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 31
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bill North 25
4 Bobby Bonds 24
5 Davey Lopes 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.94
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.96
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Rick Reuschel 2.25
5 Sonny Siebert 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 15
2 Ron Bryant 13
2 Bill Singer 13
4 Joe Coleman 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 186
2 Bill Singer 139
3 Bert Blyleven 129
4 Gaylord Perry 125
4 Wilbur Wood 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 21
2 John Hiller 19
3 Terry Forster 13
3 Mike Marshall 13
3 Randy Moffitt 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .433
2 Steve Garvey .415
3 Ron Santo .414
4 Gary Thomasson .394
5 Rod Carew .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 7
1 Darrell Evans 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Davey Johnson 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 21
1 Doug Rader 21
3 Nate Colbert 16
3 Darrell Evans 16
3 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Bill North 5
2 Roy White 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
4 Ramon Hernandez 0.71
4 Pat Jarvis 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Reggie Cleveland 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 32
2 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Joe Decker 27
4 Bill Singer 25
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Ray Corbin 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Unser .394
2 Rod Carew .391
3 Paul Blair .390
4 Willie Montanez .368
5 Ed Goodson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 13
2 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Darrell Evans 12
4 Bob Bailey 10
4 George Hendrick 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 35
2 Greg Luzinski 32
3 Bob Bailey 30
4 Ken Singleton 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 11
1 Ralph Garr 11
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 1.42
2 Clyde Wright 1.57
3 Mike Marshall 1.60
4 Grant Jackson 1.65
5 Fred Beene 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Ron Bryant 5
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 Dave Hamilton 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Gaylord Perry 49
3 Mickey Lolich 47
4 Wilbur Wood 46
5 Wayne Twitchell 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 John Hiller 9
3 Frank Linzy 8
3 Mike Marshall 8
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Pete Rose .320
4 Billy Williams .320
5 Dick Allen .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 132
2 Johnny Bench 125
3 Willie Stargell 122
4 Billy Williams 121
5 Bobby Murcer 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 57
4 Bobby Bonds 51
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.21
2 Don Sutton 2.24
3 Mike Marshall 2.25
4 Roger Nelson 2.28
5 Jim Palmer 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Claude Osteen 23
5 Joe Coleman 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 401
2 Steve Carlton 259
3 Bert Blyleven 258
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Gaylord Perry 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 27
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 Tug McGraw 25