On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 39 .547 --
Orioles 41 36 .532 1.5
Red Sox 42 37 .532 1.5
Tigers 42 41 .506 3.5
Brewers 40 41 .494 4.5
Indians 29 54 .349 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 47 38 .553 --
Royals 47 40 .540 1.0
Twins 43 37 .538 1.5
Angels 42 38 .525 2.5
White Sox 42 39 .519 3.0
Rangers 29 51 .363 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 36 .581 --
Cardinals 43 39 .524 5.0
Expos 40 40 .500 7.0
Phillies 38 44 .463 10.0
Pirates 37 44 .457 10.5
Mets 34 45 .430 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 33 .616 --
Giants 48 39 .552 5.5
Reds 46 38 .548 6.0
Astros 46 42 .523 8.0
Braves 38 49 .437 15.5
Padres 30 54 .357 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Jim Holt 4
1 Bill Russell 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 2
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Money 5
2 Bob Coluccio 4
2 Bobby Darwin 4
4 Hal Breeden 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Wright 1.12
2 Steve Renko 0.88
3 Ray Sadecki 0.83
4 Gaylord Perry 0.75
5 Bert Blyleven 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Wright 9
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Steve Renko 7
4 Andy Messersmith 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Bob Watson .335
3 Gary Matthews .324
4 Ed Goodson .323
5 Garry Maddox .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 78
2 Reggie Jackson 64
3 Johnny Bench 62
4 Willie Stargell 61
5 Bobby Bonds 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 33
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bill North 25
4 Bobby Bonds 24
4 2 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 1.96
2 Ken Holtzman 2.07
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Rick Reuschel 2.25
5 Don Sutton 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 15
2 Ron Bryant 13
2 Ken Holtzman 13
2 Catfish Hunter 13
2 Bill Singer 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 192
2 Bill Singer 139
3 Bert Blyleven 136
4 Gaylord Perry 131
5 Wilbur Wood 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 22
2 John Hiller 19
3 Mike Marshall 15
4 Terry Forster 13
4 Randy Moffitt 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .457
2 Al Bumbry .429
2 Toby Harrah .429
4 Bobby Murcer .423
5 Nate Colbert .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 25
2 Doug Rader 21
3 Nate Colbert 17
4 Ted Simmons 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Dusty Baker 6
2 Lou Brock 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
2 Pat Jarvis 0.61
3 Rollie Fingers 0.66
4 John Curtis 1.00
5 Dick Woodson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
1 Dick Woodson 4
3 Fred Beene 3
3 Nelson Briles 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Steve Busby 28
3 Bill Singer 25
4 Bert Blyleven 24
4 5 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Ray Corbin 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Sparky Lyle 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .395
2 Rod Carew .374
3 Del Unser .365
4 Dave May .358
5 Bill Russell .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 13
2 Darrell Evans 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 George Hendrick 10
3 Rick Monday 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 33
1 Davey Johnson 33
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Lee May 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Davey Lopes 10
2 Dave Nelson 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.35
2 Dave Hamilton 1.30
3 Sonny Siebert 1.55
4 Grant Jackson 1.63
4 Bob Reynolds 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Gaylord Perry 55
3 Bert Blyleven 49
4 Mickey Lolich 47
4 Wilbur Wood 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 11
2 Mike Marshall 10
3 John Hiller 8
4 Frank Linzy 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Bob Watson .328
3 Pete Rose .322
4 Billy Williams .319
5 Dick Allen .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Bobby Bonds 39
2 Bobby Murcer 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 Dick Allen 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 126
3 Bobby Murcer 121
4 Willie Stargell 120
4 Billy Williams 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 59
4 Bert Campaneris 51
4 Dave Nelson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.22
2 Ken Holtzman 2.22
3 Don Sutton 2.23
4 Roger Nelson 2.28
5 Jim Palmer 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
2 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Claude Osteen 22
4 Luis Tiant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 399
2 Bert Blyleven 265
3 Steve Carlton 259
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Gaylord Perry 252

Saves

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