On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 39 .552 --
Red Sox 43 38 .531 2.0
Orioles 41 37 .526 2.5
Tigers 43 41 .512 3.5
Brewers 42 41 .506 4.0
Indians 29 56 .341 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 38 .558 --
Angels 44 38 .537 2.0
Royals 47 41 .534 2.0
Twins 43 38 .531 2.5
White Sox 43 40 .518 3.5
Rangers 29 53 .354 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 37 .575 --
Cardinals 43 40 .518 5.0
Expos 40 41 .494 7.0
Phillies 38 45 .458 10.0
Pirates 37 45 .451 10.5
Mets 34 46 .425 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 33 .621 --
Giants 49 39 .557 5.5
Reds 47 38 .553 6.0
Astros 47 42 .528 8.0
Braves 39 49 .443 15.5
Padres 31 54 .365 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 4
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Mike Epstein 4
1 Dave Nelson 4
1 Leroy Stanton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Buddy Bradford 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Dave May 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 5
2 Bob Montgomery 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Briggs 1
1 Pedro Garcia 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Randy Hundley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Jones 1.20
2 Steve Stone 0.78
3 Jim Bibby 0.60
4 Jack Billingham 0.56
5 Rick Wise 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 7
1 Steve Stone 7
1 Rick Wise 7
4 Jim Bibby 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Dave Sells 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Bob Watson .336
3 Ed Goodson .324
4 Garry Maddox .323
5 Gary Matthews .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 78
2 Reggie Jackson 65
3 Johnny Bench 64
4 Willie Stargell 61
5 Bobby Bonds 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 33
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Davey Lopes 25
3 Bill North 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.07
2 Wayne Twitchell 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 Bill Singer 14
3 Ron Bryant 13
3 Ken Holtzman 13
3 Catfish Hunter 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 192
2 Bill Singer 146
3 Bert Blyleven 136
4 Gaylord Perry 131
5 Wilbur Wood 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 22
2 John Hiller 20
3 Mike Marshall 15
4 Terry Forster 13
4 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bumbry .462
2 Steve Garvey .435
3 Bobby Murcer .417
4 Nate Colbert .415
5 Mike Lum .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 8
2 Darrell Evans 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Davey Johnson 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 27
2 Doug Rader 21
3 Ted Simmons 17
4 Ken Singleton 16
4 Bob Watson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 6
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 John Briggs 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
3 Rollie Fingers 0.60
4 Pat Jarvis 0.66
5 John Curtis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Woodson 4
2 Fred Beene 3
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 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 3 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 9
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Cy Acosta 4
3 Ray Corbin 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .391
2 Willie Montanez .385
3 Rod Carew .374
4 Al Bumbry .367
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 12
2 Darrell Evans 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Bob Bailey 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 35
2 Davey Johnson 32
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Lee May 28
5 Tony Perez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
1 Davey Lopes 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Ralph Garr 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.33
2 Sonny Siebert 1.55
3 Fred Beene 1.85
4 Bob Reynolds 1.86
5 Bert Blyleven 1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
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 9
4 Frank Linzy 8
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Pete Rose .322
4 Billy Williams .320
5 Dick Allen .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Bobby Murcer 39
5 Dick Allen 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 132
2 Johnny Bench 128
3 Bobby Murcer 120
3 Willie Stargell 120
3 Billy Williams 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 59
4 Dave Nelson 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.22
2 Roger Nelson 2.28
3 Don Sutton 2.30
4 Jim Palmer 2.39
5 Bert Blyleven 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Claude Osteen 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 399
2 Bert Blyleven 265
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Gaylord Perry 252
5 Steve Carlton 251

Saves

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