On This Day

Monday, July 9, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 40 .545 --
Red Sox 44 38 .537 1.0
Orioles 42 37 .532 1.5
Tigers 43 42 .506 3.5
Brewers 42 42 .500 4.0
Indians 29 56 .341 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 38 .558 --
Royals 48 41 .539 1.5
Angels 44 39 .530 2.5
Twins 43 39 .524 3.0
White Sox 44 40 .524 3.0
Rangers 30 53 .361 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 37 .575 --
Cardinals 43 40 .518 5.0
Expos 40 42 .488 7.5
Phillies 38 46 .452 10.5
Pirates 37 45 .451 10.5
Mets 35 46 .432 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 33 .621 --
Reds 48 38 .558 5.5
Giants 49 39 .557 5.5
Astros 47 43 .522 8.5
Braves 40 49 .449 15.0
Padres 31 54 .365 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Harris 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 Tom Grieve 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kurt Bevacqua 6
2 Hal King 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Gates Brown 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Paul Schaal 1
1 George Scott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Reed 1.33
1 Tom Seaver 1.33
3 Doc Medich 1.00
4 Don Wilson 0.90
5 Wilbur Wood 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 9
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Tom Hall 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Bob Watson .335
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 80
2 Johnny Bench 67
3 Reggie Jackson 65
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 Tom Seaver 2.05
2 Ken Holtzman 2.07
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.07
4 Rick Reuschel 2.25
5 Bill Lee 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 16
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 Wilbur Wood 134
5 Gaylord Perry 131

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 .429
3 Rod Carew .423
4 Dave May .412
4 Bobby Murcer .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 8
2 Darrell Evans 7
3 Davey Johnson 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 27
2 Doug Rader 17
2 Ted Simmons 17
4 Richie Hebner 15
4 Mike Lum 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Arlin 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
4 Rollie Fingers 0.60
5 Pat Jarvis 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Reggie Cleveland 3
1 Ed Farmer 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Joe Decker 27
3 Bill Singer 25
3 Wilbur Wood 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 9
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Cy Acosta 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .397
2 Al Bumbry .377
3 Willie Montanez .369
4 Rod Carew .369
5 Bobby Murcer .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 12
2 Darrell Evans 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Bob Bailey 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 34
2 Davey Johnson 32
3 Greg Luzinski 30
4 Lee May 29
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
1 Davey Lopes 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Ralph Garr 9
3 Bill North 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.33
2 Sonny Siebert 1.55
3 John Curtis 1.64
4 Bob Reynolds 1.69
5 Fred Beene 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 Dave Hamilton 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Gaylord Perry 55
3 Wilbur Wood 47
4 Steve Busby 45
4 Mickey Lolich 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 10
1 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 .344
2 Bob Watson .329
3 Billy Williams .322
4 Pete Rose .322
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 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 134
2 Johnny Bench 129
3 Bobby Murcer 120
3 Billy Williams 120
5 Willie Stargell 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Lou Brock 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Bobby Bonds 50
4 2 others tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.22
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Roger Nelson 2.33
4 Jim Palmer 2.39
5 Bill Lee 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Claude Osteen 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 399
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Steve Carlton 257
4 Bert Blyleven 255
5 Gaylord Perry 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Jack Aker 26
3 Clay Carroll 26
5 2 tied 25