On This Day

Wednesday, July 11, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 41 .544 --
Red Sox 45 39 .536 1.0
Orioles 43 38 .531 1.5
Tigers 45 42 .517 2.5
Brewers 43 43 .500 4.0
Indians 30 57 .345 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 49 39 .557 --
Royals 49 42 .538 1.5
Angels 45 40 .529 2.5
Twins 44 40 .524 3.0
White Sox 45 41 .523 3.0
Rangers 30 55 .353 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 38 .573 --
Cardinals 44 41 .518 5.0
Expos 41 43 .488 7.5
Pirates 39 45 .464 9.5
Phillies 39 47 .453 10.5
Mets 36 47 .434 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 55 34 .618 --
Reds 49 39 .557 5.5
Giants 50 40 .556 5.5
Astros 48 44 .522 8.5
Braves 41 50 .451 15.0
Padres 31 56 .356 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Millan 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Goodson 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
1 Jim Northrup 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Northrup 8
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Darrell Porter 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Darrel Chaney 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.60
2 Bob Gibson 1.20
2 Don Sutton 1.20
4 Nelson Briles 1.00
5 Steve Stone 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 12
2 Nolan Ryan 11
3 Gaylord Perry 9
3 Steve Stone 9
5 Catfish Hunter 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Bob Watson .334
3 Garry Maddox .328
4 Ed Goodson .325
5 Gary Matthews .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 25
1 Darrell Evans 25
1 Willie Stargell 25
4 Hank Aaron 23
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 80
2 Johnny Bench 69
3 Reggie Jackson 67
4 Willie Stargell 64
5 Bobby Bonds 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 35
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bill North 27
4 Lou Brock 26
4 Davey Lopes 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.05
2 Ken Holtzman 2.07
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.07
4 Rick Reuschel 2.17
5 Don Sutton 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 16
2 Catfish Hunter 14
2 Bill Singer 14
4 Ron Bryant 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 203
2 Bill Singer 146
3 Bert Blyleven 141
4 Gaylord Perry 140
5 Wilbur Wood 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 23
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 16
4 Terry Forster 13
4 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nate Colbert .451
2 Dave May .433
3 Pete Rose .429
4 Boots Day .424
5 Rod Carew .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 23
2 Darrell Evans 16
2 Greg Luzinski 16
2 Ted Simmons 16
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bill North 6
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
2 Jon Matlack 0.38
3 Randy Jones 0.50
4 John Hiller 0.57
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Steve Busby 31
3 Gaylord Perry 27
4 Steve Stone 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .394
2 Rod Carew .376
3 Paul Blair .376
4 Bill Russell .372
5 Bobby Murcer .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 13
2 Davey Johnson 11
3 Bob Bailey 10
3 Bobby Bonds 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 33
2 Lee May 31
3 Greg Luzinski 30
4 Darrell Evans 29
4 Davey Johnson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Davey Lopes 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
3 Bill North 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.95
2 Sonny Siebert 1.00
3 Fred Beene 1.25
4 Bob Reynolds 1.57
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Gaylord Perry 59
3 Steve Busby 58
4 Bob Gibson 50
4 Don Sutton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
1 Sparky Lyle 10
1 Mike Marshall 10
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Frank Linzy 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Dick Allen .324
4 Billy Williams .323
5 Pete Rose .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Bobby Bonds 39
2 Bobby Murcer 39
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 134
2 Johnny Bench 131
3 Billy Williams 121
4 Willie Stargell 120
5 Bobby Murcer 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
1 Joe Morgan 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Bert Campaneris 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.18
2 Don Sutton 2.26
3 Roger Nelson 2.33
4 Bert Blyleven 2.41
5 Bill Lee 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Luis Tiant 22
5 6 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Bert Blyleven 260
2 Tom Seaver 260
4 Steve Carlton 257
5 Gaylord Perry 251

Saves

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