On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 41 .549 --
Red Sox 46 39 .541 1.0
Orioles 44 38 .537 1.5
Tigers 46 42 .523 2.5
Brewers 43 44 .494 5.0
Indians 31 58 .348 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 39 .562 --
Royals 49 43 .533 2.5
Twins 45 41 .523 3.5
Angels 45 41 .523 3.5
White Sox 45 42 .517 4.0
Rangers 30 56 .349 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 38 .573 --
Cardinals 44 42 .512 5.5
Expos 41 43 .488 7.5
Pirates 40 45 .471 9.0
Phillies 39 48 .448 11.0
Mets 36 47 .434 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 34 .622 --
Reds 49 39 .557 6.0
Giants 50 40 .556 6.0
Astros 49 44 .527 8.5
Braves 41 50 .451 15.5
Padres 31 57 .352 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Lis 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 George Hendrick 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Ed Brinkman 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Mitterwald 5
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
4 Bill Buckner 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Clyde 1.14
2 Andy Messersmith 1.00
2 Luke Walker 1.00
4 Marty Pattin 0.67
5 Jesse Jefferson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Clyde 8
2 Andy Messersmith 7
3 Ken Forsch 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Grant Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Bob Watson .332
3 Garry Maddox .328
4 Ed Goodson .325
5 Gary Matthews .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 26
2 Bobby Bonds 25
2 Darrell Evans 25
4 Hank Aaron 23
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 80
2 Reggie Jackson 71
3 Johnny Bench 69
4 Willie Stargell 67
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 Dave May .426
2 Nate Colbert .418
3 Dusty Baker .410
4 Steve Garvey .409
5 Pete Rose .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 8
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Davey Johnson 6
2 Greg Luzinski 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 20
2 Darrell Evans 16
3 Deron Johnson 15
3 Greg Luzinski 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bill North 6
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
2 Jon Matlack 0.38
3 Randy Jones 0.50
4 Mel Stottlemyre 0.69
5 Jim Kaat 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Roric Harrison 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Ray Corbin 4
3 Sparky Lyle 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .418
2 Paul Blair .380
3 Bobby Murcer .380
4 Rod Carew .377
5 Dave May .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 13
2 Bob Bailey 10
2 Bobby Bonds 10
2 George Hendrick 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 33
1 Lee May 33
3 Greg Luzinski 29
4 Darrell Evans 28
5 Davey Johnson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Bill North 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.84
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 Bert Blyleven 49
5 Wilbur Wood 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
1 Sparky Lyle 10
1 Mike Marshall 10
4 Ray Corbin 6
4 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Dick Allen .324
4 Pete Rose .323
5 Billy Williams .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Bobby Bonds 39
2 Bobby Murcer 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 John Mayberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 134
2 Johnny Bench 128
3 Willie Stargell 123
4 Bobby Murcer 119
5 Billy Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 59
1 Joe Morgan 59
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bert Campaneris 51
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.18
2 Don Sutton 2.19
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 23
4 Luis Tiant 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Bert Blyleven 260
2 Tom Seaver 260
4 Gaylord Perry 251
5 Steve Carlton 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Clay Carroll 26
4 Jack Aker 25
4 2 others tied 25