On This Day

Saturday, July 14, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 42 .548 --
Red Sox 47 40 .540 1.0
Orioles 45 39 .536 1.5
Tigers 48 42 .533 1.5
Brewers 44 45 .494 5.0
Indians 33 58 .363 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 51 40 .560 --
Royals 50 44 .532 2.5
White Sox 46 43 .517 4.0
Twins 45 43 .511 4.5
Angels 45 43 .511 4.5
Rangers 31 57 .352 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 40 .560 --
Cardinals 46 42 .523 3.5
Expos 42 45 .483 7.0
Pirates 41 46 .471 8.0
Phillies 41 48 .461 9.0
Mets 38 48 .442 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 34 .630 --
Giants 51 41 .554 7.0
Reds 50 41 .549 7.5
Astros 49 46 .516 10.5
Braves 43 51 .457 16.0
Padres 31 59 .344 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 3
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felix Millan 3
1 Bobby Mitchell 3
1 Al Oliver 3
1 Ken Reitz 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Briggs 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alan Foster 1.40
2 Al Downing 1.00
2 Tom Hall 1.00
2 Jim Palmer 1.00
5 Randy Jones 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 9
1 Jim Palmer 9
3 Alan Foster 7
3 Randy Jones 7
3 George Stone 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Garry Maddox .327
4 Ed Goodson .323
5 Gary Matthews .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 26
1 Willie Stargell 26
3 Bobby Bonds 25
4 Hank Aaron 24
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 Murcer 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 35
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Lou Brock 28
4 Davey Lopes 27
4 Bill North 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.08
2 Ken Holtzman 2.09
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.13
4 Rick Reuschel 2.17
5 Don Sutton 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 17
2 Joe Coleman 14
2 Ken Holtzman 14
2 Catfish Hunter 14
2 Bill Singer 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 203
2 Bill Singer 146
3 Bert Blyleven 141
4 Gaylord Perry 140
5 Wilbur Wood 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 23
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 17
4 Terry Forster 13
4 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .441
2 Dusty Baker .433
3 Boots Day .429
4 Bobby Murcer .426
5 Dave May .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
1 Greg Luzinski 7
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 23
2 Deron Johnson 18
3 Darrell Evans 16
4 Greg Luzinski 15
4 Bobby Murcer 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Bill North 6
3 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.38
2 Mel Stottlemyre 0.51
3 Steve Renko 1.00
3 Roger Moret 1.00
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roric Harrison 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Tom Bradley 3
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Don Sutton 25
3 Jim Bibby 24
3 Steve Busby 24
5 Wilbur Wood 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
3 Ray Corbin 4
3 Sparky Lyle 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .406
2 Bobby Murcer .390
3 Paul Blair .385
4 Rod Carew .368
5 Dusty Baker .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 12
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 35
2 Lee May 33
3 Greg Luzinski 30
4 Deron Johnson 28
5 Paul Blair 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Davey Lopes 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Bill North 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.94
2 Sonny Siebert 1.00
3 Fred Beene 1.42
4 Bert Blyleven 1.48
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Steve Busby 54
3 Gaylord Perry 52
4 Joe Coleman 46
4 2 others tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
1 Mike Marshall 10
3 Sparky Lyle 9
4 Ray Corbin 6
4 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Pete Rose .326
4 Dick Allen .325
5 Del Unser .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 125
3 Bobby Murcer 124
4 Willie Stargell 123
5 Billy Williams 113

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.19
2 Roger Nelson 2.20
3 Ken Holtzman 2.20
4 Bert Blyleven 2.45
5 Bill Lee 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Tom Seaver 266
3 Bert Blyleven 255
4 Steve Carlton 254
5 Gaylord Perry 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Mike Marshall 26
4 Jack Aker 25
4 Tug McGraw 25