On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 42 .563 --
Orioles 47 40 .540 2.5
Red Sox 49 42 .538 2.5
Tigers 48 45 .516 4.5
Brewers 45 46 .495 6.5
Indians 34 60 .362 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 41 .564 --
Royals 52 45 .536 2.5
Angels 47 44 .516 4.5
White Sox 48 45 .516 4.5
Twins 46 45 .505 5.5
Rangers 31 59 .344 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 42 .548 --
Cardinals 49 42 .538 1.0
Expos 43 47 .478 6.5
Phillies 42 50 .457 8.5
Pirates 41 49 .456 8.5
Mets 39 50 .438 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 34 .642 --
Reds 52 42 .553 8.5
Giants 52 43 .547 9.0
Astros 51 47 .520 11.5
Braves 45 52 .464 17.0
Padres 32 60 .348 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bradford 4
1 Tommy Harper 4
1 Ed Herrmann 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
1 Bill Melton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Herrmann 5
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Amos Otis 3
4 Boots Day 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.25
2 Steve Arlin 1.00
3 Vida Blue 0.86
4 Ernie McAnally 0.60
5 Pat Dobson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 10
2 Steve Arlin 6
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Ernie McAnally 6
5 Jim Lonborg 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Bob Watson .333
3 Pete Rose .323
4 Garry Maddox .323
5 Gary Matthews .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 80
2 Reggie Jackson 74
3 Johnny Bench 70
4 Willie Stargell 67
5 Bobby Murcer 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 36
2 Cesar Cedeno 32
3 Lou Brock 30
4 Davey Lopes 28
4 Bill North 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.08
2 Ken Holtzman 2.09
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.13
4 Don Sutton 2.16
5 Bert Blyleven 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 18
2 Joe Coleman 14
2 Ken Holtzman 14
2 Catfish Hunter 14
2 Bill Singer 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 220
2 Bill Singer 150
3 Bert Blyleven 148
4 Gaylord Perry 143
5 Wilbur Wood 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 25
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 18
4 Terry Forster 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .435
2 Don Money .426
3 Tommy Davis .409
4 Johnny Grubb .405
5 George Scott .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 7
2 Amos Otis 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Buddy Bradford 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 23
2 Lee May 16
3 Dusty Baker 14
3 Don Money 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bill North 6
2 Freddie Patek 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Stottlemyre 0.00
1 Mike Caldwell 0.00
3 Roger Moret 0.47
4 Sam McDowell 0.64
5 Jon Matlack 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Tom Bradley 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Don Sutton 27
3 Jim Bibby 24
3 Bert Blyleven 24
3 Gaylord Perry 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .391
2 Steve Garvey .390
3 Rod Carew .376
4 Bobby Murcer .368
5 Manny Mota .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 11
2 George Hendrick 10
2 Davey Johnson 10
2 Amos Otis 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 35
2 Lee May 33
3 Doug Rader 28
4 Darrell Evans 26
4 Deron Johnson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Bert Campaneris 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.36
2 Rollie Fingers 0.77
3 Sonny Siebert 1.24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.25
5 Fred Beene 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Gaylord Perry 55
3 Don Sutton 53
4 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Steve Busby 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
1 Sparky Lyle 10
1 Mike Marshall 10
4 Ray Corbin 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Bob Watson .330
3 Pete Rose .325
4 Dick Allen .320
5 Del Unser .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 41
1 Willie Stargell 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Bobby Bonds 37
5 John Mayberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 132
2 Johnny Bench 124
3 Bobby Murcer 123
4 Willie Stargell 119
5 Billy Williams 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Bobby Bonds 51
4 Bert Campaneris 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Roger Nelson 2.18
3 Ken Holtzman 2.19
4 Bert Blyleven 2.45
5 Bill Lee 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 29
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Luis Tiant 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Tom Seaver 257
3 Bert Blyleven 255
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Mike Marshall 27
4 Jack Aker 25
5 Tug McGraw 24