On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 43 .566 --
Orioles 50 41 .549 2.0
Red Sox 52 43 .547 2.0
Tigers 49 47 .510 5.5
Brewers 47 48 .495 7.0
Indians 35 62 .361 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 42 .567 --
Royals 54 46 .540 2.5
Twins 48 47 .505 6.0
Angels 48 47 .505 6.0
White Sox 48 48 .500 6.5
Rangers 33 61 .351 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 45 .536 --
Cardinals 50 45 .526 1.0
Pirates 44 49 .473 6.0
Expos 44 50 .468 6.5
Phillies 44 51 .463 7.0
Mets 41 51 .446 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 36 .636 --
Reds 56 42 .571 6.5
Giants 55 43 .561 7.5
Astros 52 49 .515 12.0
Braves 45 55 .450 18.5
Padres 33 63 .344 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Bob Oliver 3
1 Tony Oliva 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
5 29 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Rader 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 3
1 Ken Singleton 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Bob Boone 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 2
1 Cookie Rojas 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.75
2 Bob Gibson 1.17
2 Jerry Koosman 1.17
4 David Clyde 0.86
5 Steve Renko 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 7
1 Bob Gibson 7
1 Jerry Koosman 7
1 Ron Schueler 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Pete Rose .326
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Garry Maddox .324
5 Dave May .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 27
3 Darrell Evans 26
4 Bobby Bonds 25
5 Davey Johnson 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 80
2 Reggie Jackson 77
3 Johnny Bench 70
3 Willie Stargell 70
5 Bobby Murcer 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 36
2 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Lou Brock 32
4 Bill North 30
5 Davey Lopes 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.02
2 Ken Holtzman 2.24
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.29
4 Bill Lee 2.37
5 Don Sutton 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 18
2 Joe Coleman 15
2 Catfish Hunter 15
2 Bill Singer 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 233
2 Bill Singer 156
3 Bert Blyleven 151
4 Gaylord Perry 150
5 Don Sutton 143

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 Tommy Davis .435
2 Dave May .410
3 Dick McAuliffe .406
4 Rick Monday .400
5 Pete Rose .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Tommy Harper 6
3 George Hendrick 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 19
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Reggie Jackson 14
4 Dusty Baker 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommy Harper 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Dave Concepcion 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 0.00
2 Mel Stottlemyre 0.67
3 Mike Caldwell 0.69
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.81
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Jim Bibby 30
2 Mike Cuellar 30
4 Steve Renko 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Jim Brewer 4
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 Adrian Devine 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Dave May .383
3 Steve Garvey .380
4 Tommy Davis .379
5 John Lowenstein .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 10
1 Darrell Evans 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 34
2 Doug Rader 32
3 Ken Singleton 28
4 Lee May 27
5 Bobby Murcer 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Bill North 10
4 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Davey Lopes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.99
2 Fred Beene 1.29
3 Mel Stottlemyre 1.38
4 Nelson Briles 1.50
5 Sam McDowell 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Fred Norman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 78
2 Gaylord Perry 57
3 Don Sutton 53
4 Bert Blyleven 46
5 Mickey Lolich 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Cy Acosta 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .328
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Dick Allen .321
5 Jose Cardenal .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Bobby Murcer 40
4 Bobby Bonds 37
5 John Mayberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 127
2 Johnny Bench 124
3 Bobby Murcer 123
4 Willie Stargell 116
5 Billy Williams 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 65
2 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 60
4 Bert Campaneris 52
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.28
2 Don Sutton 2.29
3 Tom Seaver 2.35
4 Nolan Ryan 2.41
5 Bill Lee 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 409
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Bert Blyleven 258
4 Steve Carlton 252
5 Gaylord Perry 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Mike Marshall 26
4 Jack Aker 25
5 2 tied 24