On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 44 .573 --
Orioles 54 42 .563 1.5
Red Sox 52 46 .531 4.5
Tigers 51 48 .515 6.0
Brewers 47 51 .480 9.5
Indians 36 66 .353 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 45 .554 --
Royals 57 47 .548 0.5
Twins 52 47 .525 3.0
White Sox 50 51 .495 6.0
Angels 48 51 .485 7.0
Rangers 37 61 .378 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 46 .535 --
Cubs 52 48 .520 1.5
Pirates 48 49 .495 4.0
Expos 47 51 .480 5.5
Phillies 46 54 .460 7.5
Mets 43 53 .448 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 38 .627 --
Reds 59 43 .578 5.0
Giants 58 44 .569 6.0
Astros 53 51 .510 12.0
Braves 46 59 .438 19.5
Padres 34 67 .337 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Roger Metzger 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
4 Lou Brock 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Charlie Spikes 2
3 Steve Brye 1
3 Jim Fregosi 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Tommy Davis 5
3 Steve Brye 3
3 Andy Etchebarren 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Harris 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Mike Jorgensen 1
2 Larry Lintz 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 2.67
2 Jim Palmer 1.25
3 Bert Blyleven 1.12
4 Steve Stone 0.86
5 Steve Busby 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
2 J. R. Richard 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 Al Downing 7
5 Steve Stone 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Dave May .327
4 Bob Watson .325
5 Ed Goodson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Hank Aaron 27
2 Bobby Bonds 27
2 Darrell Evans 27
5 Davey Johnson 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 83
2 Reggie Jackson 81
3 Johnny Bench 77
4 Willie Stargell 75
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 37
2 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Lou Brock 33
3 Bill North 33
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.96
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.29
3 Ken Holtzman 2.32
4 Don Sutton 2.39
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 19
2 Jack Billingham 15
2 Ron Bryant 15
2 Joe Coleman 15
2 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 236
2 Bert Blyleven 160
3 Bill Singer 157
4 Tom Seaver 155
5 Gaylord Perry 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 20
4 Terry Forster 15
5 4 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Carbo .500
2 Tommy Davis .467
2 Jim Hickman .467
4 Pete Rose .450
5 Bill North .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 George Mitterwald 5
3 Dave Roberts 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 17
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 George Mitterwald 13
4 Reggie Smith 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Bill North 6
2 Freddie Patek 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 0.00
2 Pat Dobson 0.48
3 Mike Marshall 0.63
4 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Jim Rooker 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fred Norman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 36
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Tom Seaver 32
4 Steve Carlton 28
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
4 Doug Bird 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .439
2 Dave May .426
3 Tommy Davis .403
4 Bernie Carbo .391
5 Rod Carew .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 10
1 Davey Johnson 10
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Ken Singleton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 30
2 Tommy Davis 25
3 Darrell Evans 24
3 Deron Johnson 24
3 Willie Stargell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bill North 12
3 Freddie Patek 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Dave Concepcion 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 1.24
2 Fred Beene 1.26
3 Sam McDowell 1.33
4 John Hiller 1.36
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 6
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Jim Bibby 54
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Steve Busby 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 9
1 Mike Marshall 9
3 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Ray Corbin 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .334
3 Bob Watson .327
4 Dick Allen .315
5 Jose Cardenal .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 John Mayberry 37
4 Bobby Murcer 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 John Mayberry 129
3 Bobby Murcer 119
3 Willie Stargell 119
5 Billy Williams 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 59
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Nolan Ryan 2.31
3 Ken Holtzman 2.34
4 Don Sutton 2.36
5 Mike Marshall 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Luis Tiant 23
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 409
2 Tom Seaver 275
3 Bert Blyleven 264
4 Steve Carlton 258
5 Gaylord Perry 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 42
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Mike Marshall 27
4 Jack Aker 24
4 Clay Carroll 24