On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 45 .567 --
Orioles 54 43 .557 1.5
Red Sox 53 46 .535 3.5
Tigers 52 48 .520 5.0
Brewers 48 51 .485 8.5
Indians 36 67 .350 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 45 .559 --
Royals 57 48 .543 1.5
Twins 53 47 .530 3.0
White Sox 50 52 .490 7.0
Angels 49 51 .490 7.0
Rangers 37 62 .374 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 46 .540 --
Cubs 52 49 .515 2.5
Pirates 48 50 .490 5.0
Expos 47 52 .475 6.5
Phillies 47 54 .465 7.5
Mets 44 53 .454 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 39 .621 --
Reds 60 43 .583 4.0
Giants 59 44 .573 5.0
Astros 53 52 .505 12.0
Braves 47 59 .443 18.5
Padres 34 68 .333 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Scheinblum 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Bernie Carbo 3
3 Horace Clarke 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy Meoli 6
2 Frank Robinson 5
3 John Milner 4
4 George Mitterwald 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.14
2 Jim Barr 1.00
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.00
4 Tom Hall 0.80
5 Jim Rooker 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Jones 8
1 Don Sutton 8
3 Jim Rooker 7
3 Wayne Twitchell 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Bane 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .333
3 Dave May .327
4 Bob Watson .326
5 Ed Goodson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Bobby Bonds 28
3 Hank Aaron 27
3 Darrell Evans 27
5 Davey Johnson 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 84
2 Reggie Jackson 82
3 Johnny Bench 77
4 Willie Stargell 75
5 Bobby Bonds 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 37
2 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Lou Brock 33
3 Bill North 33
5 Bobby Bonds 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.96
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.15
3 Ken Holtzman 2.32
4 Don Sutton 2.37
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 19
2 Joe Coleman 16
3 Jack Billingham 15
3 Ron Bryant 15
3 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 .528
2 Bill North .435
3 Tommy Davis .433
4 Felix Millan .431
5 John Milner .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 George Mitterwald 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 17
2 George Mitterwald 16
3 Tommy Harper 14
4 John Milner 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 0.00
2 Pat Dobson 0.48
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Steve Rogers 1.06
5 Fred Norman 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fred Norman 3
2 Tom Seaver 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Steve Carlton 28
3 Mike Cuellar 26
3 Tom Seaver 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .419
2 Dave May .414
3 Bernie Carbo .412
4 Tommy Davis .395
5 Rod Carew .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 10
1 Davey Johnson 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Reggie Jackson 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 27
2 Deron Johnson 26
3 Tommy Davis 24
3 Darrell Evans 24
5 Willie Stargell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bill North 12
3 Freddie Patek 10
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Dave Concepcion 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.84
2 Jack Billingham 1.24
3 Sam McDowell 1.33
4 John Hiller 1.44
5 Bob Gibson 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 6
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Fred Norman 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Jim Bibby 54
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Don Sutton 46
5 Steve Busby 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .333
3 Bob Watson .330
4 Jose Cardenal .312
5 Dick Allen .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Bobby Bonds 39
4 John Mayberry 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 129
2 Johnny Bench 127
3 Bobby Murcer 117
3 Willie Stargell 117
5 Billy Williams 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Lou Brock 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Ken Holtzman 2.34
3 Don Sutton 2.35
4 Nolan Ryan 2.37
5 Mike Marshall 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Luis Tiant 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 395
2 Tom Seaver 275
3 Bert Blyleven 259
4 Steve Carlton 258
5 Don Sutton 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Mike Marshall 27
4 Jack Aker 24
4 Clay Carroll 24