On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 47 .557 --
Orioles 54 44 .551 1.0
Tigers 53 48 .525 3.5
Red Sox 53 48 .525 3.5
Brewers 50 51 .495 6.5
Indians 38 67 .362 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 46 .558 --
Royals 59 48 .551 0.5
Twins 53 48 .525 3.5
White Sox 51 52 .495 6.5
Angels 49 53 .480 8.0
Rangers 38 63 .376 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 55 47 .539 --
Cubs 53 50 .515 2.5
Pirates 50 50 .500 4.0
Expos 48 52 .480 6.0
Phillies 47 56 .456 8.5
Mets 44 54 .449 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 39 .625 --
Reds 61 44 .581 4.5
Giants 59 45 .567 6.0
Astros 54 52 .509 12.0
Braves 47 60 .439 19.5
Padres 35 69 .337 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cookie Rojas 6
2 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Amos Otis 5
2 George Scott 5
5 6 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 6
2 Amos Otis 5
3 Ken Henderson 4
4 Bernie Carbo 3
4 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ruthven 1.43
2 Tom Timmermann 0.78
3 Jackie Brown 0.64
4 Rich Folkers 0.50
5 Wilbur Wood 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Ruthven 10
2 Jackie Brown 7
2 Tom Timmermann 7
4 Wilbur Wood 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Dave May .331
3 Pete Rose .330
4 Bob Watson .328
5 Ed Goodson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Bobby Bonds 28
2 Darrell Evans 28
4 Hank Aaron 27
5 Davey Johnson 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 85
2 Reggie Jackson 83
3 Johnny Bench 77
3 Willie Stargell 77
5 Darrell Evans 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 38
2 Cesar Cedeno 37
3 Bill North 35
4 Lou Brock 34
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 20
2 Joe Coleman 16
3 Jack Billingham 15
3 Ron Bryant 15
3 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 239
2 Bert Blyleven 160
2 Bill Singer 160
4 Tom Seaver 155
5 Gaylord Perry 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 20
4 Terry Forster 15
5 Diego Segui 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Carbo .500
2 Amos Otis .438
3 Al Gallagher .433
4 Dave May .426
5 Jim Hickman .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 6
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 George Mitterwald 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 16
1 George Mitterwald 16
1 Amos Otis 16
4 John Ellis 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Freddie Patek 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Lou Brock 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Dobson 0.48
2 Mike Marshall 0.63
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Jackie Brown 1.02
5 Steve Rogers 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Fred Norman 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Mike Cuellar 26
2 Tom Seaver 26
4 Jim Bibby 23
4 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave May .424
2 Bernie Carbo .400
3 Pete Rose .394
4 Felix Millan .382
5 Rod Carew .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Davey Johnson 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Amos Otis 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 27
2 Deron Johnson 26
2 Amos Otis 26
4 Darrell Evans 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Bill North 14
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Freddie Patek 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 1.24
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.30
3 Jackie Brown 1.38
4 John Hiller 1.48
5 Bob Gibson 1.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Jim Bibby 54
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Don Sutton 46
5 Steve Carlton 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Clay Carroll 6
3 Ray Corbin 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Pete Rose .332
3 Bob Watson .331
4 Jose Cardenal .313
5 Bobby Murcer .313

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 130
2 Johnny Bench 127
3 Bobby Murcer 118
4 Willie Stargell 117
5 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 66
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Ken Holtzman 2.32
3 Don Sutton 2.35
4 Nolan Ryan 2.39
5 Mike Marshall 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Luis Tiant 23
5 Stan Bahnsen 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 398
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Bert Blyleven 259
4 Steve Carlton 251
4 Don Sutton 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Mike Marshall 27
4 Clay Carroll 25
5 Jack Aker 24