On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 46 .549 --
Yankees 60 50 .545 --
Tigers 57 49 .538 1.0
Red Sox 56 49 .533 1.5
Brewers 51 54 .486 6.5
Indians 39 69 .361 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 62 48 .564 --
Athletics 60 48 .556 1.0
Twins 54 51 .514 5.5
White Sox 52 55 .486 8.5
Angels 51 54 .486 8.5
Rangers 40 65 .381 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 49 .542 --
Cubs 55 53 .509 3.5
Pirates 51 54 .486 6.0
Expos 51 55 .481 6.5
Phillies 51 57 .472 7.5
Mets 47 57 .452 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 41 .620 --
Reds 64 45 .587 3.5
Giants 60 47 .561 6.5
Astros 56 54 .509 12.0
Braves 49 63 .438 20.0
Padres 36 70 .340 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Bob Coluccio 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Darrell Porter 3
3 Sal Bando 2
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Moret 1.33
2 Jim Rooker 1.29
3 Don Gullett 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.92
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Jim Rooker 9
2 Dick Ruthven 9
4 Roger Moret 8
4 Don Sutton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .337
3 Bob Watson .328
4 Dave May .325
5 Del Unser .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 31
1 Willie Stargell 31
3 Bobby Bonds 29
4 Hank Aaron 28
5 Davey Johnson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 85
2 Reggie Jackson 84
3 Johnny Bench 81
4 Darrell Evans 78
5 Willie Stargell 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 40
2 Lou Brock 38
3 Cesar Cedeno 37
4 Bill North 36
5 Bobby Bonds 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.87
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.02
3 Ken Holtzman 2.33
4 Don Sutton 2.34
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 17
3 Ken Holtzman 16
4 Jack Billingham 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 250
2 Tom Seaver 166
3 Bert Blyleven 164
4 Gaylord Perry 160
4 Bill Singer 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 23
3 Mike Marshall 20
4 Terry Forster 15
5 Diego Segui 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .474
2 Jim Northrup .455
3 George Scott .442
4 Tony Perez .436
5 Cookie Rojas .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Doug Rader 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 17
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
3 George Mitterwald 14
4 Darrell Evans 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Rod Carew 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.00
2 Paul Splittorff 0.53
3 Mike Marshall 0.67
4 Jim Bibby 0.75
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 John Curtis 3
1 Joe Decker 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Tom Seaver 28
3 Jim Bibby 25
4 Jim Rooker 24
5 Ron Schueler 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Joe Hoerner 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .410
2 George Scott .402
3 Don Money .388
4 Dave May .380
5 Felix Millan .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 10
1 Davey Johnson 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Tommy Harper 9
3 Doug Rader 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 26
2 Darrell Evans 25
2 Tommy Harper 25
2 Amos Otis 25
2 Ken Singleton 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 14
3 Rod Carew 9
3 Tommy Harper 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.69
2 Reggie Cleveland 0.94
3 Roger Moret 1.05
4 Jackie Brown 1.38
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Jim Bibby 60
3 Tom Seaver 56
4 Steve Carlton 52
5 Don Sutton 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Clay Carroll 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Bob Watson .329
4 Jose Cardenal .318
5 Dick Allen .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 Johnny Bench 37
4 John Mayberry 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 John Mayberry 129
3 Bobby Murcer 115
4 Willie Stargell 114
5 Billy Williams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 61
2 Lou Brock 59
2 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Don Sutton 2.35
3 Ken Holtzman 2.40
4 Nolan Ryan 2.43
5 Mike Marshall 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Joe Coleman 24
2 Luis Tiant 24
4 Catfish Hunter 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 398
2 Tom Seaver 278
3 Bert Blyleven 260
4 Steve Carlton 256
5 Don Sutton 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Clay Carroll 26
3 Mike Marshall 26
5 John Hiller 25