On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 47 .548 --
Tigers 58 49 .542 0.5
Yankees 60 51 .541 0.5
Red Sox 57 50 .533 1.5
Brewers 51 55 .481 7.0
Indians 40 69 .367 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 63 48 .568 --
Athletics 61 48 .560 1.0
Twins 54 52 .509 6.5
White Sox 53 55 .491 8.5
Angels 51 55 .481 9.5
Rangers 40 66 .377 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 50 .537 --
Cubs 56 53 .514 2.5
Pirates 52 54 .491 5.0
Expos 51 56 .477 6.5
Phillies 51 58 .468 7.5
Mets 48 57 .457 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 41 .624 --
Reds 65 46 .586 4.0
Giants 60 48 .556 7.5
Astros 57 55 .509 12.5
Braves 50 63 .442 20.0
Padres 36 71 .336 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Driessen 5
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Terry Crowley 4
2 Pete Rose 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 4
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Gene Locklear 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 3.25
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Don Wilson 1.50
4 Steve Stone 1.20
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 13
2 Jim Bibby 11
2 Jon Matlack 11
2 Rick Reuschel 11
5 Luis Tiant 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Dave May .327
4 Bob Watson .323
5 Del Unser .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Darrell Evans 31
3 Bobby Bonds 29
4 Hank Aaron 28
4 Davey Johnson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 87
2 Reggie Jackson 84
3 Johnny Bench 81
4 Darrell Evans 79
4 Willie Stargell 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 40
2 Lou Brock 39
3 Cesar Cedeno 38
4 Bill North 36
5 Bobby Bonds 32

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 Rick Reuschel 2.41

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 Bill Singer 173
3 Tom Seaver 166
4 Steve Carlton 165
5 Bert Blyleven 164

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 .463
2 Jim Northrup .455
3 George Scott .432
4 Pete Rose .424
5 Amos Otis .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 7
2 Tommy Harper 6
2 Doug Rader 6
4 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 18
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
3 Darrell Evans 14
3 George Mitterwald 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Rod Carew 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.00
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
3 Paul Splittorff 0.53
4 Mike Marshall 0.63
5 Andy Messersmith 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 John Curtis 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 36
2 Ron Schueler 30
3 Jon Matlack 29
4 Steve Carlton 28
4 Tom Seaver 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
3 Joe Hoerner 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .406
2 George Scott .388
3 Bernie Carbo .388
4 Dave May .383
5 Don Money .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Darrell Evans 10
2 Tommy Harper 10
2 Doug Rader 10
5 Jeff Burroughs 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 27
2 Darrell Evans 26
2 Amos Otis 26
4 Doug Rader 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 14
3 Rod Carew 10
4 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 3 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 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Luis Tiant 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 67
2 Nolan Ryan 64
3 Steve Carlton 58
4 Tom Seaver 56
5 Ron Schueler 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Clay Carroll 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Doug Bird 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Jose Cardenal .317
5 Del Unser .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 John Mayberry 38
4 Johnny Bench 37
4 Bobby Bonds 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 131
2 Johnny Bench 130
3 Willie Stargell 115
4 Bobby Murcer 112
5 Billy Williams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.04
2 Don Sutton 2.15
3 Ken Holtzman 2.40
4 Nolan Ryan 2.43
5 Mike Marshall 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Luis Tiant 25
3 Joe Coleman 24
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 398
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Steve Carlton 262
4 Bert Blyleven 260
5 Don Sutton 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 28
3 Clay Carroll 27
4 Mike Marshall 26
5 John Hiller 25