On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 48 .547 --
Tigers 59 50 .541 0.5
Yankees 61 52 .540 0.5
Red Sox 58 51 .532 1.5
Brewers 52 57 .477 7.5
Indians 42 70 .375 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 48 .568 --
Royals 64 49 .566 --
Twins 55 53 .509 6.5
White Sox 55 56 .495 8.0
Angels 51 57 .472 10.5
Rangers 41 68 .376 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 50 .550 --
Cubs 56 55 .505 5.0
Pirates 54 55 .495 6.0
Expos 53 56 .486 7.0
Phillies 52 60 .464 9.5
Mets 48 60 .444 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 42 .622 --
Reds 67 46 .593 3.0
Giants 61 49 .555 7.5
Astros 57 57 .500 13.5
Braves 52 64 .448 19.5
Padres 37 73 .336 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Jose Cruz 4
2 Cleon Jones 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 2
1 Dick McAuliffe 2
3 Larry Biittner 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 5
2 Oscar Gamble 4
2 Dick Green 4
2 Dick McAuliffe 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.00
2 Phil Niekro 1.33
3 Dock Ellis 1.00
3 Brent Strom 1.00
3 Rick Wise 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brent Strom 9
2 Joe Coleman 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Skip Lockwood 6
3 Rudy May 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Dave May .325
4 Jose Cardenal .321
5 Bob Watson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Darrell Evans 31
3 Bobby Bonds 30
4 Davey Johnson 29
5 Hank Aaron 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 87
2 Reggie Jackson 85
3 Johnny Bench 83
4 Darrell Evans 80
5 Willie Stargell 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 41
2 Lou Brock 39
3 Cesar Cedeno 38
4 Bill North 37
5 Bobby Bonds 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.90
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.09
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.26
4 Ken Holtzman 2.33
5 Don Sutton 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ken Holtzman 17
4 Stan Bahnsen 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 250
2 Bill Singer 173
3 Bert Blyleven 170
4 Tom Seaver 168
5 Steve Carlton 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 24
3 Mike Marshall 21
4 Terry Forster 16
5 Diego Segui 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .532
2 Jim Northrup .514
3 Frank Tepedino .424
4 Bobby Murcer .422
5 Pete Rose .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 7
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 John Milner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 19
2 Tommy Davis 17
3 Tony Perez 16
4 Darrell Evans 15
4 George Mitterwald 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Bill North 7
3 Rod Carew 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
2 Steve Rogers 0.33
3 Mike Marshall 0.61
4 Andy Messersmith 0.72
5 Paul Splittorff 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Jackie Brown 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 36
2 Tom Seaver 30
3 Steve Carlton 28
4 Rick Reuschel 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .458
2 Pete Rose .409
3 Jim Northrup .398
4 George Scott .387
5 Dan Driessen .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 10
1 Tommy Harper 10
3 Davey Johnson 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 30
2 Tommy Davis 27
3 Amos Otis 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bill North 12
3 Tommy Harper 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
4 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.77
2 Reggie Cleveland 0.94
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.11
4 Tom Seaver 1.42
4 Roger Moret 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 66
2 Nolan Ryan 64
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Ron Schueler 51
5 Steve Carlton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Jim Brewer 7
2 Clay Carroll 7
4 Dave Giusti 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Pete Rose .338
3 Bob Watson .322
4 Jose Cardenal .319
5 Del Unser .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 132
2 John Mayberry 131
3 Willie Stargell 115
4 Bobby Murcer 108
4 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 2.05
2 Tom Seaver 2.05
3 Don Sutton 2.15
4 Ken Holtzman 2.40
5 Nolan Ryan 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Joe Coleman 25
2 Luis Tiant 25
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 390
2 Tom Seaver 272
3 Steve Carlton 262
4 Bert Blyleven 256
5 Don Sutton 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 38
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Clay Carroll 27
3 Mike Marshall 27
5 John Hiller 26