On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 50 .545 --
Orioles 58 49 .542 0.5
Red Sox 59 51 .536 1.0
Yankees 61 53 .535 1.0
Brewers 52 57 .477 7.5
Indians 43 70 .381 18.5

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 57 .491 8.5
Angels 51 57 .472 10.5
Rangers 41 68 .376 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 51 .545 --
Cubs 56 56 .500 5.0
Pirates 54 55 .495 5.5
Expos 54 56 .491 6.0
Phillies 52 60 .464 9.0
Mets 49 60 .450 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 42 .625 --
Reds 67 47 .588 4.0
Giants 61 49 .555 8.0
Astros 58 57 .504 13.5
Braves 52 64 .448 20.0
Padres 37 74 .333 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Jack Brohamer 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Frank Duffy 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Wayne Garrett 3
3 Ron Blomberg 2
3 Chris Chambliss 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
3 Willie Crawford 1
3 Tommy Harper 1
3 Bill Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Balor Moore 1.12
2 Al Downing 1.00
3 Clay Kirby 0.78
4 Bill Bonham 0.67
5 Jerry Reuss 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Balor Moore 1
1 Roger Moret 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Balor Moore 9
2 Jerry Reuss 8
3 Clay Kirby 7
4 Al Downing 6
5 Gaylord Perry 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Pete Rose .338
3 Dave May .325
4 Cesar Cedeno .323
5 Jose Cardenal .321

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 84
4 Darrell Evans 80
5 Willie Stargell 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 43
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 2 tied 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 24
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Terry Forster 16
5 Diego Segui 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .533
2 Jim Northrup .514
3 Bobby Murcer .450
4 Pete Rose .420
5 George Scott .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 18
2 Tommy Davis 16
2 Tony Perez 16
4 Joe Morgan 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Joe Morgan 7
3 Rod Carew 6
3 Bill North 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.00
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
3 Steve Rogers 0.33
4 Mike Marshall 0.55
5 Jim Palmer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 John Curtis 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 34
2 Rick Reuschel 27
3 Ron Schueler 23
4 Jon Matlack 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .458
2 Pete Rose .402
3 Jim Northrup .398
4 George Scott .383
5 Dave May .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Davey Johnson 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 31
2 Tommy Davis 27
3 Amos Otis 24
4 Dusty Baker 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Tommy Harper 12
2 Bill North 12
4 Joe Morgan 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.77
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.11
3 Tom Seaver 1.42
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.48
5 Mike Marshall 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 John Curtis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 66
2 Nolan Ryan 64
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Steve Carlton 50
5 Steve Stone 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Pete Rose .336
3 Bob Watson .319
4 Jose Cardenal .319
5 Bobby Murcer .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 John Mayberry 38
4 Bobby Bonds 37
5 Johnny Bench 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 131
1 John Mayberry 131
3 Willie Stargell 111
4 Bobby Murcer 108
4 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
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
3 Luis Tiant 24
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 390
2 Tom Seaver 272
3 Bert Blyleven 256
4 Steve Carlton 255
5 Don Sutton 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 38
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Mike Marshall 28
4 Clay Carroll 26
4 John Hiller 26