On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 50 .550 --
Tigers 62 52 .544 0.5
Yankees 63 54 .538 1.0
Red Sox 60 53 .531 2.0
Brewers 54 58 .482 7.5
Indians 44 71 .383 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 66 50 .569 --
Athletics 64 50 .561 1.0
Twins 56 56 .500 8.0
White Sox 57 58 .496 8.5
Angels 52 59 .468 11.5
Rangers 42 70 .375 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 54 .530 --
Expos 56 57 .496 4.0
Pirates 55 56 .495 4.0
Cubs 56 58 .491 4.5
Phillies 52 62 .456 8.5
Mets 51 61 .455 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 43 .626 --
Reds 69 47 .595 3.5
Giants 62 51 .549 9.0
Astros 59 58 .504 14.0
Braves 54 64 .458 19.5
Padres 39 75 .342 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 3
1 Davey Johnson 3
1 Jerry Morales 3
1 Dave Roberts 3
5 31 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 4
1 Dave Roberts 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Busby 1.57
2 Mike Cuellar 1.29
3 Joe Coleman 1.22
4 Alan Foster 1.00
5 Bert Blyleven 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 11
1 Joe Coleman 11
3 Bert Blyleven 9
3 Mike Cuellar 9
5 Alan Foster 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Cesar Cedeno .324
4 Jose Cardenal .321
5 Dave May .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 90
2 Reggie Jackson 86
3 Johnny Bench 84
4 Darrell Evans 81
5 Willie Stargell 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 43
2 Lou Brock 42
3 Cesar Cedeno 39
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 2.19
4 Don Sutton 2.26
5 Rick Reuschel 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ken Holtzman 17
4 Ron Bryant 16
5 7 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 263
2 Bert Blyleven 179
3 Bill Singer 174
4 Steve Carlton 171
5 Tom Seaver 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 26
1 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 23
4 Terry Forster 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .514
2 Richie Zisk .481
3 Pete Rose .434
4 Bobby Murcer .429
5 Dan Driessen .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Oscar Gamble 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 19
2 Jeff Burroughs 18
2 Tony Perez 18
4 Orlando Cepeda 17
5 Joe Morgan 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Rod Carew 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Tommy Harper 6
4 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.35
3 Mike Marshall 0.47
4 Don Wilson 0.64
5 Jim Palmer 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 41
2 Rick Reuschel 33
3 Jon Matlack 31
4 Joe Coleman 30
4 Nolan Ryan 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
3 Jim Brewer 4
3 Clay Carroll 4
3 Dave Giusti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .435
2 Richie Zisk .425
3 Pete Rose .408
4 Dan Driessen .380
5 Rod Carew .371

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 Davis 29
2 Tommy Harper 28
3 Darrell Evans 24
3 Amos Otis 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 12
3 Rod Carew 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.57
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.02
3 Steve Rogers 1.05
4 Andy Messersmith 1.24
5 Fred Beene 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Joe Coleman 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Jim Bibby 67
3 Steve Carlton 50
4 Jim Palmer 49
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Jim Brewer 7
3 Clay Carroll 6
3 Dave Giusti 6
3 John Hiller 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Jose Cardenal .322
4 Bob Watson .317
5 Bobby Murcer .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Bobby Bonds 38
2 John Mayberry 38
2 Willie Stargell 38
5 Johnny Bench 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 130
3 Bobby Murcer 108
4 Billy Williams 106
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bobby Bonds 50
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 2.00
2 Tom Seaver 2.04
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Ken Holtzman 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Joe Coleman 25
2 Luis Tiant 25
4 Ken Holtzman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Steve Carlton 261
4 Bert Blyleven 259
5 Don Sutton 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 37
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Terry Forster 28
4 John Hiller 27
5 Clay Carroll 26