On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 66 52 .559 --
Orioles 63 52 .548 1.5
Yankees 65 56 .537 2.5
Red Sox 62 55 .530 3.5
Brewers 57 59 .491 8.0
Indians 47 71 .398 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 51 .571 --
Athletics 67 51 .568 0.5
White Sox 58 61 .487 10.0
Twins 56 60 .483 10.5
Angels 53 62 .461 13.0
Rangers 42 74 .362 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 58 .513 --
Pirates 57 58 .496 2.0
Expos 57 60 .487 3.0
Cubs 56 61 .479 4.0
Phillies 54 63 .462 6.0
Mets 52 64 .448 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 45 .622 --
Reds 72 48 .600 2.5
Giants 64 52 .552 8.5
Astros 63 58 .521 12.0
Braves 56 65 .463 19.0
Padres 42 76 .356 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 4
2 Gates Brown 3
2 Jerry Morales 3
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy White 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Hal Breeden 1
2 Steve Brye 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
3 Carlos May 3
3 Roy White 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Greif 999.00
2 Luis Tiant 0.90
3 Jon Matlack 0.83
4 Dave Roberts 0.67
5 Fred Norman 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 10
2 Luis Tiant 9
3 Jim Slaton 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Dave May .322
4 Bobby Murcer .321
5 Jose Cardenal .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 34
2 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Darrell Evans 32
4 Davey Johnson 31
5 Hank Aaron 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 94
2 John Mayberry 90
3 Johnny Bench 88
4 Willie Stargell 85
5 Darrell Evans 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 47
2 Lou Brock 43
3 Cesar Cedeno 40
4 Bill North 37
5 Bobby Bonds 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.86
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.26
4 Rick Reuschel 2.38
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ron Bryant 17
3 Ken Holtzman 17
5 Jim Palmer 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Bert Blyleven 184
3 Steve Carlton 176
3 Bill Singer 176
5 Tom Seaver 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 28
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 24
4 Jim Brewer 16
4 Terry Forster 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .486
2 Chris Chambliss .466
3 Jim Northrup .447
4 Frank Robinson .435
4 Pete Rose .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 6
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Mike Lum 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
1 George Scott 17
1 Ken Singleton 17
4 Dusty Baker 16
4 Tony Perez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Rod Carew 9
1 Joe Morgan 9
4 Tommy Harper 8
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.63
2 Elias Sosa 0.64
3 Andy Messersmith 0.72
4 Steve Rogers 0.79
5 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 37
2 Nolan Ryan 36
3 Jim Bibby 35
4 Jim Palmer 28
4 Rick Reuschel 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .419
2 Pete Rose .409
3 Jim Northrup .403
4 George Scott .371
5 Chris Chambliss .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 10
1 Davey Johnson 10
3 Frank Robinson 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 31
2 Tommy Harper 28
3 Amos Otis 26
3 George Scott 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Rod Carew 12
2 Tommy Harper 12
2 Joe Morgan 12
5 Cesar Cedeno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.88
2 Mike Marshall 0.91
3 Pedro Borbon 1.07
4 Tom Seaver 1.21
5 Fred Beene 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 8
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Jim Bibby 58
3 Steve Carlton 55
4 Jon Matlack 51
4 Jim Palmer 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
2 John Hiller 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Jose Cardenal .320
4 Bobby Murcer .320
5 Bob Watson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 40
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Bobby Bonds 39
4 John Mayberry 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
1 John Mayberry 133
3 Bobby Murcer 111
4 Reggie Jackson 108
4 Willie Stargell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 66
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Bobby Bonds 49
5 Bert Campaneris 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.04
2 Don Sutton 2.20
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.20
4 Bert Blyleven 2.41
5 Bob Gibson 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
2 Luis Tiant 24
2 Wilbur Wood 24
4 Ron Bryant 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 406
2 Bert Blyleven 264
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Steve Carlton 254
5 Gaylord Perry 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 John Hiller 29
4 Terry Forster 28
5 Clay Carroll 25