On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 52 .556 --
Tigers 66 54 .550 0.5
Yankees 66 57 .537 2.0
Red Sox 62 56 .525 3.5
Brewers 59 59 .500 6.5
Indians 47 73 .392 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 70 51 .579 --
Athletics 68 51 .571 1.0
Twins 58 60 .492 10.5
White Sox 58 63 .479 12.0
Angels 54 63 .462 14.0
Rangers 42 76 .356 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 59 .512 --
Pirates 57 60 .487 3.0
Expos 57 62 .479 4.0
Cubs 56 63 .471 5.0
Phillies 55 64 .462 6.0
Mets 53 65 .449 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 45 .628 --
Reds 74 48 .607 2.5
Giants 65 53 .551 9.5
Astros 64 59 .520 13.0
Braves 58 65 .472 19.0
Padres 43 77 .358 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 4
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Grote 4
1 Al Kaline 4
3 Steve Brye 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 Vic Harris 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.33
2 Dave McNally 1.50
3 Phil Niekro 0.86
4 Don Sutton 0.71
5 Rick Wise 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 7
1 Rick Wise 7
3 Dave McNally 6
3 Phil Niekro 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Aurelio Monteagudo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Dave May .324
4 Bobby Murcer .320
5 Bob Watson .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 94
2 John Mayberry 91
3 Johnny Bench 88
4 Darrell Evans 86
5 Willie Stargell 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 50
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Cesar Cedeno 41
4 Bill North 37
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Don Sutton 2.22
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.31
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.36
5 Mike Marshall 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Bert Blyleven 184
3 Tom Seaver 182
4 Steve Carlton 176
4 Bill Singer 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 28
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 24
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 Terry Forster 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .550
2 Chris Chambliss .484
3 Jim Northrup .463
4 Richie Zisk .429
5 Rod Carew .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 7
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Oscar Gamble 5
2 Mike Lum 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
1 Tommy Davis 17
1 Tony Perez 17
1 George Scott 17
5 Mike Lum 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Rod Carew 8
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Tommy Harper 7
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.64
2 Don Wilson 0.66
2 Fred Beene 0.66
4 Pedro Borbon 0.69
5 Andy Messersmith 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Jon Matlack 30
3 Joe Coleman 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 Jim Bibby 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
1 John Hiller 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Mike Marshall 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .432
2 Jim Northrup .429
3 Richie Zisk .414
4 Amos Otis .386
5 Chris Chambliss .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 33
2 Amos Otis 28
3 Tommy Harper 27
4 Tony Perez 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Rod Carew 13
3 Tommy Harper 13
5 Cesar Cedeno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.88
2 Mike Marshall 0.91
3 Tom Seaver 1.03
4 Fred Beene 1.37
5 Andy Messersmith 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Tom Seaver 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Al Fitzmorris 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 62
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Steve Carlton 50
5 Jon Matlack 48

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 .353
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Bob Watson .320
4 Bobby Murcer .320
5 Jose Cardenal .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 40
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Bobby Bonds 38
2 Darrell Evans 38
2 John Mayberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 134
2 Johnny Bench 128
3 Bobby Murcer 111
4 Reggie Jackson 108
4 2 others tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 68
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Bobby Bonds 49
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.98
2 Lindy McDaniel 2.17
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Bert Blyleven 2.41
5 Nolan Ryan 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
2 Luis Tiant 24
2 Wilbur Wood 24
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 397
2 Tom Seaver 268
3 Bert Blyleven 264
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Mickey Lolich 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 John Hiller 29
2 Mike Marshall 29
4 Terry Forster 28
5 Clay Carroll 25