On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 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 57 .521 4.0
Brewers 59 59 .500 6.5
Indians 48 73 .397 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 51 .575 --
Royals 70 52 .574 --
Twins 58 60 .492 10.0
White Sox 58 63 .479 11.5
Angels 54 63 .462 13.5
Rangers 42 76 .356 26.0

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 64 .467 5.5
Phillies 55 65 .458 6.5
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 66 53 .555 9.0
Astros 64 59 .520 13.0
Braves 59 65 .476 18.5
Padres 43 77 .358 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Lum 4
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Ron Lolich 3
2 Rusty Torres 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Ron Lolich 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
4 Ralph Garr 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Gary Matthews 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.14
2 Roric Harrison 0.56
3 Dick Tidrow 0.42
4 John Curtis 0.33
5 Ken Brett 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Joe Niekro 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Roric Harrison 5
2 Dick Tidrow 5
4 John Curtis 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Elias Sosa 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 Del Unser .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 34
1 Willie Stargell 34
3 Bobby Bonds 32
3 Davey Johnson 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 98
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 Ralph Garr .436
4 Matty Alou .435
5 Rod Carew .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Davey Johnson 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 16
1 Tommy Davis 16
1 George Scott 16
4 Dusty Baker 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Rod Carew 8
3 Tommy Harper 7
4 Lou Brock 6
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
2 Al Downing 0.56
3 Don Wilson 0.66
3 Fred Beene 0.66
5 Pedro Borbon 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
3 Cy Acosta 3
3 Al Fitzmorris 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Jon Matlack 30
3 Jim Bibby 26
4 Jim Palmer 24
4 3 others tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .425
2 Pete Rose .422
3 Richie Zisk .414
4 Tony Perez .388
5 Al Kaline .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 Tommy Harper 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 33
2 Amos Otis 26
2 Tony Perez 26
2 George Scott 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Rod Carew 13
4 Tommy Harper 12
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.88
2 Mike Marshall 0.99
3 Tom Seaver 1.03
4 Bob Gibson 1.29
5 Fred Beene 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
4 Al Fitzmorris 5
4 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 .354
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Bob Watson .323
4 Bobby Murcer .321
5 Dave May .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 40
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Bobby Bonds 38
3 Darrell Evans 38
3 John Mayberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 134
2 Johnny Bench 128
3 Reggie Jackson 112
4 Bobby Murcer 109
5 Willie Stargell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 68
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Bobby Bonds 48
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.98
2 Don Sutton 2.17
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.19
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 27
5 Clay Carroll 25