On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 52 .559 --
Tigers 66 55 .545 1.5
Yankees 66 58 .532 3.0
Red Sox 63 57 .525 4.0
Brewers 59 60 .496 7.5
Indians 48 74 .393 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 51 .579 --
Royals 70 53 .569 1.0
Twins 59 60 .496 10.0
White Sox 58 64 .475 12.5
Angels 55 63 .466 13.5
Rangers 43 76 .361 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 60 .508 --
Expos 58 62 .483 3.0
Pirates 57 61 .483 3.0
Cubs 57 64 .471 4.5
Phillies 56 65 .463 5.5
Mets 53 66 .445 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 46 .623 --
Reds 75 48 .610 1.5
Giants 67 53 .558 8.0
Astros 64 60 .516 13.0
Braves 59 66 .472 18.5
Padres 44 77 .364 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Terrell 4
2 Steve Brye 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Horace Clarke 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Tony Oliva 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Steve Carlton 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 6
2 Billy Williams 4
3 Frank Robinson 3
3 Phil Roof 3
3 Ken Singleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derrel Thomas 2
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Don Kessinger 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 2.33
2 Bill Bonham 1.29
3 Nolan Ryan 1.18
4 George Stone 1.14
5 Steve Carlton 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Steve Carlton 11
3 Bill Bonham 9
4 George Stone 8
5 Reggie Cleveland 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Dave May .321
4 Bob Watson .318
5 Bobby Murcer .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 34
1 Willie Stargell 34
3 Bobby Bonds 32
3 Davey Johnson 32
5 Hank Aaron 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 98
2 John Mayberry 91
3 Johnny Bench 89
4 Darrell Evans 86
4 Willie Stargell 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 51
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 Ken Holtzman 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Bert Blyleven 189
3 Steve Carlton 187
4 Tom Seaver 182
5 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 .468
3 Rod Carew .463
4 Ralph Garr .446
5 Reggie Jackson .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Davey Johnson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lum 17
2 Tommy Davis 16
2 Carlos May 16
2 Tony Oliva 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Rod Carew 7
4 Lou Brock 6
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
2 Al Downing 0.50
3 Pedro Borbon 0.56
4 Don Sutton 0.60
5 Doc Medich 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
4 Cy Acosta 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Jon Matlack 30
2 Jim Palmer 30
4 Steve Carlton 28
4 Don Wilson 28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .431
2 Richie Zisk .407
3 Pete Rose .398
4 Chris Chambliss .398
5 Tony Perez .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 33
2 Tony Perez 26
2 George Scott 26
2 Ken Singleton 26
5 Tony Oliva 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Rod Carew 13
4 Tommy Harper 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.88
2 Pedro Borbon 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.03
4 Al Fitzmorris 1.16
5 Bob Gibson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 8
2 Tom Seaver 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Jim Bibby 62
3 Steve Carlton 61
4 Tom Seaver 53
5 2 tied 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Bob Watson .323
4 Bobby Murcer .316
5 Jose Cardenal .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 129
3 Reggie Jackson 112
4 Bobby Murcer 108
4 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 69
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bobby Bonds 46
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.98
2 Don Sutton 2.14
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.19
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Bob Gibson 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
2 Luis Tiant 24
3 Ron Bryant 23
3 Ken Holtzman 23
3 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 410
2 Bert Blyleven 269
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Steve Carlton 257
5 Mickey Lolich 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 John Hiller 29
2 Mike Marshall 29
4 Terry Forster 26
5 Clay Carroll 25