On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 52 .563 --
Tigers 66 56 .541 2.5
Yankees 67 58 .536 3.0
Red Sox 64 57 .529 4.0
Brewers 59 61 .492 8.5
Indians 49 74 .398 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 51 .582 --
Royals 70 54 .565 2.0
Twins 59 61 .492 11.0
White Sox 58 65 .472 13.5
Angels 56 63 .471 13.5
Rangers 43 77 .358 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 61 .504 --
Pirates 58 61 .487 2.0
Expos 58 63 .479 3.0
Cubs 58 64 .475 3.5
Phillies 56 66 .459 5.5
Mets 54 66 .450 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 47 .618 --
Reds 75 49 .605 1.5
Giants 67 54 .554 8.0
Astros 65 60 .520 12.0
Braves 60 66 .476 17.5
Padres 45 77 .369 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Grote 4
1 John Milner 4
1 Bill North 4
1 Paul Schaal 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 4
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 Don Hahn 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Frank Duffy 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 999.00
2 Mike Cuellar 1.20
3 Jim Lonborg 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Bill Singer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 9
2 Nelson Briles 7
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Jon Matlack 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Dave May .321
4 Bob Watson .318
5 Bobby Murcer .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 35
2 Darrell Evans 34
3 Bobby Bonds 33
4 Davey Johnson 32
5 Hank Aaron 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 101
2 John Mayberry 91
3 Johnny Bench 89
3 Willie Stargell 89
5 Darrell Evans 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 51
2 Lou Brock 46
3 Cesar Cedeno 41
4 Bill North 39
5 Bobby Bonds 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Don Sutton 2.22
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.30
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.31
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 Bill Singer 185
5 Tom Seaver 182

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .553
2 Rod Carew .481
3 Ralph Garr .464
4 Reggie Jackson .451
4 Tony Perez .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Mike Lum 16
2 Tony Oliva 16
2 Ken Singleton 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
2 Al Downing 0.50
3 Don Sutton 0.60
4 Buzz Capra 0.73
4 Ken Sanders 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
3 Cy Acosta 3
3 Vida Blue 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Jim Palmer 30
3 Jon Matlack 26
4 Bert Blyleven 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 5
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
4 Doug Bird 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .429
2 Jim Northrup .423
3 Tony Perez .418
4 Chris Chambliss .405
5 Pete Rose .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 33
2 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Tony Perez 26
3 George Scott 26
3 Ken Singleton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Rod Carew 13
4 Tommy Harper 11
4 Bill North 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.04
3 Steve Rogers 1.05
4 Al Fitzmorris 1.16
5 Bob Gibson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Jon Matlack 55
3 Jim Bibby 51
4 Steve Carlton 50
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 John Hiller 7
4 Mike Marshall 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Bob Watson .320
4 Bobby Murcer .317
5 Jose Cardenal .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 128
3 Reggie Jackson 115
4 Willie Stargell 110
4 Billy Williams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 69
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bobby Bonds 47
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.01
2 Don Sutton 2.14
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.15
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 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 410
2 Bert Blyleven 269
3 Tom Seaver 262
4 Steve Carlton 255
5 Gaylord Perry 247

Saves

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