On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 52 .567 --
Tigers 67 56 .545 2.5
Yankees 68 58 .540 3.0
Red Sox 65 57 .533 4.0
Brewers 59 62 .488 9.5
Indians 51 74 .408 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 51 .585 --
Royals 70 55 .560 3.0
Twins 59 63 .484 12.5
White Sox 58 66 .468 14.5
Angels 56 64 .467 14.5
Rangers 43 78 .355 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 61 .508 --
Pirates 59 61 .492 2.0
Expos 59 63 .484 3.0
Cubs 58 65 .472 4.5
Phillies 57 66 .463 5.5
Mets 55 66 .455 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 47 .621 --
Reds 75 50 .600 2.5
Giants 67 55 .549 9.0
Astros 65 61 .516 13.0
Braves 60 67 .472 18.5
Padres 45 78 .366 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fran Healy 4
1 Jim Holt 4
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Richie Hebner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Pedro Garcia 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 5
2 Deron Johnson 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Fran Healy 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Andy Etchebarren 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 3.25
2 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Jerry Koosman 0.88
4 Jim Rooker 0.83
5 Balor Moore 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 13
2 Wayne Twitchell 8
3 Jerry Koosman 7
4 Balor Moore 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Bobby Murcer .320
4 Dave May .319
5 Bob Watson .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 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 52
2 Lou Brock 46
3 Cesar Cedeno 41
4 Bill North 40
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 2.34
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 25
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .568
2 Rod Carew .475
3 Tony Perez .471
4 Chris Chambliss .438
5 Reggie Jackson .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 17
1 Ken Singleton 17
3 Tommy Davis 16
3 Reggie Jackson 16
5 Carlos May 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Rod Carew 6
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
2 Al Downing 0.50
3 Ken Sanders 0.59
4 Don Sutton 0.60
5 Mike Corkins 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Jon Matlack 26
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Joe Coleman 25
3 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
3 Bobby Bolin 4
3 Jim Brewer 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .432
2 Jim Northrup .423
3 Tony Perez .422
4 Chris Chambliss .398
5 Pete Rose .392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 34
2 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Tony Perez 27
2 Ken Singleton 27
5 George Scott 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 16
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Rod Carew 13
4 Tommy Harper 12
4 Bill North 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
1 Pedro Borbon 1.04
3 Steve Rogers 1.05
4 Bob Gibson 1.29
5 Fred Beene 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 55
1 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Rick Reuschel 52
4 Jim Bibby 51
5 Steve Carlton 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Bob Watson .320
4 Bobby Murcer .318
5 Jose Cardenal .311

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 127
3 Reggie Jackson 115
4 Bobby Murcer 110
4 2 others tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bobby Bonds 46
5 Bert Campaneris 45

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 405
2 Bert Blyleven 269
3 Tom Seaver 262
4 Steve Carlton 255
5 Gaylord Perry 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 John Hiller 29
4 Clay Carroll 25
4 Terry Forster 25