On This Day

Monday, August 20, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 52 .570 --
Tigers 67 57 .540 3.5
Red Sox 66 57 .537 4.0
Yankees 68 59 .535 4.0
Brewers 59 62 .488 10.0
Indians 51 74 .408 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 51 .589 --
Royals 71 55 .563 3.0
Twins 59 64 .480 13.5
White Sox 58 66 .468 15.0
Angels 56 64 .467 15.0
Rangers 43 79 .352 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 61 .508 --
Pirates 59 62 .488 2.5
Expos 59 64 .480 3.5
Cubs 58 65 .472 4.5
Phillies 57 66 .463 5.5
Mets 55 67 .451 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 47 .621 --
Reds 76 50 .603 2.0
Giants 68 55 .553 8.5
Astros 66 61 .520 12.5
Braves 60 67 .472 18.5
Padres 45 78 .366 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
3 Tito Fuentes 3
3 Tommy Harper 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Fairly 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
4 Sal Bando 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 4
1 Bob Watson 4
3 Carlton Fisk 3
3 Lee May 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Coggins 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 Al Oliver 1
1 Freddie Patek 1
1 Cookie Rojas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.80
2 Tom Seaver 1.50
3 Tom Bradley 0.83
4 Jack Billingham 0.75
5 Doyle Alexander 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 12
2 J. R. Richard 9
3 Jack Billingham 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 Tom Bradley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Bobby Murcer .321
4 Bob Watson .320
5 Dave May .319

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 93
3 Johnny Bench 90
4 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 1.76
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 Tom Seaver 194
3 Bert Blyleven 189
4 Steve Carlton 187
5 Bill Singer 185

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 .588
2 Chris Chambliss .464
3 Tony Perez .463
4 Rod Carew .452
5 Reggie Jackson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
4 Carlton Fisk 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 17
2 Reggie Jackson 16
3 Tony Oliva 15
4 Tommy Davis 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Tommy Harper 7
4 Rod Carew 6
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
2 Al Downing 0.50
3 Don Sutton 0.60
4 Mike Corkins 0.67
5 Elias Sosa 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
3 Ron Bryant 3
3 Steve Busby 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Jon Matlack 26
2 Tom Seaver 26
4 Rick Reuschel 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bobby Bolin 4
1 John Hiller 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .440
2 Jim Northrup .420
3 Tony Perez .413
4 Pete Rose .403
5 Chris Chambliss .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Darrell Evans 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 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 14
3 Rod Carew 12
3 Bill North 12
5 Tommy Harper 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.96
2 Steve Rogers 1.05
3 Tom Seaver 1.13
4 Bob Gibson 1.29
5 Fred Beene 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Vida Blue 6
3 Steve Busby 5
3 Don Gullett 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 56
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Jim Bibby 54
4 Rick Reuschel 52
5 Steve Carlton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 John Hiller 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
4 Doug Bird 6
4 Jim Brewer 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Bob Watson .321
4 Bobby Murcer .319
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 134
2 Johnny Bench 127
3 Reggie Jackson 115
4 Willie Stargell 110
5 Billy Williams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 45
5 Bobby Bonds 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.99
2 Don Sutton 2.14
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.15
4 Bert Blyleven 2.33
5 Bob Gibson 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
2 Ron Bryant 23
2 Ken Holtzman 23
2 Luis Tiant 23
2 Wilbur Wood 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 405
2 Tom Seaver 274
3 Bert Blyleven 259
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