On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 52 .574 --
Tigers 68 57 .544 3.5
Red Sox 67 57 .540 4.0
Yankees 68 60 .531 5.0
Brewers 60 62 .492 10.0
Indians 51 75 .405 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 52 .584 --
Royals 72 55 .567 2.0
Twins 59 65 .476 13.5
White Sox 59 66 .472 14.0
Angels 56 65 .463 15.0
Rangers 43 80 .350 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 62 .504 --
Pirates 60 62 .492 1.5
Cubs 59 65 .476 3.5
Expos 59 65 .476 3.5
Phillies 58 66 .468 4.5
Mets 56 67 .455 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 48 .616 --
Reds 76 51 .598 2.0
Giants 69 55 .556 7.5
Astros 66 62 .516 12.5
Braves 61 67 .477 17.5
Padres 45 79 .363 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Johnny Edwards 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Grieve 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 Rick Wise 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Scott 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 Rich Coggins 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Bahnsen 1.33
2 Ron Bryant 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
2 Ray Sadecki 1.00
5 Dick Tidrow 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 George Culver 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 John Hiller 7
2 John Morlan 7
2 Dick Tidrow 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Craig Skok 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Bobby Murcer .320
4 Dave May .318
5 Bob Watson .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 102
2 John Mayberry 93
3 Johnny Bench 91
3 Willie Stargell 91
5 Darrell Evans 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 53
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 2.21
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.24
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.34
5 Jim Palmer 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Ron Bryant 19
3 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ken Holtzman 18
5 Jim Palmer 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 296
2 Tom Seaver 194
3 Bert Blyleven 192
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 Thurman Munson .435
2 Reggie Jackson .431
3 Rod Carew .431
4 Chris Chambliss .429
4 Fran Healy .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Tony Oliva 15
2 Ken Singleton 15
4 George Scott 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
2 Mike Corkins 0.51
3 Fred Scherman 0.69
3 Elias Sosa 0.69
5 Ken Sanders 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Ron Bryant 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
4 Steve Busby 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Jon Matlack 26
2 Tom Seaver 26
4 Rick Reuschel 25
5 Don Wilson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 John Hiller 4
3 Bobby Bolin 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .436
2 Jim Northrup .408
3 Pete Rose .400
4 Tony Perez .398
5 Chris Chambliss .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Darrell Evans 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 30
2 Jeff Burroughs 27
2 Tony Perez 27
2 George Scott 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 17
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Rod Carew 12
4 Tommy Harper 11
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.05
2 Tom Seaver 1.13
3 Pedro Borbon 1.23
4 Fred Beene 1.37
5 Don Sutton 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ron Bryant 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 56
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 Jim Brewer 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Bobby Murcer .320
4 Bob Watson .320
5 Jose Cardenal .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
1 Willie Stargell 40
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 116
4 Billy Williams 110
5 Willie Stargell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 71
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 46
5 Bobby Bonds 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.99
2 Lindy McDaniel 2.11
3 Don Sutton 2.14
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 413
2 Tom Seaver 274
3 Bert Blyleven 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 Terry Forster 25
5 Clay Carroll 24