On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 52 .577 --
Red Sox 68 57 .544 4.0
Tigers 68 58 .540 4.5
Yankees 68 61 .527 6.0
Brewers 60 63 .488 11.0
Indians 52 75 .409 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 52 .587 --
Royals 73 55 .570 2.0
Twins 59 66 .472 14.5
White Sox 59 67 .468 15.0
Angels 57 65 .467 15.0
Rangers 43 81 .347 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 62 .508 --
Pirates 61 62 .496 1.5
Cubs 60 65 .480 3.5
Expos 59 66 .472 4.5
Phillies 58 67 .464 5.5
Mets 57 67 .460 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 49 .611 --
Reds 76 52 .594 2.0
Giants 70 55 .560 6.5
Astros 66 63 .512 12.5
Braves 61 68 .473 17.5
Padres 46 79 .368 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Kendall 4
2 Danny Cater 3
2 Gene Clines 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Lahoud 4
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Fred Kendall 3
2 Paul Popovich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 Dave Duncan 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 0.86
2 Bob Moose 0.83
2 Bill Singer 0.83
4 Dick Pole 0.75
5 Gaylord Perry 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 9
2 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Reggie Cleveland 6
3 Tom Griffin 6
3 Dick Pole 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Bobby Murcer .319
4 Bob Watson .317
5 Dave May .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 103
2 John Mayberry 93
3 Johnny Bench 92
4 Willie Stargell 91
5 Darrell Evans 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Cesar Cedeno 41
3 Bill North 41
5 Bobby Bonds 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.76
2 Terry Forster 2.11
3 Don Sutton 2.21
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.24
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.34

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 191
5 Bill Singer 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 28
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 25
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .468
2 Thurman Munson .458
3 Frank Robinson .449
4 Cito Gaston .424
5 Tony Perez .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Frank Robinson 6
3 Davey Johnson 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Tony Oliva 15
2 Ken Singleton 15
4 Hank Aaron 14
4 George Scott 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
2 Mike Corkins 0.54
3 Elias Sosa 0.66
4 Fred Scherman 0.75
5 Tom Seaver 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 4
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
4 Steve Arlin 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Joe Coleman 27
3 Steve Carlton 26
3 Jon Matlack 26
3 Tom Seaver 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bobby Bolin 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Elias Sosa 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .427
2 Jim Northrup .417
3 Pete Rose .400
4 Tony Perez .393
5 Ralph Garr .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Frank Robinson 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 29
2 Tony Perez 28
3 George Scott 27
4 Jeff Burroughs 26
5 Ken Singleton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Rod Carew 12
4 Tommy Harper 11
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.98
2 Pedro Borbon 1.23
3 Steve Rogers 1.24
4 Bob Reynolds 1.35
5 Andy Messersmith 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Jim Bibby 52
2 Rick Reuschel 52
4 Jon Matlack 48
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Dave Giusti 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Bob Watson .320
4 Bobby Murcer .319
5 Jose Cardenal .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 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 129
3 Reggie Jackson 117
4 Willie Stargell 109
5 Bobby Murcer 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 71
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 45
5 Bobby Bonds 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.99
2 Terry Forster 2.02
3 Don Sutton 2.11
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.11
5 Bert Blyleven 2.33

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 249
4 Gaylord Perry 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 John Hiller 29
4 Terry Forster 25
5 Clay Carroll 24