On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 52 .581 --
Red Sox 69 57 .548 4.0
Tigers 69 58 .543 4.5
Yankees 68 62 .523 7.0
Brewers 60 65 .480 12.5
Indians 53 75 .414 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 52 .591 --
Royals 73 56 .566 3.0
Twins 60 66 .476 14.5
Angels 58 66 .468 15.5
White Sox 59 68 .465 16.0
Rangers 43 82 .344 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 62 .512 --
Pirates 61 63 .492 2.5
Cubs 61 66 .480 4.0
Expos 59 67 .468 5.5
Phillies 59 68 .465 6.0
Mets 58 68 .460 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 49 .617 --
Reds 76 54 .585 4.0
Giants 70 56 .556 8.0
Astros 67 63 .515 13.0
Braves 62 68 .477 18.0
Padres 47 80 .370 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Walt Williams 4
4 Al Bumbry 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Duffy 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Hal Breeden 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Duffy 4
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Ted Simmons 3
4 Dusty Baker 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 2.00
2 Joe Decker 1.67
3 Tommy John 1.40
4 Skip Lockwood 1.12
5 Wayne Twitchell 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Decker 10
2 Skip Lockwood 9
3 Wayne Twitchell 8
4 Alan Foster 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Darold Knowles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Bobby Murcer .318
4 Bob Watson .315
5 Cesar Cedeno .313

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 105
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 49
3 Bill North 42
4 Cesar Cedeno 41
5 3 tied 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 .533
2 Thurman Munson .426
3 Ken Singleton .413
4 Tony Perez .407
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Bill Robinson 6
4 Frank Robinson 5
4 George Scott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Tony Oliva 15
2 George Scott 15
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Scherman 0.56
2 Mike Corkins 0.57
3 Diego Segui 0.75
4 Tom Seaver 0.90
5 Bill Champion 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
2 Steve Arlin 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Wayne Twitchell 25
4 Bill Bonham 22
5 Joe Decker 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Mike Caldwell 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .420
2 Jim Northrup .411
3 Pete Rose .397
4 Tony Perez .395
5 Chris Chambliss .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Bill Robinson 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 29
1 George Scott 29
3 Tony Perez 28
4 Jeff Burroughs 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
1 Joe Morgan 17
3 Rod Carew 13
4 Tommy Harper 12
5 Bill North 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.98
2 Pedro Borbon 1.08
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 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Jim Bibby 52
2 Rick Reuschel 52
4 Jon Matlack 50
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 .343
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Bobby Murcer .322
4 Bob Watson .316
5 Jose Cardenal .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Bobby Bonds 38
3 Darrell Evans 38
5 John Mayberry 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 131
2 Johnny Bench 127
3 Reggie Jackson 119
4 Bobby Murcer 108
4 Willie Stargell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 45
5 Dave Nelson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.02
2 Lindy McDaniel 2.03
3 Terry Forster 2.05
4 Don Sutton 2.11
5 Bert Blyleven 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 24
2 Ron Bryant 23
2 Ken Holtzman 23
2 Luis Tiant 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 402
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Bert Blyleven 262
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 2 tied 241

Saves

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