On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 52 .584 --
Red Sox 70 57 .551 4.0
Tigers 70 58 .547 4.5
Yankees 68 63 .519 8.0
Brewers 61 65 .484 12.5
Indians 54 75 .419 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 52 .594 --
Royals 73 57 .562 4.0
Twins 60 67 .472 15.5
Angels 58 67 .464 16.5
White Sox 59 69 .461 17.0
Rangers 43 83 .341 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 63 .508 --
Pirates 62 63 .496 1.5
Cubs 62 66 .484 3.0
Expos 60 67 .472 4.5
Phillies 59 69 .461 6.0
Mets 58 69 .457 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 49 .620 --
Reds 77 54 .588 4.0
Giants 71 56 .559 8.0
Astros 67 64 .511 14.0
Braves 62 69 .473 19.0
Padres 47 81 .367 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Lintz 4
1 Dave Roberts 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 2
1 Joe Ferguson 2
3 Bernie Allen 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Driessen 5
2 Joe Ferguson 4
3 Steve Braun 3
3 Ron Fairly 3
5 22 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 2
1 Don Money 2
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 John Briggs 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.00
1 Phil Niekro 1.00
1 Rick Reuschel 1.00
1 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Jim Bibby 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 10
2 Phil Niekro 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Pat Dobson 7
5 Don Gullett 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Doug Rau 1
1 Carlos Velazquez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Bobby Murcer .315
4 Garry Maddox .314
5 Bob Watson .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 35
1 Willie Stargell 35
3 Darrell Evans 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 54
2 Lou Brock 49
3 Bill North 42
4 Cesar Cedeno 41
5 3 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
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 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 304
2 Tom Seaver 196
3 Bert Blyleven 192
4 Steve Carlton 191
5 Bill Singer 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 29
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 .524
2 Rich Coggins .429
3 Hank Aaron .400
3 Tommy Harper .400
3 Ken Singleton .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Dusty Baker 14
2 Tony Oliva 14
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 Bill North 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Corkins 0.57
2 Pedro Borbon 0.69
3 Diego Segui 0.75
4 Tom Seaver 0.93
5 Darold Knowles 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
3 Ron Bryant 3
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Rick Reuschel 24
3 Bill Bonham 22
4 Jim Bibby 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Elias Sosa 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .419
2 Jim Northrup .403
3 Pete Rose .400
4 Tony Perez .391
5 Ralph Garr .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 12
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 30
2 George Scott 29
3 Tony Perez 28
4 Dusty Baker 27
4 Jeff Burroughs 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 18
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Rod Carew 13
4 Tommy Harper 12
5 Bill North 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
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 Vida Blue 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Ron Bryant 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Jim Bibby 62
3 Rick Reuschel 57
4 Jon Matlack 50
5 Tom Seaver 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 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 .342
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Bobby Murcer .320
4 Bob Watson .315
5 Ron Fairly .312

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 126
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 1.99
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 410
2 Tom Seaver 266
3 Bert Blyleven 262
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 2 tied 241

Saves

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