On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 52 .587 --
Red Sox 70 58 .547 5.0
Tigers 70 60 .538 6.0
Yankees 68 64 .515 9.0
Brewers 62 65 .488 12.5
Indians 54 77 .412 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 52 .597 --
Royals 73 58 .557 5.0
White Sox 61 69 .469 16.5
Twins 60 68 .469 16.5
Angels 59 67 .468 16.5
Rangers 45 83 .352 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 64 .504 --
Pirates 62 64 .492 1.5
Cubs 63 66 .488 2.0
Expos 60 68 .469 4.5
Phillies 59 70 .457 6.0
Mets 58 70 .453 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 49 .623 --
Reds 78 54 .591 4.0
Giants 72 56 .563 8.0
Astros 67 65 .508 15.0
Braves 63 69 .477 19.0
Padres 48 81 .372 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Harris 5
2 Davey Lopes 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 Tommy Davis 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Vic Harris 2
1 Carlos May 2
4 Paul Blair 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 4
1 Vic Harris 4
1 Davey Johnson 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.22
2 Terry Forster 1.00
2 Roric Harrison 1.00
4 Fred Norman 0.86
5 Luis Tiant 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 11
2 Roric Harrison 8
2 Bill Singer 8
4 Joe Coleman 6
4 Fred Norman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Bob Watson .315
4 Garry Maddox .313
5 Bobby Murcer .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 36
2 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 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 55
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Cesar Cedeno 43
4 Bill North 42
5 3 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.24
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 304
2 Bert Blyleven 203
3 Bill Singer 198
4 Tom Seaver 196
5 Steve Carlton 192

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 .463
2 Rich Coggins .429
3 Ralph Garr .411
4 Ken Singleton .404
5 Tony Perez .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 6
2 Joe Ferguson 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Bill Robinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 14
1 Davey Johnson 14
3 Hank Aaron 13
3 Ralph Garr 13
3 Bill Robinson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Tommy Harper 6
4 Bill North 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Corkins 0.57
2 Pedro Borbon 0.61
3 Diego Segui 0.75
4 Tom Bradley 0.78
5 Tom Seaver 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Bert Blyleven 24
2 Bill Singer 24
4 Bill Bonham 23
5 Joe Coleman 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Elias Sosa 4
4 Doug Bird 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .400
2 Ralph Garr .393
3 Pete Rose .386
4 Jim Northrup .382
5 Jerry Morales .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Joe Morgan 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 29
2 Tommy Davis 28
3 Dusty Baker 27
4 Tony Perez 26
5 Jeff Burroughs 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 19
2 Lou Brock 18
3 Rod Carew 12
3 Tommy Harper 12
5 Bill North 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Pedro Borbon 1.05
3 Andy Messersmith 1.37
4 Mike Corkins 1.42
5 Don Sutton 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Ron Bryant 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Jim Bibby 52
2 Bert Blyleven 52
2 Joe Coleman 52
5 Tom Seaver 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 Doug Bird 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .344
2 Rod Carew .340
3 Bobby Murcer .319
4 Bob Watson .317
5 Jose Cardenal .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 128
2 Johnny Bench 126
3 Reggie Jackson 118
4 Willie Stargell 108
5 Bobby Murcer 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 71
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.99
2 Terry Forster 2.03
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.03
4 Don Sutton 2.10
5 Bert Blyleven 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
1 Joe Coleman 24
1 Ken Holtzman 24
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 410
2 Bert Blyleven 273
3 Tom Seaver 266
4 Steve Carlton 250
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

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