On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 53 .586 --
Red Sox 71 59 .546 5.0
Tigers 70 62 .530 7.0
Yankees 68 65 .511 9.5
Brewers 62 67 .481 13.5
Indians 55 77 .417 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 53 .595 --
Royals 73 59 .553 5.5
White Sox 63 69 .477 15.5
Twins 62 68 .477 15.5
Angels 60 67 .472 16.0
Rangers 46 84 .354 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 64 .511 --
Pirates 63 64 .496 2.0
Cubs 64 66 .492 2.5
Expos 61 69 .469 5.5
Phillies 61 70 .466 6.0
Mets 60 70 .462 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 50 .621 --
Reds 78 55 .586 4.5
Giants 72 58 .554 9.0
Astros 67 67 .500 16.0
Braves 63 70 .474 19.5
Padres 48 83 .366 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Cesar Geronimo 3
2 Ron Hodges 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Rico Carty 4
3 Fran Healy 3
3 Bob Oliver 3
3 Rennie Stennett 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Pedro Garcia 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Twitchell 1.33
2 Juan Marichal 0.80
3 Balor Moore 0.67
3 Clyde Wright 0.67
5 Joe Decker 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Charlie Hudson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Twitchell 8
2 Balor Moore 6
2 Steve Stone 6
4 Joe Decker 5
4 Bob Reynolds 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Bobby Murcer .315
4 Bob Watson .313
5 Tony Perez .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 36
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Darrell Evans 34
4 Hank Aaron 33
4 Bobby Bonds 33

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 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Cesar Cedeno 44
4 Bill North 43
5 Rod Carew 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.23
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 21
2 Ron Bryant 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
4 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Coggins .469
2 Ralph Garr .446
3 Don Money .396
4 Jesus Alou .389
4 Luis Aparicio .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Davey Johnson 5
2 Bill Sudakis 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 17
2 Bill Robinson 16
3 Ralph Garr 13
3 Fran Healy 13
3 Davey Johnson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Bill North 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
4 Dave Nelson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.64
1 Darold Knowles 0.64
3 Nelson Briles 0.73
4 Tom Bradley 0.78
5 Joe Decker 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Wayne Twitchell 26
3 Joe Decker 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elias Sosa 4
2 Bobby Bolin 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Bob Locker 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .435
2 Ralph Garr .403
3 Richie Zisk .389
4 Pete Rose .384
5 Rod Carew .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Bill Robinson 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 30
2 Dusty Baker 27
3 Ken Singleton 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 23
4 5 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
1 Joe Morgan 18
3 Rod Carew 14
4 Tommy Harper 13
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Pedro Borbon 1.07
3 Steve Rogers 1.24
4 Don Sutton 1.40
5 Mike Corkins 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Roger Moret 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Jim Bibby 52
3 Jon Matlack 50
4 Joe Coleman 47
4 Rick Reuschel 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Doug Bird 5
3 Bobby Bolin 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Bob Watson .316
4 Bobby Murcer .314
5 Ralph Garr .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 Davey Johnson 37
5 Darrell Evans 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 John Mayberry 122
3 Reggie Jackson 116
4 Willie Stargell 108
5 Bobby Murcer 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 69
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.92
2 Terry Forster 2.00
3 Don Sutton 2.07
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.09
5 Bert Blyleven 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
1 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Wilbur Wood 23
5 5 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 400
2 Bert Blyleven 268
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 243

Saves

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