On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 53 .589 --
Red Sox 72 59 .550 5.0
Tigers 71 62 .534 7.0
Yankees 68 66 .507 10.5
Brewers 63 67 .485 13.5
Indians 55 78 .414 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 54 .591 --
Royals 74 59 .556 4.5
Angels 61 67 .477 15.0
White Sox 63 70 .474 15.5
Twins 62 69 .473 15.5
Rangers 46 85 .351 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 65 .508 --
Pirates 63 65 .492 2.0
Cubs 64 67 .489 2.5
Expos 62 69 .473 4.5
Mets 61 70 .466 5.5
Phillies 61 71 .462 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 51 .617 --
Reds 79 55 .590 3.5
Giants 73 58 .557 8.0
Astros 68 67 .504 15.0
Braves 64 70 .478 18.5
Padres 48 84 .364 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Doug Griffin 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 5
2 Al Kaline 3
3 Sal Bando 2
3 John Briggs 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.50
2 Jack Billingham 2.20
3 Tom Bradley 0.88
3 Doc Medich 0.88
5 Jerry Koosman 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 11
2 Ken Brett 10
2 Nolan Ryan 10
4 Tom Bradley 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Roric Harrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Tony Perez .313
4 Bob Watson .313
5 Bobby Murcer .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 37
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Bobby Bonds 34
3 Darrell Evans 34
5 Hank Aaron 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 56
2 Lou Brock 52
3 Cesar Cedeno 44
4 Bill North 43
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.22
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 21
2 Ron Bryant 20
3 Ken Holtzman 19
4 Jim Colborn 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 314
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 Hank Aaron .455
2 Ralph Garr .446
3 Ken Singleton .442
4 Rich Coggins .419
5 Luis Aparicio .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 7
2 Davey Johnson 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Bill Sudakis 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 17
2 Bill Robinson 15
3 Davey Johnson 14
4 Ralph Garr 13
5 Tony Oliva 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Dave Nelson 6
3 Bill North 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.66
3 Pedro Borbon 0.67
4 Tom Bradley 0.84
5 Joe Decker 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Wayne Twitchell 26
3 Bill Bonham 23
3 Joe Decker 23
5 Bill Singer 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .444
2 Ralph Garr .395
3 Pete Rose .393
4 Chris Chambliss .384
5 Merv Rettenmund .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 12
2 Bill Robinson 10
3 Joe Morgan 8
3 Bill Sudakis 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 27
2 Ken Singleton 26
3 Davey Johnson 24
3 George Scott 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Pedro Borbon 1.14
3 Steve Rogers 1.24
4 Mike Corkins 1.35
5 Don Sutton 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Roger Moret 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
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 6
3 Bobby Bolin 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Bob Watson .316
4 Bobby Murcer .312
5 Ralph Garr .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Davey Johnson 38
3 Willie Stargell 38
5 Darrell Evans 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 John Mayberry 122
3 Reggie Jackson 116
4 Bobby Murcer 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 48
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.92
2 Terry Forster 2.02
3 Don Sutton 2.07
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.08
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 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 410
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 Tug McGraw 24