On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 53 .589 --
Red Sox 72 60 .545 5.5
Tigers 71 63 .530 7.5
Yankees 68 66 .507 10.5
Brewers 64 67 .489 13.0
Indians 56 78 .418 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 54 .591 --
Royals 74 59 .556 4.5
Twins 63 69 .477 15.0
Angels 61 67 .477 15.0
White Sox 63 70 .474 15.5
Rangers 46 86 .348 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 65 .511 --
Pirates 63 65 .492 2.5
Cubs 64 67 .489 3.0
Expos 62 70 .470 5.5
Phillies 62 71 .466 6.0
Mets 61 71 .462 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 51 .619 --
Reds 79 55 .590 4.0
Giants 73 58 .557 8.5
Astros 68 68 .500 16.0
Braves 64 70 .478 19.0
Padres 48 84 .364 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Biittner 4
1 Hal Breeden 4
3 Bob Bailey 3
3 Joe Ferguson 3
3 Greg Luzinski 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Breeden 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Breeden 4
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Bob Coluccio 3
2 Joe Ferguson 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Vic Harris 1
1 Jim Northrup 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.15
2 Tom Seaver 0.75
3 Joe Coleman 0.58
4 Jim Slaton 0.56
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 15
2 Tom Seaver 9
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Joe Coleman 7
5 Jim Slaton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bill Campbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Bob Watson .315
4 Tony Perez .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 Rod Carew 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.71
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 210
3 Tom Seaver 205
4 Bill Singer 198
5 Steve Carlton 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 29
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 25
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .452
2 Ralph Garr .420
3 Billy Williams .395
4 Al Oliver .391
5 Carl Yastrzemski .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Davey Johnson 5
4 Buddy Bell 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
1 Bill Robinson 15
3 Joe Ferguson 14
4 Davey Johnson 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
2 Joe Decker 0.36
3 John Hiller 0.66
4 Pedro Borbon 0.67
5 Tom Bradley 0.84

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 Jim Bibby 28
3 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Joe Coleman 26
5 Wayne Twitchell 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 4
1 Elias Sosa 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Bob Locker 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .456
2 Ralph Garr .407
3 Pete Rose .393
4 Chris Chambliss .388
5 Merv Rettenmund .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 12
2 Bill Robinson 10
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 26
2 George Scott 25
2 Ken Singleton 25
4 Davey Johnson 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 18
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Rod Carew 13
3 Tommy Harper 13
5 Dave Nelson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.99
2 Pedro Borbon 1.14
3 Mike Corkins 1.35
4 Don Sutton 1.40
5 John Hiller 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Roger Moret 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Jim Bibby 54
2 Joe Coleman 54
4 Bert Blyleven 50
4 Tom Seaver 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 John Hiller 7
3 Doug Bird 6
3 Bobby Bolin 6
3 Jim Brewer 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Ralph Garr .312
5 Garry Maddox .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Davey Johnson 38
4 Willie Stargell 37
5 Darrell Evans 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 John Mayberry 122
3 Reggie Jackson 116
4 Greg Luzinski 104
5 4 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.89
2 Terry Forster 2.02
3 Don Sutton 2.07
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.08
5 Bert Blyleven 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
1 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Wilbur Wood 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 410
2 Bert Blyleven 275
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 Gaylord Perry 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 John Hiller 30
2 Mike Marshall 30
4 Clay Carroll 24
5 2 tied 23