On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 54 .585 --
Red Sox 72 62 .537 6.0
Tigers 71 64 .526 7.5
Yankees 69 66 .511 9.5
Brewers 66 67 .496 11.5
Indians 57 78 .422 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 54 .594 --
Royals 74 60 .552 5.5
Twins 64 69 .481 15.0
White Sox 64 70 .478 15.5
Angels 61 68 .473 16.0
Rangers 46 87 .346 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 66 .507 --
Pirates 65 65 .500 1.0
Cubs 64 69 .481 3.5
Expos 63 70 .474 4.5
Mets 62 71 .466 5.5
Phillies 62 72 .463 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 52 .615 --
Reds 80 55 .593 3.0
Giants 73 59 .553 8.5
Astros 69 68 .504 15.0
Braves 65 70 .481 18.0
Padres 48 85 .361 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Joe Lis 4
1 Don Money 4
1 Eric Soderholm 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 5
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Roric Harrison 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 John Briggs 1
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.50
2 Tom Griffin 1.29
3 Don Gullett 1.00
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.78
5 Ray Sadecki 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Fife 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 9
1 Luis Tiant 9
3 Roric Harrison 8
4 Fergie Jenkins 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Tony Perez .316
4 Bobby Murcer .314
5 Bob Watson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 37
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Bobby Bonds 34
3 Darrell Evans 34
5 Hank Aaron 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 105
2 Willie Stargell 94
3 Johnny Bench 93
3 John Mayberry 93
5 Darrell Evans 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 56
2 Lou Brock 52
3 Cesar Cedeno 44
3 Bill North 44
5 3 tied 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 22
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 201
5 Steve Carlton 195

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .478
2 Rich Coggins .452
3 Ralph Garr .429
3 Jorge Orta .429
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 7
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Joe Ferguson 5
2 Davey Johnson 5
2 Dave Kingman 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Dave Nelson 7
2 Bill North 7
4 Tommy Harper 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

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 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Jim Bibby 28
3 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Joe Coleman 26
5 Bill Singer 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Bob Locker 3
2 Elias Sosa 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .456
2 Ralph Garr .426
3 Tony Perez .393
4 Chris Chambliss .390
5 Carl Yastrzemski .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 25
1 Tony Perez 25
3 Mike Lum 24
4 Orlando Cepeda 23
4 5 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 16
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Tommy Harper 13
4 Rod Carew 12
5 Dave Nelson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.68
2 Tom Seaver 0.99
3 John Hiller 1.29
4 Don Sutton 1.40
5 Steve Rogers 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Roger Moret 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
5 7 tied 5

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
2 Doug Bird 6
2 Bobby Bolin 6
2 Jim Brewer 6
2 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Bob Watson .315
4 Ralph Garr .313
5 Bobby Murcer .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 126
2 John Mayberry 122
3 Reggie Jackson 116
4 Greg Luzinski 104
4 2 others tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 48
5 Bobby Bonds 46

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 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
1 Ken Holtzman 24
1 Wilbur Wood 24
4 Joe Coleman 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 410
2 Tom Seaver 268
3 Bert Blyleven 266
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 John Hiller 30
2 Mike Marshall 30
4 Clay Carroll 25
5 2 tied 23