On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 54 .588 --
Red Sox 73 62 .541 6.0
Tigers 71 65 .522 8.5
Yankees 69 67 .507 10.5
Brewers 66 68 .493 12.5
Indians 58 78 .426 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 55 .590 --
Royals 75 60 .556 4.5
Twins 65 69 .485 14.0
White Sox 65 70 .481 14.5
Angels 61 69 .469 16.0
Rangers 46 88 .343 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 65 .504 --
Cardinals 68 67 .504 --
Cubs 64 70 .478 3.5
Expos 64 70 .478 3.5
Mets 63 71 .470 4.5
Phillies 62 73 .459 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 53 .610 --
Reds 81 55 .596 2.0
Giants 74 59 .556 7.5
Astros 70 68 .507 14.0
Braves 65 71 .478 18.0
Padres 48 86 .358 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 4
1 Sal Bando 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Tommy Davis 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Anderson 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Anderson 4
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Frank Duffy 4
1 Carl Taylor 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 1.33
2 Fred Norman 1.20
3 Balor Moore 1.00
4 George Stone 0.80
5 3 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty Pattin 8
1 George Stone 8
3 Bill Hands 6
3 Fred Norman 6
5 Skip Lockwood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 Harry Parker 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Tony Perez .318
4 Bob Watson .314
5 Bobby Murcer .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 106
2 Johnny Bench 95
3 Willie Stargell 94
4 John Mayberry 93
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 56
2 Lou Brock 52
3 Cesar Cedeno 45
4 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 2.31
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.53

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 .468
2 Rich Coggins .455
3 Ralph Garr .429
4 Al Oliver .407
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 8
2 Sal Bando 6
3 Joe Ferguson 5
3 Davey Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 16
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Joe Ferguson 15
4 Frank Duffy 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Dave Nelson 7
2 Bill North 7
4 Ralph Garr 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Marty Pattin 0.00
3 Joe Decker 0.36
4 John Hiller 0.57
5 Tom Bradley 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 28
2 Joe Coleman 26
2 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Wayne Twitchell 26
5 Bill Singer 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 4
1 Bobby Bolin 4
3 Doug Bird 2
3 Mike Caldwell 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .465
2 Ralph Garr .422
3 Carl Yastrzemski .402
4 Tony Perez .387
5 Rod Carew .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 11
2 Davey Johnson 10
3 Dusty Baker 7
3 Joe Ferguson 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 25
1 Tony Oliva 25
3 Carlos May 23
3 Tony Perez 23
3 Ken Singleton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 16
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Tommy Harper 13
4 Rod Carew 12
5 Dave Nelson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.67
2 Tom Seaver 1.16
3 John Hiller 1.20
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 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Jim Bibby 54
3 Joe Coleman 47
4 Bert Blyleven 46
5 Rick Reuschel 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 6
1 Bobby Bolin 6
1 Jim Brewer 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

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 128
2 John Mayberry 122
3 Reggie Jackson 117
4 Lee May 104
4 Tony Perez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 48
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.89
2 Terry Forster 2.02
3 Don Sutton 2.07
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.16
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 Bert Blyleven 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 400
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