On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 55 .590 --
Red Sox 75 63 .543 6.0
Tigers 72 66 .522 9.0
Yankees 70 68 .507 11.0
Brewers 67 70 .489 13.5
Indians 59 80 .424 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 57 .581 --
Royals 76 61 .555 3.5
White Sox 68 70 .493 12.0
Twins 66 70 .485 13.0
Angels 62 70 .470 15.0
Rangers 47 90 .343 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 68 .507 --
Pirates 67 67 .500 1.0
Expos 66 70 .485 3.0
Cubs 65 71 .478 4.0
Mets 64 73 .467 5.5
Phillies 63 75 .457 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 55 .601 --
Reds 83 55 .601 --
Giants 77 59 .566 5.0
Astros 71 69 .507 13.0
Braves 66 73 .475 17.5
Padres 48 88 .353 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Ted Simmons 6
1 Earl Williams 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Paul Blair 2
2 Thurman Munson 2
5 38 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 6
1 Earl Williams 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Carlos May 5
3 Don Money 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 4
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Frank Duffy 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.50
2 Dave Goltz 0.75
2 Tommy John 0.75
4 Steve Renko 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Milt Wilcox 8
3 Dave Goltz 6
3 Tommy John 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Orlando Pena 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1
1 Mac Scarce 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Bob Watson .317
4 Tony Perez .316
5 Cesar Cedeno .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 38
2 Bobby Bonds 37
2 Willie Stargell 37
4 Darrell Evans 36
5 Hank Aaron 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 109
2 Johnny Bench 96
2 Willie Stargell 96
4 Darrell Evans 93
4 John Mayberry 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Cesar Cedeno 45
4 Bill North 44
5 Bobby Bonds 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.71
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.28
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 326
2 Bert Blyleven 210
3 Tom Seaver 205
4 Bill Singer 201
5 Steve Carlton 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 30
2 Mike Marshall 27
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Coggins .500
1 Ken Singleton .500
3 Jorge Orta .462
4 Carl Yastrzemski .444
5 Fred Kendall .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Lee May 6
1 Bill Robinson 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 14
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 Sal Bando 13
2 Joe Ferguson 13
2 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Dave Nelson 9
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Ralph Garr 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Marty Pattin 0.00
3 John Hiller 0.54
4 Pedro Borbon 0.64
5 Joe Decker 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Jim Bibby 28
3 Joe Coleman 27
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 Jack Billingham 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 4
2 Doug Bird 2
2 Bobby Bolin 2
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .452
2 Rich Coggins .429
3 Ralph Garr .425
4 Carl Yastrzemski .410
5 Ken Singleton .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 11
2 Davey Johnson 10
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Greg Luzinski 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 28
2 Dusty Baker 25
2 Reggie Jackson 25
2 Tony Oliva 25
2 George Scott 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Joe Morgan 17
3 Tommy Harper 14
4 Dave Nelson 13
5 Rod Carew 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.81
2 Tom Seaver 1.16
3 Don Sutton 1.26
4 Steve Rogers 1.42
5 Joe Decker 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ron Bryant 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Joe Coleman 52
3 Bert Blyleven 46
4 Jim Bibby 43
5 Wayne Twitchell 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Bobby Bolin 6
4 Doug Bird 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Garry Maddox .314
5 Bobby Murcer .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 42
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Davey Johnson 39
4 Willie Stargell 38
5 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 128
2 John Mayberry 122
3 Reggie Jackson 120
4 Bobby Bonds 106
5 Lee May 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 71
2 Lou Brock 68
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 50
5 Bobby Bonds 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.83
2 Don Sutton 2.00
3 Terry Forster 2.05
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.14
5 Bert Blyleven 2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 412
2 Bert Blyleven 266
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Steve Carlton 250
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 John Hiller 31
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Clay Carroll 25
5 2 tied 23