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 0.0
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