On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 56 .585 --
Red Sox 76 63 .547 5.0
Tigers 73 66 .525 8.0
Yankees 70 69 .504 11.0
Brewers 67 71 .486 13.5
Indians 60 80 .429 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 57 .584 --
Royals 76 62 .551 4.5
White Sox 69 70 .496 12.0
Twins 67 70 .489 13.0
Angels 62 71 .466 16.0
Rangers 47 91 .341 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 68 .511 --
Pirates 67 68 .496 2.0
Expos 67 70 .489 3.0
Cubs 65 72 .474 5.0
Mets 65 73 .471 5.5
Phillies 63 76 .453 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 55 .604 --
Dodgers 83 56 .597 1.0
Giants 78 59 .569 5.0
Astros 71 70 .504 14.0
Braves 67 73 .479 17.5
Padres 48 89 .350 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Coluccio 3
1 Pedro Garcia 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Dave May 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Bob Coluccio 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Rose 4
2 Tony Muser 3
3 Dusty Baker 2
3 Sal Bando 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.17
2 Jim Kaat 1.00
3 Al Downing 0.88
4 Bill Singer 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Andrews 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Bill Singer 8
3 Al Downing 7
4 Roric Harrison 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Joe Niekro 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .348
3 Bob Watson .321
4 Cesar Cedeno .316
5 Tony Perez .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 110
2 Johnny Bench 97
3 Willie Stargell 96
4 Darrell Evans 93
4 John Mayberry 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
1 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 46
4 Bill North 45
5 Bobby Bonds 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.69
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.28
5 Bert Blyleven 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
2 Ron Bryant 21
3 Ken Holtzman 20
4 Jim Colborn 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Tom Seaver 218
3 Bert Blyleven 214
4 Bill Singer 209
5 Steve Carlton 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 31
2 Mike Marshall 28
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .478
2 Jorge Orta .476
3 Rich Coggins .450
4 Carl Yastrzemski .444
5 Boog Powell .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Davey Johnson 6
2 Bill Robinson 6
4 Carlos May 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 14
1 Frank Duffy 14
1 Dave Kingman 14
1 Carlos May 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Dave Nelson 10
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.53
3 Joe Decker 0.70
4 Steve Mingori 0.73
5 Pedro Borbon 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Jim Bibby 28
3 Joe Coleman 27
4 Bert Blyleven 25
4 Tom Griffin 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 4
2 John Hiller 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Elias Sosa 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .449
2 Carl Yastrzemski .404
3 Rich Coggins .400
4 Ken Singleton .398
5 Ralph Garr .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Greg Luzinski 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 28
2 Reggie Jackson 25
3 Dusty Baker 24
3 Tony Oliva 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Joe Morgan 18
3 Tommy Harper 14
4 Dave Nelson 13
5 Rod Carew 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.64
2 Tom Seaver 1.14
3 Don Sutton 1.26
4 Jerry Koosman 1.35
5 Steve Rogers 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Joe Coleman 52
2 Tom Seaver 52
4 Bert Blyleven 50
5 Jim Bibby 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
1 Mike Marshall 8
3 Bobby Bolin 6
3 Elias Sosa 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Bob Watson .322
4 Bobby Murcer .312
5 Garry Maddox .312

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 121
4 Bobby Bonds 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 68
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 50
5 Bobby Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.81
2 Don Sutton 2.00
3 Terry Forster 2.05
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.17
5 Bert Blyleven 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 25
2 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Wilbur Wood 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 412
2 Tom Seaver 273
3 Bert Blyleven 270
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

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