On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 57 .581 --
Red Sox 77 63 .550 4.0
Tigers 74 67 .525 7.5
Yankees 71 69 .507 10.0
Brewers 67 72 .482 13.5
Indians 61 81 .430 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 57 .590 --
Royals 76 62 .551 5.5
White Sox 70 70 .500 12.5
Twins 67 71 .486 14.5
Angels 62 73 .459 18.0
Rangers 47 91 .341 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 68 .514 --
Expos 68 70 .493 3.0
Pirates 67 69 .493 3.0
Mets 66 73 .475 5.5
Cubs 65 73 .471 6.0
Phillies 63 77 .450 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 55 .607 --
Dodgers 83 58 .589 2.5
Giants 79 59 .572 5.0
Astros 71 71 .500 15.0
Braves 67 74 .475 18.5
Padres 50 89 .360 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Pat Kelly 3
1 Jim Northrup 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 2
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 Mike Hegan 1
2 Mike Jorgensen 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 6
2 Mike Hegan 4
2 Mike Jorgensen 4
4 Bobby Mitchell 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.00
2 Randy Jones 0.78
3 Stan Bahnsen 0.56
4 Pat Dobson 0.50
4 Balor Moore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Bane 7
1 Randy Jones 7
1 Don Sutton 7
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 Pat Dobson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Bob Watson .319
4 Cesar Cedeno .315
5 Bobby Murcer .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 111
2 Willie Stargell 98
3 Johnny Bench 97
4 Darrell Evans 93
4 2 others tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 47
4 Bill North 46
5 Bobby Bonds 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.69
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.25
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.31
5 Bert Blyleven 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
2 Ron Bryant 21
3 Ken Holtzman 20
4 Stan Bahnsen 18
4 4 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
4 Rollie Fingers 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .472
2 Ken Singleton .463
3 Rich Coggins .455
4 Carlos May .417
5 Denny Doyle .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Bob Coluccio 5
2 Carlos May 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
5 16 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Duffy 15
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Carlos May 15
4 Sal Bando 14
5 Earl Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Dave Nelson 9
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
4 Joe Decker 0.70
5 Tom Seaver 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Roric Harrison 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Jim Bibby 28
3 Tom Seaver 24
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Roric Harrison 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .477
2 Carl Yastrzemski .434
3 Ken Singleton .415
4 Rich Coggins .400
5 Chris Chambliss .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
3 Greg Luzinski 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 George Scott 24
2 Earl Williams 24
4 Hank Aaron 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Dave Nelson 12
4 Tommy Harper 11
5 Rod Carew 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.67
2 Pedro Borbon 0.72
3 Tom Seaver 0.96
4 Jerry Koosman 1.35
5 Fred Scherman 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
4 Steve Busby 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Jim Bibby 46
4 Joe Coleman 45
5 Bert Blyleven 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Bobby Bolin 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Elias Sosa 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Bob Watson .321
4 Bobby Murcer .314
5 Jose Cardenal .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 127
2 Reggie Jackson 120
2 John Mayberry 120
4 Bobby Bonds 106
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 68
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 50
5 Bobby Bonds 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.81
2 Don Sutton 1.98
3 Terry Forster 2.10
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.16
5 Bert Blyleven 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 25
2 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Stan Bahnsen 23
3 Wilbur Wood 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 401
2 Tom Seaver 268
3 Bert Blyleven 263
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 241

Saves

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