On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 57 .584 --
Red Sox 78 63 .553 4.0
Tigers 74 68 .521 8.5
Yankees 71 70 .504 11.0
Brewers 68 72 .486 13.5
Indians 61 82 .427 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 58 .586 --
Royals 76 62 .551 5.0
White Sox 71 70 .504 11.5
Twins 67 72 .482 14.5
Angels 62 73 .459 17.5
Rangers 48 91 .345 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 69 .511 --
Pirates 68 69 .496 2.0
Expos 68 72 .486 3.5
Mets 68 73 .482 4.0
Cubs 66 73 .475 5.0
Phillies 63 78 .447 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 56 .603 --
Dodgers 83 59 .585 2.5
Giants 80 59 .576 4.0
Astros 71 72 .497 15.0
Braves 68 74 .479 17.5
Padres 51 89 .364 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Millan 6
2 Billy Williams 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Willie Stargell 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Duffy 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Frank Duffy 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Torrez 1.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.85
3 Sam McDowell 0.83
4 Jon Matlack 0.64
5 Ron Schueler 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 11
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jon Matlack 7
4 Ross Grimsley 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .346
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Garry Maddox .316
5 Cesar Cedeno .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 112
2 Willie Stargell 99
3 Johnny Bench 97
4 Darrell Evans 93
4 3 others tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 48
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 23
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 Gaylord Perry 207

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 Rich Coggins .474
2 Carl Yastrzemski .464
3 Denny Doyle .462
4 Ken Griffey .457
5 Billy Williams .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Frank Duffy 6
2 Carlos May 6
4 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Duffy 18
1 Carlos May 18
3 Sal Bando 17
4 Dave Kingman 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Dave Nelson 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Don Money 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.28
3 Bill Hands 0.69
4 Tom Seaver 1.03
5 Steve Rogers 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Slaton 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Roric Harrison 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Jim Bibby 28
3 Tom Seaver 24
4 Wilbur Wood 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Coggins .429
2 Carl Yastrzemski .423
3 Hank Aaron .406
4 Ken Singleton .406
5 Billy Williams .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Greg Luzinski 8
3 Lee May 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 26
1 George Scott 26
3 Carlos May 25
3 Earl Williams 25
5 Dusty Baker 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Dave Nelson 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Tommy Harper 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.72
1 John Hiller 0.72
3 Marty Pattin 0.95
4 Tom Seaver 0.96
5 Jerry Koosman 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Jon Matlack 46
4 Joe Coleman 45
5 Bert Blyleven 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Bob Watson .320
4 Bobby Murcer .312
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 125
2 Reggie Jackson 120
2 John Mayberry 120
4 Bobby Bonds 106
4 Lee May 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
1 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Dave Nelson 51
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 24
1 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Stan Bahnsen 23
3 Ken Holtzman 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 401
2 Tom Seaver 268
3 Bert Blyleven 263
4 Gaylord Perry 252
5 Steve Carlton 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 32
2 Sparky Lyle 30
2 Mike Marshall 30
4 Clay Carroll 24
4 Tug McGraw 24