On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 58 .586 --
Red Sox 78 65 .545 5.5
Tigers 76 68 .528 8.0
Yankees 72 71 .503 11.5
Brewers 69 73 .486 14.0
Indians 62 84 .425 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 60 .577 --
Royals 78 64 .549 4.0
White Sox 72 71 .503 10.5
Twins 68 73 .482 13.5
Angels 64 75 .460 16.5
Rangers 50 91 .355 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 71 .503 --
Pirates 69 70 .496 1.0
Expos 69 73 .486 2.5
Mets 69 74 .483 3.0
Cubs 68 73 .482 3.0
Phillies 64 79 .448 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 57 .604 --
Dodgers 84 60 .583 3.0
Giants 80 61 .567 5.5
Astros 73 72 .503 14.5
Braves 69 76 .476 18.5
Padres 52 90 .366 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 6
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Mickey Rivers 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Charlie Spikes 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Joe Ferguson 4
2 Bobby Grich 4
2 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Dick Sharon 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Horace Clarke 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.12
2 Don Gullett 1.00
3 Jim Bibby 0.71
4 Nelson Briles 0.60
5 Bert Blyleven 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Baney 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 9
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Don Gullett 7
4 Nelson Briles 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .348
2 Rod Carew .344
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Cesar Cedeno .315
5 Jose Cardenal .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 39
1 Willie Stargell 39
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Darrell Evans 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 112
2 Willie Stargell 103
3 Johnny Bench 101
4 Lee May 99
5 Ken Singleton 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 48
4 Bill North 47
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
2 Don Sutton 2.25
3 Terry Forster 2.28
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.31
5 Jim Palmer 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 23
2 Ron Bryant 21
3 Ken Holtzman 20
4 Joe Coleman 19
4 Jim Palmer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Tom Seaver 225
3 Bert Blyleven 221
4 Bill Singer 210
5 Gaylord Perry 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 33
2 Mike Marshall 28
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Jim Brewer 18
4 2 others tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .469
2 Hank Aaron .455
3 Denny Doyle .444
4 Sal Bando .436
5 Al Bumbry .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Lee May 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Bob Coluccio 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 17
1 Carlos May 17
1 Lee May 17
4 Sal Bando 16
4 Dave May 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Dave Nelson 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Tommy Harper 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.42
2 Nolan Ryan 0.50
3 John Hiller 0.60
4 Cy Acosta 0.63
5 Bill Hands 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Rogers 4
1 Jim Slaton 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Roric Harrison 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
1 Tom Seaver 29
3 Roric Harrison 28
4 Joe Coleman 24
5 Jim Bibby 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 6
2 Tug McGraw 5
3 John Hiller 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .464
2 Hank Aaron .429
3 Billy Williams .416
4 Ken Singleton .402
5 Carl Yastrzemski .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Lee May 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 28
2 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Earl Williams 26
4 Dusty Baker 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Tommy Harper 12
3 Dave Nelson 12
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.72
2 John Hiller 0.94
3 Marty Pattin 0.95
4 Steve Rogers 1.25
5 Tom Seaver 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ron Bryant 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Jim Bibby 44
4 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Gaylord Perry 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Cy Acosta 6
2 Bobby Bolin 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Elias Sosa 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .344
2 Rod Carew .343
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Bobby Murcer .312
5 Jose Cardenal .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 43
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Davey Johnson 40
4 Willie Stargell 39
5 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
2 Reggie Jackson 120
3 John Mayberry 118
4 Lee May 111
5 Bobby Bonds 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 52
5 Bill North 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.85
2 Don Sutton 1.98
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.17
4 Terry Forster 2.28
5 Bert Blyleven 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 395
2 Tom Seaver 275
3 Bert Blyleven 270
4 Gaylord Perry 252
5 Steve Carlton 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 34
2 Sparky Lyle 30
2 Mike Marshall 30
4 Clay Carroll 24
4 Tug McGraw 24