Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 12, 1973

On This Day

Wednesday, September 12, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	85	59	.590	--
Red Sox	80	66	.548	6.0
Tigers	77	69	.527	9.0
Yankees	72	74	.493	14.0
Brewers	70	76	.479	16.0
Indians	64	84	.432	23.0

Games

Orioles 4, Brewers 1

Red Sox 7, Yankees 1

Orioles 5, Brewers 3

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	84	61	.579	--
Royals	79	66	.545	5.0
White Sox	72	74	.493	12.5
Twins	70	74	.486	13.5
Angels	67	75	.472	15.5
Rangers	51	93	.354	32.5

Games

Angels 6, White Sox 5

Rangers 5, Twins 2

Royals 5, Athletics 0

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	71	71	.500	--
Cardinals	72	73	.497	0.5
Expos	71	73	.493	1.0
Mets	70	75	.483	2.5
Cubs	69	75	.479	3.0
Phillies	65	80	.448	7.5

Games

Pirates 4, Cubs 2

Mets 3, Phillies 2

Expos 2, Cardinals 1

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	89	57	.610	--
Dodgers	84	62	.575	5.0
Giants	80	64	.556	8.0
Astros	74	73	.503	15.5
Braves	72	76	.486	18.0
Padres	53	91	.368	35.0

Games

Braves 10, Giants 4

Reds 7, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Scott	5
2	Rich Coggins	4
2	Garry Maddox	4
4	Rod Carew	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Darrell Evans	2
1	Hal McRae	2
1	Carl Yastrzemski	2
4	Mike Anderson	1
4	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
2	Hal McRae	4
3	Jack Billingham	3
3	Darrell Evans	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rod Carew	2
1	Rich Coggins	2
1	Larry Lintz	2
4	Luis Aparicio	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jon Matlack	1.00
2	Rick Wise	0.70
3	Wayne Twitchell	0.67
4	Bruce Kison	0.64
5	Eddie Bane	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Billingham	1
1	Rick Henninger	1
1	Grant Jackson	1
1	Bruce Kison	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jon Matlack	9
2	Bruce Kison	7
2	Rick Wise	7
4	Bill Singer	6
4	Wayne Twitchell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doug Bird	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Tug McGraw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rod Carew	.347
2	Pete Rose	.346
3	Cesar Cedeno	.317
4	Bob Watson	.317
5	Garry Maddox	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Davey Johnson	40
2	Willie Stargell	39
3	Bobby Bonds	38
3	Darrell Evans	38
5	Hank Aaron	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Jackson	112
2	Willie Stargell	105
3	Johnny Bench	101
4	Lee May	99
5	Darrell Evans	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	63
2	Joe Morgan	59
3	Cesar Cedeno	48
3	Bill North	48
5	Tommy Harper	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Seaver	1.74
2	Don Sutton	2.31
3	Jim Palmer	2.45
4	Terry Forster	2.51
5	Wayne Twitchell	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Wood	23
2	Ron Bryant	21
3	Ken Holtzman	20
3	Jim Palmer	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	338
2	Tom Seaver	225
3	Bert Blyleven	221
4	Bill Singer	216
5	Gaylord Perry	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Hiller	34
2	Mike Marshall	29
3	Sparky Lyle	26
4	Tug McGraw	19
5	3 tied	18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.529
2	Sal Bando	.482
3	Denny Doyle	.471
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.456
5	Sandy Alomar	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Kingman	8
2	Lee May	6
3	Bobby Bonds	5
3	Bob Coluccio	5
3	Dave May	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	20
2	Sal Bando	17
2	Dave May	17
2	Lee May	17
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Dave Nelson	8
3	Tommy Harper	7
4	Bobby Bonds	6
4	Al Bumbry	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Hands	0.56
1	John Hiller	0.56
3	George Stone	0.61
4	Nolan Ryan	0.67
5	Burt Hooton	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Rogers	4
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Dave McNally	3
2	Nolan Ryan	3
2	Jim Slaton	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	34
2	Tom Seaver	29
3	Gaylord Perry	26
4	Jack Billingham	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.462
2	Rich Coggins	.425
3	Ken Singleton	.408
4	Don Baylor	.405
5	Al Bumbry	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Kingman	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Davey Johnson	9
2	Lee May	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	26
1	Lee May	26
3	Carl Yastrzemski	24
4	Sal Bando	23
4	Carlos May	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	21
2	Tommy Harper	14
3	Joe Morgan	13
3	Dave Nelson	13
5	Bill North	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.96
2	Tom Seaver	1.30
3	Steve Rogers	1.38
4	Burt Hooton	1.51
5	Dave Roberts	1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	63
2	Tom Seaver	50
3	Jon Matlack	46
4	Gaylord Perry	44
5	Bert Blyleven	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Hiller	7
2	Cy Acosta	6
2	Bobby Bolin	6
2	Tug McGraw	6
2	Elias Sosa	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rod Carew	.345
2	Pete Rose	.343
3	Bob Watson	.319
4	Willie Horton	.317
5	Garry Maddox	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bench	125
2	Reggie Jackson	120
3	John Mayberry	115
4	Lee May	110
5	Willie Stargell	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	69
2	Joe Morgan	67
3	Cesar Cedeno	53
4	Dave Nelson	52
5	Bill North	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Seaver	1.88
2	Don Sutton	2.09
3	Bert Blyleven	2.39
4	Lindy McDaniel	2.44
5	Wayne Twitchell	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	407
2	Tom Seaver	268
3	Bert Blyleven	260
4	Gaylord Perry	250
5	Steve Carlton	239

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Hiller	35
2	Mike Marshall	31
3	Sparky Lyle	29
4	Clay Carroll	23
4	Tug McGraw	23