On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 59 .593 --
Red Sox 81 67 .547 6.5
Tigers 78 69 .531 9.0
Yankees 73 74 .497 14.0
Brewers 70 78 .473 17.5
Indians 64 85 .430 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 61 .582 --
Royals 80 67 .544 5.5
White Sox 72 75 .490 13.5
Twins 71 74 .490 13.5
Angels 68 76 .472 16.0
Rangers 51 94 .352 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 71 .507 --
Expos 72 73 .497 1.5
Cardinals 72 74 .493 2.0
Mets 71 75 .486 3.0
Cubs 69 76 .476 4.5
Phillies 65 82 .442 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 57 .612 --
Dodgers 86 62 .581 4.5
Giants 81 65 .555 8.5
Astros 74 75 .497 17.0
Braves 72 77 .483 19.0
Padres 54 92 .370 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Gene Tenace 4
3 Mike Anderson 3
3 Johnny Grubb 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Jim Holt 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Steve Garvey 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Ron Woods 2
4 Allan Lewis 1
4 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.40
2 Mickey Lolich 1.25
3 Andy Messersmith 1.00
4 Clay Kirby 0.86
4 Frank Tanana 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Don Gullett 8
3 Jim Colborn 6
3 Clay Kirby 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .348
2 Rod Carew .344
3 Bob Watson .317
4 Cesar Cedeno .315
5 Garry Maddox .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 41
2 Darrell Evans 39
2 Willie Stargell 39
4 Bobby Bonds 38
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 112
2 Willie Stargell 108
3 Johnny Bench 103
4 Lee May 100
5 Darrell Evans 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 50
4 Bill North 48
5 Tommy Harper 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.73
2 Don Sutton 2.31
3 Jim Palmer 2.45
4 Bert Blyleven 2.51
5 Terry Forster 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 338
2 Tom Seaver 237
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 Bill Singer 216
5 Gaylord Perry 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Tug McGraw 20
5 3 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .471
2 Denny Doyle .469
3 Sal Bando .446
4 Johnny Grubb .441
5 Boog Powell .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Lee May 6
3 Darrell Evans 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 22
2 Lee May 17
2 Willie Stargell 17
4 Dave May 16
5 Sal Bando 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Dave Nelson 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.00
1 Bill Hands 0.00
3 George Stone 0.61
4 John Hiller 0.66
5 Ray Corbin 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Rogers 4
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Roric Harrison 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
2 Tug McGraw 5
3 Cy Acosta 4
3 Ramon Hernandez 4
3 Mike Marshall 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .463
2 Rich Coggins .412
3 Ken Singleton .409
4 Jorge Orta .383
5 Al Bumbry .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 10
1 Dave Kingman 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Lee May 9
5 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 28
2 Hank Aaron 26
3 Lee May 25
4 Sal Bando 23
4 Willie Stargell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Tommy Harper 13
2 Joe Morgan 13
2 Dave Nelson 13
5 Bill North 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.66
2 Jerry Koosman 1.32
3 Tom Seaver 1.36
4 Steve Rogers 1.38
5 Burt Hooton 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Roger Moret 5
2 Steve Rogers 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 62
3 Bert Blyleven 49
4 Gaylord Perry 44
5 Jim Bibby 43

Saves

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