On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 61 .588 --
Red Sox 81 69 .540 7.0
Tigers 79 70 .530 8.5
Yankees 75 75 .500 13.0
Brewers 71 79 .473 17.0
Indians 66 85 .437 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 61 .588 --
Royals 81 68 .544 6.5
White Sox 73 76 .490 14.5
Twins 72 75 .490 14.5
Angels 69 77 .473 17.0
Rangers 51 96 .347 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 72 .507 --
Expos 74 73 .503 0.5
Cardinals 73 75 .493 2.0
Mets 73 76 .490 2.5
Cubs 70 78 .473 5.0
Phillies 65 84 .436 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 92 57 .617 --
Dodgers 86 64 .573 6.5
Giants 83 65 .561 8.5
Astros 76 75 .503 17.0
Braves 72 79 .477 21.0
Padres 54 94 .365 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Lum 4
1 Gary Thomasson 4
3 Dave Duncan 3
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 2
1 Dave Kingman 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 6
2 Dave Kingman 4
3 Frank Duffy 3
3 Toby Harrah 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Splittorff 1.43
2 Ross Grimsley 1.00
2 Jim Palmer 1.00
4 Ron Bryant 0.78
4 2 others tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Splittorff 10
2 Ron Bryant 7
2 Gaylord Perry 7
2 Steve Renko 7
2 Don Wilson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .349
2 Rod Carew .343
3 Cesar Cedeno .318
4 Bob Watson .315
5 Jose Cardenal .309

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
3 Bill North 50
5 Tommy Harper 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.73
2 Don Sutton 2.31
3 Jim Palmer 2.38
4 Bert Blyleven 2.51
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Ron Bryant 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
4 Joe Coleman 20
4 Ken Holtzman 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Tom Seaver 237
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Bill Singer 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 36
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 21
5 Rollie Fingers 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Doyle .447
2 Al Bumbry .418
3 Hank Aaron .417
4 Sandy Alomar .410
4 Larry Hisle .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Darrell Evans 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 20
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Lee May 14
3 Chris Speier 14
3 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.40
2 Tug McGraw 0.53
3 Bob Reynolds 0.56
4 Steve Renko 0.59
5 George Stone 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Tom Seaver 32
3 Gaylord Perry 30
4 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Jon Matlack 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Tug McGraw 6
3 Ramon Hernandez 4
4 Cy Acosta 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .438
2 Rich Coggins .398
3 Carl Yastrzemski .394
4 Jorge Orta .388
5 Al Bumbry .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 9
2 Lee May 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 30
2 Dave Kingman 27
3 Sal Bando 25
3 Lee May 25
5 Frank Duffy 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Tommy Harper 15
3 Dave Nelson 13
3 Bill North 13
5 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.64
2 Steve Rogers 1.38
3 Tom Seaver 1.57
4 Jim Palmer 1.70
5 Jerry Koosman 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Pedro Borbon 5
1 Ron Bryant 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Gaylord Perry 51
4 Bert Blyleven 49
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
1 Tug McGraw 8
3 Cy Acosta 7
3 Bobby Bolin 7
5 5 tied 5