On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 61 .591 --
Red Sox 81 69 .540 7.5
Tigers 79 70 .530 9.0
Yankees 75 76 .497 14.0
Brewers 71 79 .473 17.5
Indians 66 85 .437 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 61 .591 --
Royals 81 69 .540 7.5
Twins 73 75 .493 14.5
White Sox 73 77 .487 15.5
Angels 69 78 .469 18.0
Rangers 52 96 .351 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 72 .510 --
Expos 75 74 .503 1.0
Cardinals 74 76 .493 2.5
Mets 73 77 .487 3.5
Cubs 70 78 .473 5.5
Phillies 65 84 .436 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 92 58 .613 --
Dodgers 87 64 .576 5.5
Giants 83 66 .557 8.5
Astros 77 75 .507 16.0
Braves 73 79 .480 20.0
Padres 54 95 .362 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Carbo 4
1 Tommy McCraw 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Ted Sizemore 4
1 Willie Stargell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Hal Breeden 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Dick Billings 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Jim Fregosi 3
2 Tony Oliva 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Billingham 1.00
2 Mike Cuellar 0.90
2 Dave Roberts 0.90
4 Don Sutton 0.89
5 Sonny Siebert 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 9
1 Dave Roberts 9
3 Jack Billingham 8
3 Rudy May 8
3 Don Sutton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rick Waits 1
1 Chris Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .350
2 Rod Carew .342
3 Cesar Cedeno .318
4 Bob Watson .316
5 Jose Cardenal .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Darrell Evans 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 50
3 Bill North 50
5 Tommy Harper 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.88
2 Don Sutton 2.30
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 239
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 Willie Stargell .436
2 Al Bumbry .433
3 Hank Aaron .429
3 Denny Doyle .429
3 2 others tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 19
2 Willie Stargell 18
3 Joe Rudi 14
4 Dave Kingman 13
4 Gene Tenace 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.53
2 Bob Reynolds 0.56
3 Steve Renko 0.59
4 George Stone 0.63
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
1 Tom Seaver 34
3 Gaylord Perry 30
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 Jim Slaton 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
1 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 Rich Coggins .411
2 Al Bumbry .409
3 Carl Yastrzemski .390
4 Jorge Orta .388
5 Pete Rose .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 10
3 Lee May 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 28
2 Dave Kingman 27
3 Willie Stargell 26
4 Sal Bando 25
4 Lee May 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Tommy Harper 14
2 Dave Nelson 14
4 Bill North 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.64
2 Jim Palmer 1.64
3 Steve Rogers 1.64
4 Jerry Koosman 1.71
5 Andy Messersmith 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
2 Steve Rogers 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Gaylord Perry 51
4 Joe Coleman 45
4 Bill Singer 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
1 Tug McGraw 8
3 Cy Acosta 7
3 Bobby Bolin 7
5 4 tied 5