On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 62 .592 --
Red Sox 83 69 .546 7.0
Tigers 80 72 .526 10.0
Yankees 75 78 .490 15.5
Brewers 72 80 .474 18.0
Indians 67 86 .438 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 63 .588 --
Royals 83 70 .542 7.0
Twins 75 77 .493 14.5
White Sox 74 79 .484 16.0
Angels 72 80 .474 17.5
Rangers 54 99 .353 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 75 .500 --
Mets 76 77 .497 0.5
Expos 75 77 .493 1.0
Cardinals 75 78 .490 1.5
Cubs 73 79 .480 3.0
Phillies 68 85 .444 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 59 .614 --
Dodgers 90 64 .584 4.5
Giants 84 68 .553 9.5
Astros 78 77 .503 17.0
Braves 73 82 .471 22.0
Padres 56 96 .368 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vada Pinson 5
1 Richie Scheinblum 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Billy Parker 4
3 Mickey Rivers 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Crawford 2
1 George Foster 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Dick Billings 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denny Doyle 4
1 Freddie Patek 4
3 Dick Billings 3
3 Steve Brye 3
3 Chris Speier 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 3
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 Bill North 2
4 Lou Brock 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.00
2 Al Downing 0.78
3 Bill Singer 0.71
4 Bill Hands 0.62
5 Dick Ruthven 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 10
2 Jerry Koosman 8
3 Al Downing 7
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Mac Scarce 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .345
2 Rod Carew .342
3 Bob Watson .316
4 Cesar Cedeno .315
5 Ron Hunt .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 41
3 Darrell Evans 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 113
1 Willie Stargell 113
3 Johnny Bench 103
4 Lee May 100
5 3 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Bill North 53
4 Cesar Cedeno 50
5 Tommy Harper 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.88
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.30
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.50
5 Bert Blyleven 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Ron Bryant 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
4 Joe Coleman 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
2 Tom Seaver 239
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Bill Singer 231
5 Gaylord Perry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 22
5 Rollie Fingers 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Scheinblum .545
2 Jim Northrup .447
3 Al Bumbry .436
4 Richie Zisk .432
5 Hank Aaron .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Davey Johnson 5
2 Ron Santo 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 16
2 Willie Stargell 15
3 Frank Robinson 14
3 Joe Rudi 14
5 Mickey Rivers 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Bill North 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 Joe Morgan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.42
2 Tug McGraw 0.48
3 Jim Palmer 0.50
4 Bill Campbell 0.67
5 Nolan Ryan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 Al Fitzmorris 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Vida Blue 26
2 Don Gullett 26
2 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Bert Blyleven 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
1 Tug McGraw 6
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Ramon Hernandez 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .464
2 Al Bumbry .418
3 Rich Coggins .413
4 Jorge Orta .398
5 Carl Yastrzemski .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 11
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Greg Luzinski 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 27
1 Carl Yastrzemski 27
3 Sal Bando 26
4 Frank Duffy 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Dave Nelson 16
3 Tommy Harper 15
4 Joe Morgan 13
4 Bill North 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.85
2 John Hiller 1.04
3 Steve Rogers 1.42
4 Jim Palmer 1.43
5 Charlie Hough 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Ron Bryant 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Joe Coleman 47
4 Bill Singer 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 9
1 Tug McGraw 9
3 Cy Acosta 7
4 Doug Bird 5
4 6 others tied 5