On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 62 .597 --
Red Sox 83 71 .539 9.0
Tigers 82 72 .532 10.0
Yankees 75 79 .487 17.0
Brewers 72 82 .468 20.0
Indians 68 86 .442 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 64 .587 --
Royals 84 71 .542 7.0
Twins 77 77 .500 13.5
White Sox 75 80 .484 16.0
Angels 73 81 .474 17.5
Rangers 54 101 .348 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 78 77 .503 --
Pirates 75 76 .497 1.0
Cardinals 76 79 .490 2.0
Expos 75 78 .490 2.0
Cubs 75 79 .487 2.5
Phillies 68 87 .439 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 59 .619 --
Dodgers 90 66 .577 6.5
Giants 86 69 .555 10.0
Astros 78 78 .500 18.5
Braves 74 82 .474 22.5
Padres 57 98 .368 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 4
1 Joe Ferguson 4
3 Al Bumbry 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
1 Steve Garvey 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Joe Ferguson 3
2 Cesar Geronimo 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.80
2 Reggie Cleveland 1.00
2 Rudy May 1.00
4 Bert Blyleven 0.86
5 Gaylord Perry 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
3 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Rudy May 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Cesar Cedeno .314
4 Bob Watson .314
5 Tony Perez .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 114
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Johnny Bench 103
4 Lee May 100
5 3 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 68
2 Joe Morgan 66
3 Bill North 53
4 Cesar Cedeno 51
5 Tommy Harper 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.88
2 Jim Palmer 2.30
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.50
4 Don Sutton 2.51
5 Bert Blyleven 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Ron Bryant 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
4 Joe Coleman 21
4 Catfish Hunter 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
2 Tom Seaver 247
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 Gaylord Perry 231
4 Bill Singer 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
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 .500
2 Al Bumbry .475
3 Bernie Carbo .438
4 Gene Locklear .433
5 Hank Aaron .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 George Foster 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 14
1 Willie Stargell 14
1 Carl Yastrzemski 14
4 Larry Hisle 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Don Baylor 8
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
5 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.00
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
3 Joe Coleman 0.42
4 Jim Palmer 0.50
5 Bill Campbell 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 30
2 Bert Blyleven 29
2 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Tom Seaver 29
5 Gaylord Perry 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Tug McGraw 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Bob Locker 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bumbry .446
2 Hank Aaron .431
3 Rich Coggins .394
4 Denny Doyle .392
5 Ken Griffey .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 9
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 28
2 Dave Kingman 27
3 Sal Bando 26
4 Frank Duffy 25
5 Bob Oliver 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Tommy Harper 17
3 Dave Nelson 15
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 Bill North 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.91
2 Nolan Ryan 1.17
3 Steve Rogers 1.27
4 Jim Palmer 1.44
5 2 tied 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Gaylord Perry 46
5 Don Gullett 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Tug McGraw 9
3 Cy Acosta 7
4 Doug Bird 5
4 3 others tied 5