On This Day

Monday, September 24, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 93 62 .600 --
Red Sox 84 72 .538 9.5
Tigers 83 73 .532 10.5
Yankees 77 79 .494 16.5
Brewers 72 83 .465 21.0
Indians 68 88 .436 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 65 .586 --
Royals 85 71 .545 6.5
Twins 78 78 .500 13.5
White Sox 75 81 .481 16.5
Angels 75 81 .481 16.5
Rangers 54 103 .344 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 77 .506 --
Pirates 78 77 .503 0.5
Cardinals 76 80 .487 3.0
Expos 76 81 .484 3.5
Cubs 75 80 .484 3.5
Phillies 69 87 .442 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 60 .618 --
Dodgers 91 66 .580 6.0
Giants 86 71 .548 11.0
Astros 79 79 .500 18.5
Braves 75 82 .478 22.0
Padres 58 99 .369 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Fairly 5
2 Dave Cash 4
3 Bob Didier 3
3 Cito Gaston 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Lintz 2
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Allan Lewis 1
2 Garry Maddox 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie McAnally 0.71
2 Pete Broberg 0.62
3 Steve Renko 0.44
4 Jerry Reuss 0.39
5 Marty Pattin 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Baney 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 7
2 Pete Broberg 5
2 Ernie McAnally 5
2 Marty Pattin 5
2 Jim Willoughby 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Cesar Cedeno .317
4 Bob Watson .314
5 Tony Perez .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Davey Johnson 43
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Darrell Evans 39
5 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 118
2 Reggie Jackson 117
3 Lee May 104
4 Johnny Bench 103
5 Ken Singleton 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 68
2 Joe Morgan 67
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 Joe Coleman 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
5 Catfish Hunter 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 367
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 30
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 3 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Scheinblum .444
2 Joe Rudi .421
3 Don Money .420
4 Richie Zisk .419
5 Tommy Davis .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
3 Ron Blomberg 4
3 Cito Gaston 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 18
2 Carl Yastrzemski 17
3 Joe Rudi 16
4 Willie Stargell 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Don Baylor 6
3 Lou Brock 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.33
3 Joe Coleman 0.36
4 Rich Hand 0.67
5 Andy Messersmith 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Nolan Ryan 4
1 Paul Splittorff 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Vida Blue 32
3 Luis Tiant 26
4 Gaylord Perry 24
5 Don Gullett 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .431
2 Al Bumbry .418
3 Denny Doyle .408
4 Ted Simmons .387
5 Ken Griffey .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 Carlos May 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 31
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
4 Willie Stargell 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Tommy Harper 16
3 Joe Morgan 14
3 Dave Nelson 14
5 Bill North 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.83
2 Bill Hands 1.23
3 Steve Rogers 1.27
4 Jim Palmer 1.44
5 Joe Coleman 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Pedro Borbon 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Gaylord Perry 46
5 Joe Coleman 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
1 Tug McGraw 10
3 Cy Acosta 7
4 Doug Bird 6
4 2 others tied 6