On This Day

Tuesday, September 25, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 62 .603 --
Red Sox 85 72 .541 9.5
Tigers 83 74 .529 11.5
Yankees 77 80 .490 17.5
Brewers 73 83 .468 21.0
Indians 68 89 .433 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 66 .582 --
Royals 86 71 .548 5.5
Twins 79 78 .503 12.5
White Sox 75 82 .478 16.5
Angels 75 82 .478 16.5
Rangers 55 103 .348 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 77 .510 --
Pirates 78 78 .500 1.5
Cubs 76 80 .487 3.5
Cardinals 76 81 .484 4.0
Expos 76 82 .481 4.5
Phillies 70 87 .446 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 60 .620 --
Dodgers 92 66 .582 6.0
Giants 86 72 .544 12.0
Astros 80 79 .503 18.5
Braves 75 83 .475 23.0
Padres 58 100 .367 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Blomberg 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Pepe Frias 3
1 Mike Hegan 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Fuller 2
2 Mike Adams 1
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Jim Fuller 3
2 Hal McRae 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
3 Greg Gross 1
3 Dave Rosello 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.25
2 Don Sutton 1.17
3 Jack Billingham 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Tom Griffin 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Bill Greif 7
1 Don Sutton 7
4 Jack Billingham 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Cesar Cedeno .317
4 Bob Watson .316
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
4 Tommy Harper 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.88
2 Jim Palmer 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.42
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.50
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 Bill Singer 234
5 Gaylord Perry 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 24
5 3 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .423
2 Richie Scheinblum .422
3 Tommy Davis .420
4 Rod Carew .415
5 Jim Holt .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
3 Nate Colbert 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 Cleon Jones 14
3 Joe Rudi 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Don Baylor 6
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Bill North 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 Nolan Ryan 4
1 Paul Splittorff 4
3 Vida Blue 3
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Bill Singer 24
4 Jack Billingham 23
4 Don Gullett 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
2 John Hiller 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bumbry .409
2 Denny Doyle .408
3 Hank Aaron .406
4 Ted Simmons .395
5 Ken Griffey .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Willie Stargell 9
3 Davey Johnson 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Tommy Harper 18
3 Dave Nelson 14
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 Bill North 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.79
2 Bill Hands 1.23
3 Cy Acosta 1.38
4 Steve Rogers 1.44
5 Jim Palmer 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 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 63
2 Bert Blyleven 51
2 Tom Seaver 51
4 Gaylord Perry 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 11
2 John Hiller 9
3 Cy Acosta 7
3 Bill Campbell 7
5 3 tied 6