On This Day

Wednesday, September 26, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 95 62 .605 --
Red Sox 85 73 .538 10.5
Tigers 83 75 .525 12.5
Yankees 77 81 .487 18.5
Brewers 74 83 .471 21.0
Indians 69 89 .437 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 67 .579 --
Royals 87 71 .551 4.5
Twins 80 78 .506 11.5
Angels 76 82 .481 15.5
White Sox 75 83 .475 16.5
Rangers 55 104 .346 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 78 .506 --
Pirates 79 78 .503 0.5
Cardinals 77 81 .487 3.0
Expos 77 82 .484 3.5
Cubs 76 81 .484 3.5
Phillies 70 88 .443 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 61 .616 --
Dodgers 93 66 .585 5.0
Giants 86 73 .541 12.0
Astros 81 79 .506 17.5
Braves 75 84 .472 23.0
Padres 59 100 .371 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Gene Clines 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
2 Mike Adams 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
3 Bob Bailey 3
3 Gene Clines 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 4.00
2 Rick Wise 1.20
3 Don Hood 1.00
3 Jim McKee 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 Mickey Lolich 8
3 Gaylord Perry 7
4 Sam McDowell 6
4 Rick Wise 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Doug Rau 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Cesar Cedeno .318
4 Bob Watson .316
5 Tony Perez .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Davey Johnson 43
3 Darrell Evans 40
4 Hank Aaron 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 Darrell Evans 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
3 Bill North 53
5 Tommy Harper 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.00
2 Jim Palmer 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.42
4 Bert Blyleven 2.50
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.50

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 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Tom Seaver 249
4 Gaylord Perry 238
5 Bill Singer 234

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 Richie Scheinblum .422
2 Don Money .420
3 Tommy Davis .417
4 Ted Simmons .411
5 Rod Carew .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Cito Gaston 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 19
2 Carl Yastrzemski 16
3 Steve Garvey 14
3 Cleon Jones 14
3 Joe Rudi 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Don Baylor 7
3 Lou Brock 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.33
2 Joe Coleman 0.36
3 Tug McGraw 0.50
4 Gaylord Perry 0.67
5 Andy Messersmith 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Splittorff 5
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Nolan Ryan 29
3 Tom Seaver 24
3 Bill Singer 24
3 Rick Wise 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Doyle .417
2 Al Bumbry .409
3 Ted Simmons .398
4 Hank Aaron .397
5 Carl Yastrzemski .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Willie Stargell 9
3 Nate Colbert 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 31
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Bob Oliver 25
4 Frank Robinson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
1 Tommy Harper 19
3 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 1.03
2 Bill Hands 1.29
3 Steve Rogers 1.44
4 Jim Palmer 1.49
5 Joe Coleman 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Bert Blyleven 48
5 Jack Billingham 42

Saves

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