On This Day

Thursday, September 27, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 95 63 .601 --
Red Sox 85 73 .538 10.0
Tigers 84 75 .528 11.5
Yankees 78 81 .491 17.5
Brewers 74 84 .468 21.0
Indians 69 89 .437 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 67 .579 --
Royals 87 72 .547 5.0
Twins 80 79 .503 12.0
Angels 77 82 .484 15.0
White Sox 76 83 .478 16.0
Rangers 55 104 .346 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 78 .506 --
Pirates 79 79 .500 1.0
Cardinals 78 81 .491 2.5
Expos 77 82 .484 3.5
Cubs 76 82 .481 4.0
Phillies 71 88 .447 9.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 4
1 Bill Sharp 4
3 Steve Brye 2
3 Ron Cash 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Al Oliver 1
1 Del Unser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Sharon 3
2 Lou Brock 2
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Al Oliver 2
2 Del Unser 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Adams 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 3.00
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.94
4 Jim Slaton 0.88
5 Burt Hooton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 16
2 Joe Coleman 8
3 Jim Slaton 7
4 Burt Hooton 6
5 Wayne Garland 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Wallace 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
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
2 Joe Coleman 23
4 Jim Palmer 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
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 Tommy Davis .444
2 Richie Scheinblum .435
3 Ted Simmons .411
4 Bobby Grich .400
4 Bill Madlock .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Cito Gaston 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
1 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 19
2 Steve Garvey 14
2 Cleon Jones 14
2 Joe Rudi 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Don Baylor 7
4 Lou Brock 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
2 Joe Coleman 0.53
3 Tug McGraw 0.56
4 Gaylord Perry 0.67
5 Carl Morton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 4
1 Nolan Ryan 4
1 Paul Splittorff 4
4 Vida Blue 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Bert Blyleven 30
3 Joe Coleman 28
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bumbry .406
2 Hank Aaron .397
3 Denny Doyle .397
4 Ted Simmons .397
5 Sal Bando .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Willie Stargell 9
3 Nate Colbert 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 31
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Frank Robinson 26
5 Bob Oliver 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
1 Tommy Harper 18
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Dave Nelson 11
4 Bill North 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 1.08
2 Bill Hands 1.09
3 Joe Coleman 1.46
4 Jim Palmer 1.49
5 Steve Rogers 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Bert Blyleven 48
5 Joe Coleman 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 10
2 John Hiller 9
3 Doug Bird 7
4 Cy Acosta 6
4 3 others tied 6