On This Day

Friday, September 28, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 64 .600 --
Red Sox 87 73 .544 9.0
Tigers 84 76 .525 12.0
Yankees 79 81 .494 17.0
Brewers 74 86 .463 22.0
Indians 70 90 .438 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 67 .581 --
Royals 87 73 .544 6.0
Twins 81 79 .506 12.0
Angels 77 83 .481 16.0
White Sox 76 84 .475 17.0
Rangers 56 104 .350 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 78 .506 --
Pirates 79 80 .497 1.5
Cardinals 79 81 .494 2.0
Expos 78 82 .488 3.0
Cubs 76 82 .481 4.0
Phillies 71 89 .444 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 62 .613 --
Dodgers 94 66 .588 4.0
Giants 87 73 .544 11.0
Astros 81 79 .506 17.0
Braves 75 84 .472 22.5
Padres 59 101 .369 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baker 4
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Frank Duffy 4
1 Andy Etchebarren 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
2 Frank Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Dick Billings 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Baker 6
2 George Scott 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 3
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.50
2 Jim Bibby 1.00
3 Woodie Fryman 0.86
3 Don Gullett 0.86
5 Tom Bradley 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Danny Fife 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 9
2 Jim Bibby 7
3 Woodie Fryman 6
3 Don Gullett 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Cesar Cedeno .318
4 Garry Maddox .316
5 Bob Watson .316

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
3 George Scott 104
5 Johnny Bench 103

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.00
2 Jim Palmer 2.40
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 Rollie Fingers 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Scheinblum .440
2 Ted Simmons .424
3 Tommy Harper .420
4 Tommy Davis .419
5 Bill Madlock .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
4 Steve Garvey 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 17
2 Carl Yastrzemski 15
3 Sal Bando 14
3 Steve Garvey 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Don Baylor 9
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Lou Brock 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.53
2 Tug McGraw 0.60
3 Gaylord Perry 0.67
4 Carl Morton 1.00
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 4
1 Nolan Ryan 4
1 Paul Splittorff 4
4 Vida Blue 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Luis Tiant 30
4 Don Gullett 29
5 Joe Coleman 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 John Hiller 4
1 Bob Locker 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .412
2 Sal Bando .406
3 Al Bumbry .400
3 Ted Simmons .400
5 Carl Yastrzemski .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Willie Stargell 9
3 Jeff Burroughs 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 35
2 Sal Bando 31
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Frank Robinson 26
5 George Scott 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 19
2 Lou Brock 18
3 Don Baylor 13
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 Dave Nelson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.70
2 Tug McGraw 0.84
3 Bill Hands 1.09
4 Joe Coleman 1.46
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 Luis Tiant 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 9
1 Tug McGraw 9
3 Doug Bird 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 Ramon Hernandez 6