On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 65 .599 --
Red Sox 89 73 .549 8.0
Tigers 85 77 .525 12.0
Yankees 80 82 .494 17.0
Brewers 74 88 .457 23.0
Indians 71 91 .438 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 68 .580 --
Royals 88 74 .543 6.0
Twins 81 81 .500 13.0
Angels 79 83 .488 15.0
White Sox 77 85 .475 17.0
Rangers 57 105 .352 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 81 79 .506 --
Cardinals 81 81 .500 1.0
Pirates 80 81 .497 1.5
Expos 79 83 .488 3.0
Cubs 77 83 .481 4.0
Phillies 71 91 .438 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 99 63 .611 --
Dodgers 95 66 .590 3.5
Giants 88 74 .543 11.0
Astros 82 80 .506 17.0
Braves 76 85 .472 22.5
Padres 59 102 .366 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 John Boccabella 3
2 Wayne Garrett 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Jim Rooker 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
1 Richie Zisk 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 3.00
2 Steve Stone 2.40
3 Ron Bryant 1.40
4 Jon Matlack 1.29
5 Pete Broberg 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 12
2 Jon Matlack 9
2 Frank Tanana 9
4 Pete Broberg 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Don Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .338
3 Cesar Cedeno .320
4 Garry Maddox .319
5 Tony Perez .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Davey Johnson 43
3 Darrell Evans 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Bobby Bonds 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 119
2 Reggie Jackson 117
3 George Scott 107
4 Lee May 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.00
2 Jim Palmer 2.40
3 Don Sutton 2.42
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.50
5 Bert Blyleven 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
1 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
4 Jim Palmer 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Bert Blyleven 258
3 Tom Seaver 249
4 Bill Singer 241
5 Gaylord Perry 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 24
5 Rollie Fingers 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .455
2 Richie Scheinblum .435
3 Ted Simmons .431
4 Rod Carew .429
5 Tommy Harper .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Cleon Jones 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 18
2 Sal Bando 17
3 Richie Zisk 15
4 Cleon Jones 14
4 Joe Rudi 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 10
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.35
2 Carl Morton 0.67
2 Gaylord Perry 0.67
4 Diego Segui 0.67
5 Tug McGraw 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Splittorff 4
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Ray Corbin 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Bill Singer 25
4 Luis Tiant 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Bob Locker 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 Tug McGraw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .437
2 Joe Rudi .411
3 Al Bumbry .402
4 Sal Bando .400
5 Ted Simmons .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Sal Bando 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 33
2 Sal Bando 32
3 Willie Stargell 28
4 Bob Oliver 27
4 Frank Robinson 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.84
2 Bill Hands 0.90
3 Joe Coleman 1.14
4 Doc Medich 1.51
5 Jerry Koosman 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Luis Tiant 47
4 Gaylord Perry 46
5 Jon Matlack 45

Saves

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