On This Day

Monday, October 1, 1973

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1973 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 6, 1973

New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds

Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles

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Final 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 82 79 .509 --
Cardinals 81 81 .500 1.5
Pirates 80 82 .494 2.5
Expos 79 83 .488 3.5
Cubs 77 84 .478 5.0
Phillies 71 91 .438 11.5

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 60 102 .370 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 Rick Monday 3
2 Ivan Murrell 3
2 Ken Rudolph 3
5 5 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 Rick Monday 1
1 Ivan Murrell 1
1 Richie Zisk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Grote 2
1 Rick Monday 2
3 Nate Colbert 1
3 Cleon Jones 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dwain Anderson 1
1 Gene Locklear 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Jones 1.00
2 Bruce Kison 0.44
3 Tom Seaver 0.18
4 Burt Hooton 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Tom Seaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Jones 6
2 Bruce Kison 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
4 Dave Giusti 2
4 Tom Seaver 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Tug McGraw 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 2.08
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 251
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 25
5 Rollie Fingers 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .453
2 Hank Aaron .438
3 Tommy Harper .435
4 Rod Carew .429
4 Tommy Davis .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cleon Jones 6
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
4 Jeff Burroughs 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 18
2 Richie Zisk 16
3 Sal Bando 15
4 Cleon Jones 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 9
1 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 Jerry Koosman 0.38
3 Gaylord Perry 0.50
4 Tug McGraw 0.63
5 Carl Morton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Ray Corbin 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Luis Tiant 24
4 Jack Billingham 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .426
2 Joe Rudi .411
3 Al Bumbry .409
4 Ted Simmons .391
5 Sal Bando .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Jeff Burroughs 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 30
2 Sal Bando 29
3 Bob Oliver 27
3 Frank Robinson 27
5 George Scott 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.57
2 Bill Hands 0.90
3 Joe Coleman 1.14
4 Jim Palmer 1.50
5 Doc Medich 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Gaylord Perry 46
3 Tom Seaver 46
5 Jon Matlack 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 10
2 John Hiller 9
3 Doug Bird 7
4 Cy Acosta 5
4 6 others tied 5