On This Day

Tuesday, October 9, 1973

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1973 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

Cincinnati Reds 2
New York Mets 1
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Oakland leads series 2 - 1

Baltimore Orioles 1
Oakland Athletics 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 3
2 Felix Millan 2
3 Jesus Alou 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 11 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Tony Perez 1
1 Pete Rose 1
1 Earl Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Felix Millan 1
1 Tony Perez 1
1 Pete Rose 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 1.75
2 Mike Cuellar 1.57
3 George Stone 0.80
4 Fred Norman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 11
2 Ken Holtzman 7
3 George Stone 4
4 Don Gullett 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Williams .417
2 Tommy Davis .385
3 Johnny Bench .316
4 Bert Campaneris .313
5 Don Hahn .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 3
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Pete Rose 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 5
2 Earl Williams 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Bert Campaneris 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Amos Otis 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.00
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
5 Ken Holtzman 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Jim Palmer 12
3 Mike Cuellar 11
4 Jerry Koosman 9
4 Jon Matlack 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1

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

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

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

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