On This Day

Saturday, April 21, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 5 .615 --
Orioles 8 5 .615 0.0
Brewers 5 5 .500 1.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 2.0
Yankees 5 7 .417 2.5
Indians 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 9 4 .692 --
Twins 7 4 .636 1.0
White Sox 5 4 .556 2.0
Angels 5 5 .500 2.5
Athletics 4 8 .333 4.5
Rangers 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 8 4 .667 0.5
Mets 7 5 .583 1.5
Phillies 5 6 .455 3.0
Expos 5 6 .455 3.0
Cardinals 1 10 .091 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 5 .706 --
Reds 10 5 .667 1.0
Astros 8 8 .500 3.5
Dodgers 7 9 .438 4.5
Padres 6 10 .375 5.5
Braves 4 10 .286 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Dave Cash 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Tommy Harper 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
1 Al Oliver 4
4 Rico Carty 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Valentine 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Bill North 1
2 Jerry Terrell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Parker 1.75
2 Don Wilson 1.67
3 Jim Kaat 0.78
3 Don Sutton 0.78
5 Bill Singer 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Jim Lonborg 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 10
2 Jim Kaat 7
2 Harry Parker 7
2 Don Sutton 7
5 Balor Moore 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Mac Scarce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Valentine .439
2 Ron Fairly .417
3 Willie Horton .394
4 Ed Goodson .393
5 Dave Concepcion .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 John Milner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 14
2 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cookie Rojas 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Bill North 5
4 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
3 Harry Parker 0.61
4 Jim Colborn 0.71
5 Tom Seaver 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 4
2 Don Gullett 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Bert Blyleven 28
3 Don Sutton 27
4 Gaylord Perry 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Jim Barr 2
3 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .332
2 Dusty Baker .326
3 Cesar Cedeno .319
4 Bill Buckner .318
5 Al Oliver .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Dick Allen 38
4 Nate Colbert 37
5 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 Billy Williams 123
3 Willie Stargell 117
4 Dick Allen 116
5 Nate Colbert 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Bert Campaneris 51
5 Dave Nelson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.84
2 Gary Nolan 2.08
3 Jim Palmer 2.09
4 Roger Nelson 2.15
5 Steve Carlton 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Gaylord Perry 26
3 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 356
2 Steve Carlton 325
3 Tom Seaver 263
4 Mickey Lolich 256
5 Gaylord Perry 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 34
3 Terry Forster 30
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 Dave Giusti 22