On This Day

Sunday, April 22, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 9 5 .643 --
Tigers 8 6 .571 1.0
Brewers 6 5 .545 1.5
Red Sox 6 7 .462 2.5
Indians 6 9 .400 3.5
Yankees 5 8 .385 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 8 4 .667 --
Royals 10 5 .667 -0.5
White Sox 6 5 .545 1.5
Angels 5 6 .455 2.5
Athletics 5 8 .385 3.5
Rangers 2 8 .200 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 3 .727 --
Cubs 9 5 .643 0.5
Mets 8 6 .571 1.5
Phillies 7 6 .538 2.0
Expos 6 7 .462 3.0
Cardinals 1 12 .077 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 5 .722 --
Reds 11 5 .688 1.0
Astros 9 8 .529 3.5
Dodgers 7 10 .412 5.5
Padres 6 11 .353 6.5
Braves 4 11 .267 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Johnny Jeter 5
1 Carlos May 5
1 Al Oliver 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Ed Kranepool 4
2 Ron Lolich 4
2 Bob Robertson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Cesar Geronimo 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.67
2 Fred Norman 1.00
2 Dick Ruthven 1.00
4 Steve Carlton 0.89
5 Tom Seaver 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Dick Ruthven 8
5 Jerry Reuss 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Valentine .444
2 Dave Concepcion .400
2 Ron Fairly .400
4 Al Oliver .396
5 Ed Goodson .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 16
2 Dave Concepcion 14
3 Joe Morgan 13
3 Cookie Rojas 13
3 Willie Stargell 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Moret 0.00
1 Bill Greif 0.00
3 Harry Parker 0.61
4 Jim Colborn 0.63
5 Roric Harrison 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Steve Carlton 33
3 Bert Blyleven 32
4 Andy Messersmith 29
5 Don Sutton 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ray Corbin 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
1 Bob Veale 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Dusty Baker .325
3 Al Oliver .318
4 Bill Buckner .317
5 Cesar Cedeno .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Dick Allen 38
4 Nate Colbert 37
4 Willie Stargell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 Billy Williams 125
3 Willie Stargell 122
4 Dick Allen 116
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bert Campaneris 51
5 Dave Nelson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.84
2 Gary Nolan 2.01
3 Jim Palmer 2.09
4 Steve Carlton 2.11
5 Roger Nelson 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Gaylord Perry 26
2 Wilbur Wood 26
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Mickey Lolich 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Steve Carlton 333
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Mickey Lolich 256
5 Bert Blyleven 254

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 34
3 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 29
5 Dave Giusti 22