On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 12 13 .480 --
Tigers 13 15 .464 0.5
Yankees 12 14 .462 0.5
Orioles 12 14 .462 0.5
Indians 13 16 .448 1.0
Red Sox 11 14 .440 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 6 .739 --
Royals 18 11 .621 2.0
Angels 13 12 .520 5.0
Athletics 15 14 .517 5.0
Twins 11 12 .478 6.0
Rangers 9 15 .375 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 13 .567 --
Pirates 12 12 .500 2.0
Mets 14 14 .500 2.0
Expos 12 13 .480 2.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 4.0
Cardinals 6 21 .222 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 10 .706 --
Astros 20 11 .645 2.5
Reds 18 11 .621 3.5
Dodgers 17 14 .548 5.5
Braves 10 18 .357 11.0
Padres 11 20 .355 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Ken Berry 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Deron Johnson 3
2 Joe Rudi 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Busse 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Deron Johnson 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 Willie McCovey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 Joe Rudi 3
3 Dick Green 2
3 Tim Hosley 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 Pat Kelly 1
2 Gary Matthews 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.30
2 Dick Tidrow 1.25
3 Bill Lee 0.62
4 Wilbur Wood 0.29
5 Rick Wise 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 13
2 Bill Gogolewski 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Dick Tidrow 5
5 Wilbur Wood 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Horacio Pina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .392
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .388
3 Bob Watson .369
4 Thurman Munson .351
5 Manny Sanguillen .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 29
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Bob Watson 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Bill North 12
4 Davey Lopes 9
5 Freddie Patek 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.97
2 Ken Holtzman 1.29
3 Wilbur Wood 1.39
4 Tom Seaver 1.60
5 Dave McNally 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Joe Coleman 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Bill Singer 59
3 Steve Carlton 58
4 Gaylord Perry 51
4 Tom Seaver 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
2 Randy Moffitt 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Steve Foucault 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .425
2 Rick Monday .421
2 Manny Mota .421
4 Bob Watson .410
5 Willie Crawford .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Al Oliver 13
4 Reggie Jackson 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Bill North 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Enzo Hernandez 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.50
2 Doyle Alexander 0.67
2 John Curtis 0.67
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.70
5 Pedro Borbon 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Eddie Fisher 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 26
2 Steve Carlton 25
2 Tom Seaver 25
4 Reggie Cleveland 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 5
2 John Hiller 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Randy Moffitt 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .329
2 Dusty Baker .327
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Rod Carew .322
5 Pete Rose .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Willie Stargell 38
2 Billy Williams 38
5 Hank Aaron 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Billy Williams 125
3 John Mayberry 121
4 Willie Stargell 119
5 Dick Allen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bert Campaneris 54
5 Dave Nelson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.01
3 Roger Nelson 2.06
4 Ken Holtzman 2.25
5 Nolan Ryan 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Stan Bahnsen 23
5 Catfish Hunter 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 366
2 Steve Carlton 312
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Gaylord Perry 249
5 Mickey Lolich 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 34
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 23