On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 21 .543 --
Yankees 24 23 .511 1.5
Orioles 20 21 .488 2.5
Red Sox 20 23 .465 3.5
Indians 20 27 .426 5.5
Brewers 19 26 .422 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 15 .643 --
Twins 25 19 .568 3.0
Angels 24 20 .545 4.0
Royals 27 23 .540 4.0
Athletics 24 24 .500 6.0
Rangers 15 28 .349 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 19 .612 --
Pirates 21 21 .500 5.5
Mets 21 22 .488 6.0
Expos 19 22 .463 7.0
Cardinals 19 25 .432 8.5
Phillies 19 27 .413 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 20 .615 --
Dodgers 30 19 .612 0.5
Astros 29 22 .569 2.5
Reds 27 21 .563 3.0
Braves 17 30 .362 12.5
Padres 17 33 .340 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Sal Bando 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Carmen Fanzone 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Dave Nelson 1
1 Ben Oglivie 1
1 Freddie Patek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 1.00
1 Ken Holtzman 1.00
3 Gene Garber 0.67
3 Bob Gibson 0.67
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Colborn 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Mel Stottlemyre 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Dave Sells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kirkpatrick .358
2 Bob Watson .357
3 Dave Cash .355
4 Garry Maddox .349
5 Ron Fairly .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 14
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 John Mayberry 13
4 Dick Allen 11
4 6 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 49
2 Joe Ferguson 42
3 Johnny Bench 38
3 Bill Melton 38
5 Reggie Jackson 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Bobby Bonds 18
4 Bill North 16
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.56
2 Rick Reuschel 1.60
3 Wilbur Wood 1.71
4 Tom Seaver 1.71
5 Gene Garber 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 13
2 Ken Holtzman 10
3 Joe Coleman 9
4 Bill Singer 8
5 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 117
2 Bill Singer 93
3 Steve Carlton 85
4 Tom Seaver 82
5 Bert Blyleven 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 9
1 John Hiller 9
3 Terry Forster 8
3 Tug McGraw 8
3 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Blomberg .528
2 Dave Cash .432
3 Lou Brock .413
4 Tommy Helms .412
5 Bill Russell .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Bob Bailey 4
2 Willie Crawford 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 16
2 Bill Russell 14
3 Willie Crawford 13
3 Joe Ferguson 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Tommy Harper 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
4 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Don Baylor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.56
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Don Sutton 1.04
4 Mike Marshall 1.23
5 Rick Reuschel 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 5
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Wilbur Wood 30
3 Bert Blyleven 29
4 Tom Seaver 28
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .404
2 Felix Millan .375
2 Bob Watson .375
4 Dave Cash .374
5 Joe Torre .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Dick Allen 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 John Mayberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 30
2 Johnny Bench 28
3 Joe Ferguson 27
4 Bob Oliver 26
5 Reggie Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Enzo Hernandez 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Tommy Harper 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 1.37
2 Ken Holtzman 1.50
3 Skip Lockwood 1.59
4 Rick Reuschel 1.64
5 Ken Brett 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Ken Holtzman 7
3 Bill Singer 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Bill Singer 60
3 Tom Seaver 52
4 Steve Carlton 48
4 Wilbur Wood 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Diego Segui 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .337
2 Bob Watson .328
3 Cesar Cedeno .327
4 Rod Carew .319
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Dick Allen 40
2 Bobby Murcer 40
4 Hank Aaron 39
4 Billy Williams 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 John Mayberry 135
2 Billy Williams 135
4 Bobby Murcer 122
5 Willie Stargell 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
1 Joe Morgan 61
3 Lou Brock 58
4 Bobby Bonds 54
4 Bert Campaneris 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.10
2 Roger Nelson 2.13
3 Gaylord Perry 2.14
4 Ken Holtzman 2.20
5 Bob Gibson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 30
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Ken Holtzman 22
3 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Steve Carlton 301
3 Tom Seaver 275
4 Bert Blyleven 247
4 Gaylord Perry 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 31
2 Terry Forster 31
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Jack Aker 25