On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 33 .554 --
Orioles 36 30 .545 1.0
Brewers 37 36 .507 3.5
Red Sox 35 35 .500 4.0
Tigers 36 37 .493 4.5
Indians 27 46 .370 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 34 .547 --
Angels 39 33 .542 0.5
White Sox 37 32 .536 1.0
Twins 37 33 .529 1.5
Royals 40 37 .519 2.0
Rangers 24 44 .353 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 46 31 .597 --
Expos 34 35 .493 8.0
Cardinals 35 37 .486 8.5
Phillies 35 38 .479 9.0
Pirates 32 39 .451 11.0
Mets 31 38 .449 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 27 .645 --
Giants 44 33 .571 5.5
Astros 43 34 .558 6.5
Reds 38 36 .514 10.0
Braves 32 44 .421 17.0
Padres 24 51 .320 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Davey Lopes 6
2 Bill Buckner 5
3 John Ellis 4
3 Tom Hutton 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Hutton 2
1 Rick Monday 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Ollie Brown 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Hutton 4
1 Bob Montgomery 4
3 Ollie Brown 3
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Denny Doyle 1
1 Vic Harris 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Busby 1.00
1 Ray Culp 1.00
1 Dock Ellis 1.00
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
5 Jim McAndrew 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Roberts 9
2 Steve Busby 8
2 Ray Culp 8
4 Mickey Lolich 6
4 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Garry Maddox .332
3 Bob Watson .330
4 Ed Goodson .328
5 Joe Torre .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 23
2 Hank Aaron 19
2 Bobby Bonds 19
2 John Mayberry 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 72
2 Reggie Jackson 61
3 Johnny Bench 55
4 Willie Stargell 54
5 Bob Watson 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 30
2 Cesar Cedeno 27
3 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Davey Lopes 23
5 Bill North 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 1.94
2 Rick Reuschel 1.96
3 Tom Seaver 1.97
4 Ken Holtzman 1.99
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 14
2 Ron Bryant 12
2 Bill Singer 12
4 Joe Coleman 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 164
2 Bill Singer 128
3 Bert Blyleven 122
4 Gaylord Perry 113
4 Wilbur Wood 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 19
2 John Hiller 15
3 Jack Aker 12
3 Terry Forster 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .529
2 Jeff Burroughs .440
3 Willie Montanez .417
4 Tom Hutton .409
5 Del Unser .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 7
2 Richie Hebner 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Willie Stargell 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 19
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Davey Johnson 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 Joe Rudi 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 7
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Davey Lopes 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.00
2 Clyde Wright 0.25
3 Grant Jackson 0.60
4 Rollie Fingers 0.66
5 Bill Gogolewski 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Hamilton 4
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Jim Lonborg 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 30
2 Joe Coleman 26
3 Gaylord Perry 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 John Hiller 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .438
2 Del Unser .405
3 Tom Hutton .378
4 Rod Carew .373
5 Buddy Bell .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
3 Bob Bailey 10
4 Richie Hebner 9
4 Rick Monday 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 32
2 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Davey Johnson 28
4 John Mayberry 25
4 Willie Stargell 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 13
2 Dave Nelson 12
3 Rod Carew 10
3 Davey Lopes 10
3 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 0.93
2 Mike Marshall 0.99
3 Bert Blyleven 1.21
4 Bill Lee 1.54
5 Fred Beene 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Claude Osteen 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Jim Colborn 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Bert Blyleven 51
3 Mickey Lolich 49
4 Bob Gibson 43
4 Gaylord Perry 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Frank Linzy 7
4 John Hiller 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Billy Williams .332
3 Bob Watson .327
4 Dick Allen .315
5 Pete Rose .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 John Mayberry 36
4 Bobby Murcer 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Billy Williams 129
3 Johnny Bench 124
4 Willie Stargell 119
5 Bobby Murcer 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 63
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Lou Brock 55
4 Bobby Bonds 54
5 Dave Nelson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.09
2 Roger Nelson 2.19
3 Bill Lee 2.22
4 Don Sutton 2.30
5 Tom Seaver 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Claude Osteen 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 395
2 Steve Carlton 269
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Bert Blyleven 254
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 28
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 Tug McGraw 23