On This Day

Tuesday, July 3, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 34 .575 --
Orioles 39 34 .534 3.5
Tigers 41 38 .519 4.5
Red Sox 37 37 .500 6.0
Brewers 39 39 .500 6.0
Indians 27 52 .342 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 36 .556 --
Twins 41 34 .547 1.0
White Sox 40 36 .526 2.5
Angels 40 37 .519 3.0
Royals 43 40 .518 3.0
Rangers 27 48 .360 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 34 .585 --
Cardinals 40 38 .513 6.0
Expos 36 39 .480 8.5
Phillies 37 41 .474 9.0
Pirates 36 41 .468 9.5
Mets 33 42 .440 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 31 .622 --
Giants 47 36 .566 4.5
Reds 43 37 .538 7.0
Astros 44 38 .537 7.0
Braves 35 47 .427 16.0
Padres 27 53 .338 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Money 5
2 Bob Bailey 4
2 Tim Johnson 4
2 Dave May 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Oliva 3
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 John Briggs 2
2 Norm Cash 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 7
2 John Briggs 5
2 Ken Singleton 5
4 Bobby Grich 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 2
1 Pat Kelly 2
3 Jim Beauchamp 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 2.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.25
3 Gaylord Perry 0.86
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.78
5 Dave Roberts 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 12
2 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 7
4 Sam McDowell 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Goodson .335
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Bob Watson .330
4 Gary Matthews .327
5 Garry Maddox .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 24
2 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Hank Aaron 21
3 Darrell Evans 21
5 Rick Monday 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 74
2 Reggie Jackson 63
3 Willie Stargell 61
4 Johnny Bench 60
5 Bobby Bonds 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 31
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bobby Bonds 24
4 Davey Lopes 23
5 Bill North 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.94
2 Rick Reuschel 1.98
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.99
4 Tom Seaver 2.00
5 Don Sutton 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 15
2 Ron Bryant 13
3 Joe Coleman 12
3 Ken Holtzman 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 186
2 Bill Singer 132
3 Bert Blyleven 129
4 Gaylord Perry 125
4 Wilbur Wood 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 21
2 John Hiller 19
3 Randy Moffitt 13
4 Jack Aker 12
4 3 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .455
2 Steve Garvey .444
3 Bobby Murcer .422
4 Dick Green .385
5 Paul Blair .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 6
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Rick Monday 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 18
2 Willie Stargell 17
3 Doug Rader 16
3 Ken Singleton 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Bert Campaneris 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
3 John Curtis 0.32
4 Ramon Hernandez 0.59
5 Ed Farmer 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Fred Beene 3
2 Reggie Cleveland 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Gaylord Perry 32
3 Wilbur Wood 28
4 Joe Coleman 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Ray Corbin 4
3 Mike Marshall 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Unser .398
2 Rod Carew .390
3 Paul Blair .388
4 Lee May .356
5 Dave May .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 11
1 George Hendrick 11
3 Darrell Evans 10
3 Davey Johnson 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 33
2 Davey Johnson 28
3 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Ted Simmons 27
3 Ken Singleton 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 12
2 Rod Carew 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Sandy Alomar 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.25
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.41
3 Grant Jackson 1.65
4 Pat Dobson 1.72
5 Fred Beene 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Dave Hamilton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Gaylord Perry 52
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Wilbur Wood 46
5 Bob Gibson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 13
2 John Hiller 9
3 Frank Linzy 8
4 Mike Marshall 7
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Billy Williams .322
3 Bob Watson .321
4 Pete Rose .321
5 Dick Allen .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Dick Allen 39
4 Bobby Bonds 38
4 Bobby Murcer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 130
2 Johnny Bench 124
2 Willie Stargell 124
4 Billy Williams 123
5 Bobby Murcer 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Lou Brock 56
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.15
2 Roger Nelson 2.16
3 Ken Holtzman 2.21
4 Don Sutton 2.24
5 Jim Palmer 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
2 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Claude Osteen 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 401
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Bert Blyleven 258
3 Steve Carlton 258
5 Gaylord Perry 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Jack Aker 27
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 Tug McGraw 24