On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 36 .561 --
Orioles 40 34 .541 2.0
Red Sox 39 37 .513 4.0
Tigers 41 39 .513 4.0
Brewers 39 40 .494 5.5
Indians 28 52 .350 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 37 .549 --
Twins 41 35 .539 1.0
White Sox 42 36 .538 1.0
Angels 41 37 .526 2.0
Royals 44 40 .524 2.0
Rangers 27 50 .351 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 49 34 .590 --
Cardinals 41 38 .519 6.0
Expos 37 39 .487 8.5
Phillies 37 42 .468 10.0
Pirates 36 42 .462 10.5
Mets 33 43 .434 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 32 .614 --
Giants 48 36 .571 3.5
Astros 46 38 .548 5.5
Reds 43 38 .531 7.0
Braves 35 49 .417 16.5
Padres 28 53 .346 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 6
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Skip Jutze 5
2 Roger Metzger 5
2 Doug Rader 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Davey Johnson 2
1 Doug Rader 2
4 Buddy Bradford 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 5
2 Davey Johnson 4
2 Lee May 4
4 Darrell Evans 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 3
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Luis Alvarado 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 1.50
2 Bart Johnson 1.33
3 Tom Hall 1.00
4 Doc Medich 0.88
5 Tom Bradley 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 7
1 Al Downing 7
1 Doc Medich 7
1 Bill Singer 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .339
2 Ed Goodson .337
3 Bob Watson .334
4 Garry Maddox .324
5 Gary Matthews .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 24
2 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Darrell Evans 22
4 Hank Aaron 21
5 Rick Monday 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 74
2 Reggie Jackson 63
3 Johnny Bench 61
3 Willie Stargell 61
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 31
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bill North 25
4 Bobby Bonds 24
5 Davey Lopes 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.94
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.96
3 Rick Reuschel 1.98
4 Tom Seaver 2.09
5 Bill Singer 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 15
2 Ron Bryant 13
2 Bill Singer 13
4 Joe Coleman 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 186
2 Bill Singer 139
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 Terry Forster 13
3 Mike Marshall 13
3 Randy Moffitt 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .425
1 Willie Stargell .425
3 Bobby Murcer .424
4 Del Unser .404
5 Nate Colbert .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 6
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Davey Johnson 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 20
1 Doug Rader 20
3 Ken Singleton 17
4 Nate Colbert 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Bill North 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
4 Ramon Hernandez 0.61
5 Rollie Fingers 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 3
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Reggie Cleveland 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Gaylord Perry 32
3 Joe Coleman 26
4 Joe Decker 25
4 Bill Singer 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
4 Cy Acosta 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Unser .404
2 Paul Blair .390
3 Rod Carew .387
4 Willie Montanez .361
5 Ed Goodson .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 12
2 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Darrell Evans 11
4 George Hendrick 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 32
2 Greg Luzinski 31
3 Bob Bailey 28
3 Ken Singleton 28
5 Ted Simmons 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 11
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Rod Carew 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.22
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.42
3 Clyde Wright 1.57
4 Grant Jackson 1.65
5 Pat Dobson 1.72

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 49
3 Wilbur Wood 46
4 Wayne Twitchell 44
5 Bob Gibson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 John Hiller 9
3 Frank Linzy 8
3 Mike Marshall 8
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Pete Rose .321
4 Billy Williams .320
5 Dick Allen .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Dick Allen 39
2 Bobby Murcer 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 130
2 Johnny Bench 125
3 Willie Stargell 122
4 Billy Williams 121
5 Bobby Murcer 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 63
2 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 57
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.14
2 Roger Nelson 2.16
3 Ken Holtzman 2.21
4 Don Sutton 2.24
5 Jim Palmer 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Claude Osteen 23
5 Joe Coleman 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 401
2 Tom Seaver 268
3 Bert Blyleven 258
4 Steve Carlton 251
5 Gaylord Perry 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 27
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 2 tied 24