On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 42 .553 --
Red Sox 48 40 .545 1.0
Orioles 46 39 .541 1.5
Tigers 48 43 .527 2.5
Brewers 44 46 .489 6.0
Indians 33 59 .359 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 40 .565 --
Royals 50 45 .526 3.5
Twins 46 43 .517 4.5
Angels 46 43 .517 4.5
White Sox 46 44 .511 5.0
Rangers 31 58 .348 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 41 .554 --
Cardinals 47 42 .528 2.5
Expos 42 46 .477 7.0
Pirates 41 47 .466 8.0
Phillies 41 49 .456 9.0
Mets 38 49 .437 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 34 .634 --
Giants 52 41 .559 7.0
Reds 51 41 .554 7.5
Astros 50 46 .521 10.5
Braves 44 51 .463 16.0
Padres 31 60 .341 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Sizemore 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 John Boccabella 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 4
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Ted Simmons 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 4.25
2 Ron Schueler 1.33
3 Juan Marichal 1.20
4 Mike Cuellar 1.12
5 Sam McDowell 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 17
2 Mike Cuellar 9
3 Ron Schueler 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
4 Sam McDowell 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Bob Watson .332
3 Garry Maddox .328
4 Ed Goodson .327
5 Gary Matthews .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 26
1 Willie Stargell 26
3 Bobby Bonds 25
4 Hank Aaron 24
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 80
2 Reggie Jackson 74
3 Johnny Bench 70
4 Willie Stargell 67
5 Bobby Murcer 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 36
2 Cesar Cedeno 30
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Davey Lopes 27
4 Bill North 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.08
2 Ken Holtzman 2.09
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.13
4 Don Sutton 2.28
5 Bert Blyleven 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 17
2 Joe Coleman 14
2 Ken Holtzman 14
2 Catfish Hunter 14
2 Bill Singer 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 220
2 Bert Blyleven 148
3 Bill Singer 146
4 Gaylord Perry 143
5 Wilbur Wood 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 24
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 17
4 Terry Forster 13
4 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .426
2 Rod Carew .424
3 Johnny Grubb .410
4 Dave May .408
5 Boots Day .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 7
2 Darrell Evans 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 23
2 Deron Johnson 18
3 Greg Luzinski 14
3 Lee May 14
3 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bill North 6
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Stottlemyre 0.00
1 Mike Caldwell 0.00
3 Sam McDowell 0.64
4 Jon Matlack 0.82
5 Rollie Fingers 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Tom Bradley 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Steve Stone 25
2 Don Sutton 25
4 Jim Bibby 24
4 4 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 John Hiller 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
4 Ray Corbin 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .405
2 Willie Montanez .400
3 Bobby Murcer .375
4 Paul Blair .371
5 Rod Carew .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 12
2 George Hendrick 11
3 Bob Bailey 10
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 35
2 Lee May 32
3 Greg Luzinski 30
4 Deron Johnson 28
5 George Hendrick 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
4 Davey Lopes 9
4 Bill North 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.77
2 Sonny Siebert 1.00
3 Fred Beene 1.42
4 John Curtis 1.50
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 81
2 Gaylord Perry 55
3 Steve Busby 54
4 Bert Blyleven 50
5 Steve Stone 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
1 Sparky Lyle 10
1 Mike Marshall 10
4 Ray Corbin 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Bob Watson .332
3 Pete Rose .322
4 Dick Allen .321
5 Del Unser .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Bobby Bonds 38
5 John Mayberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 132
2 Johnny Bench 125
3 Bobby Murcer 124
4 Willie Stargell 122
5 Billy Williams 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
1 Cesar Cedeno 60
1 Joe Morgan 60
4 Bobby Bonds 51
5 Bert Campaneris 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.19
2 Roger Nelson 2.20
3 Ken Holtzman 2.20
4 Bill Lee 2.46
5 Nolan Ryan 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Luis Tiant 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Bert Blyleven 262
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Steve Carlton 254
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Mike Marshall 26
4 Jack Aker 25
4 Tug McGraw 25