On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 42 .553 --
Red Sox 49 40 .551 0.5
Orioles 47 39 .547 1.0
Tigers 48 44 .522 3.0
Brewers 44 46 .489 6.0
Indians 34 59 .366 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 41 .559 --
Royals 51 45 .531 2.5
Twins 46 43 .517 4.0
Angels 46 44 .511 4.5
White Sox 46 45 .505 5.0
Rangers 31 58 .348 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 41 .554 --
Cardinals 48 42 .533 2.0
Expos 42 47 .472 7.5
Pirates 41 48 .461 8.5
Phillies 41 50 .451 9.5
Mets 38 50 .432 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 34 .638 --
Reds 52 41 .559 7.5
Giants 52 42 .553 8.0
Astros 51 46 .526 10.5
Braves 45 51 .469 16.0
Padres 31 60 .341 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 4
1 John Ellis 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Rich Coggins 3
3 Pete Rose 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ellis 4
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Ken Henderson 3
2 Cleon Jones 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 3
2 Buddy Bell 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.50
2 Fred Norman 0.70
3 Steve Renko 0.67
4 Ken Brett 0.62
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 9
2 Fred Norman 7
3 Cy Acosta 6
3 Jim Crawford 6
3 Steve Renko 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Freeman 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Bob Watson .333
3 Garry Maddox .327
4 Ed Goodson .322
5 Gary Matthews .322

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 2 tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 36
2 Cesar Cedeno 31
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Bill North 28
5 Davey Lopes 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.08
2 Ken Holtzman 2.09
3 Wayne Twitchell 2.13
4 Don Sutton 2.16
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 Bill Singer 150
3 Bert Blyleven 148
4 Gaylord Perry 143
5 Don Sutton 139

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 .466
2 Rod Carew .436
3 Johnny Grubb .429
4 Don Money .417
5 Rick Monday .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 7
2 Bob Bailey 5
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Davey Johnson 5
2 Bob Oliver 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 22
2 Dusty Baker 15
2 Lee May 15
2 Doug Rader 15
2 Ken Singleton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bill North 6
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Amos Otis 5
3 Freddie Patek 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Stottlemyre 0.00
1 Mike Caldwell 0.00
3 Roger Moret 0.47
4 Sam McDowell 0.64
5 Cy Acosta 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Don Sutton 27
3 Steve Stone 25
4 Jim Bibby 24
4 3 others tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .391
2 Steve Garvey .390
3 Bobby Murcer .374
4 Rod Carew .368
5 Paul Blair .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 11
2 George Hendrick 10
2 Davey Johnson 10
4 Bob Bailey 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 34
2 Lee May 33
3 Deron Johnson 28
3 Greg Luzinski 28
3 Doug Rader 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
2 Bill North 10
5 Davey Lopes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.36
2 Rollie Fingers 0.77
3 Sonny Siebert 1.24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.25
5 Fred Beene 1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 81
2 Gaylord Perry 55
3 Steve Busby 54
4 Don Sutton 53
5 Bert Blyleven 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Mike Marshall 9
4 Ray Corbin 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Bob Watson .331
3 Pete Rose .322
4 Dick Allen .321
5 Del Unser .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 41
1 Willie Stargell 41
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Bobby Bonds 37
5 John Mayberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 132
2 Johnny Bench 124
3 Bobby Murcer 122
4 Willie Stargell 120
5 Billy Williams 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
2 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 60
4 Bobby Bonds 51
5 Bert Campaneris 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.12
2 Ken Holtzman 2.19
3 Roger Nelson 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 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Bert Blyleven 262
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Don Sutton 250
5 Steve Carlton 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 40
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Mike Marshall 26
4 Jack Aker 25
5 Tug McGraw 24