On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 43 .557 --
Orioles 48 40 .545 1.5
Red Sox 50 42 .543 1.5
Tigers 49 45 .521 3.5
Brewers 46 46 .500 5.5
Indians 35 60 .368 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 42 .558 --
Royals 52 46 .531 2.5
Twins 47 45 .511 4.5
Angels 47 45 .511 4.5
White Sox 48 46 .511 4.5
Rangers 31 60 .341 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 43 .543 --
Cardinals 49 43 .533 1.0
Expos 44 47 .484 5.5
Pirates 42 49 .462 7.5
Phillies 42 51 .452 8.5
Mets 40 50 .444 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 35 .635 --
Reds 53 42 .558 7.5
Giants 53 43 .552 8.0
Astros 51 48 .515 11.5
Braves 45 53 .459 17.0
Padres 33 60 .355 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Merv Rettenmund 2
1 Dave Roberts 2
1 Rusty Staub 2
4 Hal Breeden 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 5
2 Andy Kosco 4
2 Dick McAuliffe 4
2 Dave Roberts 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.57
2 Tom Seaver 1.29
3 Jim Bibby 1.22
4 Tom Hall 1.11
5 Jim Colborn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 11
1 Steve Carlton 11
3 Tom Hall 10
4 Tom Seaver 9
5 Jerry Reuss 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Bob Watson .329
3 Pete Rose .325
4 Garry Maddox .324
5 Gary Matthews .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 27
2 Darrell Evans 26
3 Hank Aaron 25
3 Bobby Bonds 25
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 68
5 Bobby Murcer 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 36
2 Cesar Cedeno 34
3 Lou Brock 30
4 Davey Lopes 28
4 Bill North 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.02
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.13
3 Don Sutton 2.16
4 Ken Holtzman 2.24
5 Bill Lee 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 18
2 Joe Coleman 15
3 Ron Bryant 14
3 Ken Holtzman 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 220
2 Bill Singer 150
3 Bert Blyleven 148
4 Gaylord Perry 143
5 Wilbur Wood 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 25
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 18
4 Terry Forster 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Carbo .448
2 Tommy Davis .438
3 Rod Carew .421
4 Dusty Baker .419
5 John Lowenstein .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Amos Otis 6
3 Buddy Bradford 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
2 Bob Bailey 16
3 Dusty Baker 15
4 Tommy Harper 14
4 Amos Otis 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Tommy Harper 6
2 Bill North 6
2 Freddie Patek 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 0.00
2 Roger Moret 0.47
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.51
4 Jon Matlack 0.82
5 Rollie Fingers 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Jim Bibby 31
3 Steve Carlton 30
4 Tom Seaver 28
5 Don Sutton 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .395
2 Tommy Davis .379
3 Rod Carew .376
4 Pete Rose .374
5 John Lowenstein .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 34
2 Lee May 31
3 Doug Rader 28
4 Darrell Evans 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
3 Bill North 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.36
2 Rollie Fingers 0.78
3 Sonny Siebert 1.24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.37
5 Fred Beene 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Jim Colborn 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Jim Bibby 50
2 Gaylord Perry 50
4 Steve Busby 49
4 Don Sutton 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Bob Watson .326
3 Pete Rose .326
4 Dick Allen .319
5 Dusty Baker .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 41
1 Willie Stargell 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
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 123
4 Willie Stargell 116
5 Billy Williams 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 51
4 Bert Campaneris 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Roger Nelson 2.18
3 Ken Holtzman 2.28
4 Bill Lee 2.40
5 Bert Blyleven 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 29
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Joe Coleman 23
4 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Tom Seaver 266
3 Steve Carlton 260
4 Bert Blyleven 255
5 Gaylord Perry 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 31
3 Mike Marshall 27
4 Jack Aker 25
5 Tug McGraw 24