On This Day

Thursday, July 19, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 43 .557 --
Orioles 49 40 .551 1.0
Red Sox 50 43 .538 2.0
Tigers 49 45 .521 3.5
Brewers 47 46 .505 5.0
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 48 45 .516 4.0
White Sox 48 46 .511 4.5
Angels 47 46 .505 5.0
Rangers 31 61 .337 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 43 .547 --
Cardinals 49 44 .527 2.0
Expos 44 48 .478 6.5
Pirates 42 49 .462 8.0
Phillies 42 51 .452 9.0
Mets 40 50 .444 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 35 .639 --
Reds 54 42 .563 7.5
Giants 53 43 .552 8.5
Astros 51 48 .515 12.0
Braves 45 53 .459 17.5
Padres 33 61 .351 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leron Lee 4
2 Joe Ferguson 3
2 Randy Hundley 3
2 Rick Monday 3
2 Darrell Porter 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 Tony Oliva 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Cito Gaston 3
2 Randy Hundley 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Rich Coggins 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.62
2 Skip Lockwood 1.33
3 Mike Cuellar 1.09
4 Luis Tiant 0.89
5 Steve Dunning 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Mike Cuellar 12
3 Skip Lockwood 8
3 Luis Tiant 8
5 Steve Dunning 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
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 31
4 Davey Lopes 29
5 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 233
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 Tommy Davis .438
2 Dusty Baker .434
3 Rod Carew .411
4 Rick Monday .392
5 Pete Rose .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Amos Otis 6
3 Bob Oliver 5
3 Bill Robinson 5
5 18 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 15
1 Dusty Baker 15
3 Tommy Harper 14
3 Amos Otis 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Tommy Harper 6
2 Davey Lopes 6
2 Freddie Patek 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 0.00
2 Mel Stottlemyre 0.67
3 Jon Matlack 0.82
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.83
5 Don Sutton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Jim Bibby 31
3 Steve Carlton 30
3 Mike Cuellar 30
5 Don Sutton 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Doug Bird 3
4 Adrian Devine 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .389
2 Rod Carew .385
3 John Lowenstein .373
4 Pete Rose .373
5 Tommy Davis .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 10
1 Darrell Evans 10
3 George Hendrick 9
3 Lee May 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 35
2 Lee May 31
3 Doug Rader 28
4 Ken Singleton 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Davey Lopes 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Acosta 0.36
2 Rollie Fingers 0.88
3 Sonny Siebert 1.24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.37
5 Fred Beene 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 84
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 .348
2 Pete Rose .327
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Dick Allen .320
5 Jose Cardenal .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Bobby Murcer 40
4 Bobby Bonds 37
5 John Mayberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 128
2 Johnny Bench 124
3 Bobby Murcer 122
4 Willie Stargell 116
5 Billy Williams 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 60
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 Nolan Ryan 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 409
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