On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 43 .566 --
Orioles 49 41 .544 2.5
Red Sox 51 43 .543 2.5
Tigers 49 46 .516 5.0
Brewers 47 47 .500 6.5
Indians 35 61 .365 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 42 .563 --
Royals 53 46 .535 2.5
Twins 48 46 .511 5.0
Angels 48 46 .511 5.0
White Sox 48 48 .500 6.0
Rangers 32 61 .344 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 44 .542 --
Cardinals 49 45 .521 2.0
Pirates 44 49 .473 6.5
Expos 44 49 .473 6.5
Phillies 43 51 .457 8.0
Mets 40 51 .440 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 35 .643 --
Reds 55 42 .567 7.5
Giants 54 43 .557 8.5
Astros 52 48 .520 12.0
Braves 45 54 .455 18.5
Padres 33 63 .344 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rennie Stennett 7
2 Celerino Sanchez 5
3 Felipe Alou 4
3 Matty Alou 4
3 Manny Sanguillen 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Rader 2
1 Rennie Stennett 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Pat Bourque 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 7
2 Rennie Stennett 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Tommy Harper 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 2.67
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.00
3 Jim Rooker 0.89
4 Jon Matlack 0.88
5 John Curtis 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Curtis 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 8
1 Jim Rooker 8
3 John Curtis 7
3 Jon Matlack 7
3 Gaylord Perry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Mike Paul 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Bob Watson .329
3 Garry Maddox .325
4 Pete Rose .324
5 Dave May .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 26
2 Darrell Evans 26
4 Bobby Bonds 25
5 Davey Johnson 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 80
2 Reggie Jackson 76
3 Johnny Bench 70
3 Willie Stargell 70
5 Bobby Murcer 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 36
2 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Lou Brock 32
4 Davey Lopes 29
5 Bill North 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.02
2 Don Sutton 2.16
3 Ken Holtzman 2.24
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.29
5 Bill Lee 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 18
2 Joe Coleman 15
2 Catfish Hunter 15
2 Bill Singer 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 233
2 Bill Singer 156
3 Bert Blyleven 151
4 Gaylord Perry 150
5 Wilbur Wood 142

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 .449
2 Rick Monday .431
3 Dave May .403
4 Bernie Carbo .400
5 Rod Carew .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Amos Otis 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lee May 14
2 Bob Oliver 14
2 Roy White 14
5 8 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommy Harper 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 0.00
2 Mike Caldwell 0.56
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.67
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 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Jim Bibby 30
2 Mike Cuellar 30
4 Don Sutton 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .392
2 Dave May .384
3 Rod Carew .382
4 Tommy Davis .377
5 John Lowenstein .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 10
1 Darrell Evans 10
3 Davey Johnson 9
3 Lee May 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 35
2 Doug Rader 30
3 Lee May 28
4 Bobby Murcer 26
4 Ken Singleton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Davey Lopes 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.88
2 Sonny Siebert 1.24
3 Fred Beene 1.29
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.37
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 84
2 Gaylord Perry 57
3 Steve Busby 49
3 Don Sutton 49
5 Bert Blyleven 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Mike Marshall 9
3 Sparky Lyle 8
4 Cy Acosta 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Pete Rose .327
4 Dick Allen .321
5 Jose Cardenal .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
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 123
4 Willie Stargell 116
5 Billy Williams 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 65
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Bert Campaneris 51
5 Bobby Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Roger Nelson 2.18
3 Ken Holtzman 2.28
4 Tom Seaver 2.35
5 Bill Lee 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Luis Tiant 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 409
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Bert Blyleven 258
4 Steve Carlton 252
5 Gaylord Perry 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Mike Marshall 26
4 Jack Aker 25
5 Tug McGraw 24