On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 44 .569 --
Orioles 52 42 .553 2.0
Red Sox 52 45 .536 3.5
Tigers 50 48 .510 6.0
Brewers 47 50 .485 8.5
Indians 36 64 .360 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 44 .560 --
Royals 56 47 .544 1.5
Twins 51 47 .520 4.0
White Sox 50 50 .500 6.0
Angels 48 50 .490 7.0
Rangers 36 61 .371 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 45 .541 --
Cubs 52 47 .525 1.5
Pirates 47 49 .490 5.0
Expos 46 51 .474 6.5
Phillies 46 53 .465 7.5
Mets 42 53 .442 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 37 .634 --
Giants 58 43 .574 6.0
Reds 58 43 .574 6.0
Astros 52 51 .505 13.0
Braves 46 58 .442 19.5
Padres 33 67 .330 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Fuentes 6
1 Pete Rose 6
3 Chris Chambliss 5
3 Vic Harris 5
3 Alex Johnson 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Frank Howard 2
1 Davey Johnson 2
1 George Mitterwald 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 George Mitterwald 5
4 Jeff Burroughs 4
4 6 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Rose 3
2 Paul Blair 2
2 Pat Kelly 2
2 Bill North 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.67
2 Jerry Koosman 1.20
3 Ron Bryant 1.14
4 Jim Bibby 1.00
4 4 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 10
1 Rick Reuschel 10
3 Ron Bryant 8
4 Bob Gibson 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .332
3 Dave May .328
4 Bob Watson .325
5 Ed Goodson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Hank Aaron 27
2 Bobby Bonds 27
2 Darrell Evans 27
5 Davey Johnson 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 83
2 Reggie Jackson 81
3 Willie Stargell 75
4 Johnny Bench 71
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 36
2 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Bill North 33
4 Lou Brock 32
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.02
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.29
3 Ken Holtzman 2.32
4 Don Sutton 2.39
5 Bert Blyleven 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 19
2 Ron Bryant 15
2 Joe Coleman 15
2 Ken Holtzman 15
2 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 236
2 Bill Singer 157
3 Gaylord Perry 153
4 Bert Blyleven 151
5 Steve Carlton 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 21
3 Mike Marshall 19
4 Terry Forster 15
5 4 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .446
2 Bernie Carbo .438
3 Pete Rose .436
4 Dave May .432
5 Tommy Harper .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 George Mitterwald 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Mitterwald 15
2 Tommy Harper 14
2 Reggie Jackson 14
4 Tommy Davis 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
1 Bill North 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 0.00
2 Mike Marshall 0.67
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 Jim Rooker 1.00
5 Steve Rogers 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Fred Norman 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 36
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Steve Carlton 28
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Ray Corbin 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave May .435
2 Pete Rose .423
3 Tommy Davis .408
4 Rod Carew .391
5 Bernie Carbo .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 11
2 Bob Bailey 10
2 Davey Johnson 10
4 Reggie Jackson 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 33
2 Darrell Evans 26
3 Ken Singleton 25
4 Deron Johnson 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bill North 12
3 Freddie Patek 9
4 Rod Carew 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 1.10
2 John Hiller 1.21
3 Fred Beene 1.26
4 Sam McDowell 1.33
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Fred Norman 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Jim Bibby 54
3 Steve Carlton 49
4 Mickey Lolich 44
4 Ron Schueler 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Mike Marshall 9
3 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Clay Carroll 6
4 Ray Corbin 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .332
3 Bob Watson .326
4 Dick Allen .315
5 Ron Fairly .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 John Mayberry 37
4 Bobby Murcer 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 129
2 Johnny Bench 124
3 Bobby Murcer 119
3 Willie Stargell 119
5 Billy Williams 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 58
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.24
2 Nolan Ryan 2.31
3 Ken Holtzman 2.34
4 Don Sutton 2.36
5 Mike Marshall 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Luis Tiant 23
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 409
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Steve Carlton 258
4 Bert Blyleven 255
5 Gaylord Perry 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 42
2 Terry Forster 30
3 Mike Marshall 26
4 Jack Aker 24
4 Clay Carroll 24