On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 48 .556 --
Orioles 55 45 .550 1.0
Tigers 56 48 .538 2.0
Red Sox 54 49 .524 3.5
Brewers 50 53 .485 7.5
Indians 38 68 .358 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 47 .557 --
Royals 60 48 .556 0.0
Twins 53 50 .515 4.5
White Sox 52 53 .495 6.5
Angels 49 54 .476 8.5
Rangers 40 63 .388 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 48 .538 --
Cubs 55 51 .519 2.0
Pirates 51 51 .500 4.0
Expos 50 53 .485 5.5
Phillies 49 57 .462 8.0
Mets 44 57 .436 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 40 .623 --
Reds 63 44 .589 3.5
Giants 60 46 .566 6.0
Astros 55 53 .509 12.0
Braves 48 62 .436 20.0
Padres 35 70 .333 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Pete Rose 6
3 Del Unser 5
4 Jose Cardenal 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Jim Northrup 5
3 Ted Simmons 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 2
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
4 Luis Alvarado 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 1.50
2 Jim Palmer 1.33
3 David Clyde 0.83
4 Tommy John 0.80
4 Steve Stone 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 8
2 Ken Brett 7
2 Ken Holtzman 7
4 Dock Ellis 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Don Durham 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .337
3 Bob Watson .330
4 Dave May .326
5 Jose Cardenal .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Darrell Evans 30
3 Bobby Bonds 29
4 Hank Aaron 28
5 Davey Johnson 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 85
2 Reggie Jackson 84
3 Johnny Bench 79
4 Willie Stargell 77
5 Darrell Evans 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 40
2 Lou Brock 37
2 Cesar Cedeno 37
4 Bill North 36
5 Bobby Bonds 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.96
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.15
3 Ken Holtzman 2.33
4 Don Sutton 2.37
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 16
2 Ken Holtzman 16
4 Jack Billingham 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 239
2 Bert Blyleven 160
2 Bill Singer 160
4 Steve Carlton 159
5 Tom Seaver 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 23
3 Mike Marshall 20
4 Terry Forster 15
5 Diego Segui 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .450
2 Amos Otis .444
3 Bob Coluccio .424
4 Bernie Carbo .422
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 14 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 16
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
2 George Mitterwald 15
4 Tommy Harper 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Barr 0.50
2 Paul Splittorff 0.53
3 Mike Marshall 0.56
4 Steve Rogers 0.69
5 Al Hrabosky 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jackie Brown 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 36
2 Steve Carlton 33
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Ron Schueler 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .413
2 Dave May .402
3 Bernie Carbo .388
4 Felix Millan .386
5 Rod Carew .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 10
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Tommy Harper 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 27
2 Deron Johnson 26
2 Ken Singleton 26
4 Darrell Evans 25
4 Tommy Harper 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bill North 15
3 Rod Carew 9
3 Tommy Harper 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.69
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.30
3 Jackie Brown 1.38
4 Jack Billingham 1.47
5 John Hiller 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Jim Bibby 60
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 Ron Schueler 47
5 Don Sutton 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Clay Carroll 7
2 John Hiller 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
5 Dave Giusti 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Bob Watson .329
4 Jose Cardenal .316
5 Bobby Murcer .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Bobby Bonds 39
4 John Mayberry 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
1 John Mayberry 129
3 Bobby Murcer 120
4 Willie Stargell 115
5 Billy Williams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
1 Joe Morgan 61
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Ken Holtzman 2.33
3 Don Sutton 2.37
4 Nolan Ryan 2.39
5 Mike Marshall 2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 398
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Steve Carlton 261
4 Bert Blyleven 259
5 Gaylord Perry 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Clay Carroll 26
3 Mike Marshall 26
5 John Hiller 25