On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 51 .549 --
Orioles 60 50 .545 0.5
Yankees 63 54 .538 1.0
Red Sox 60 52 .536 1.5
Brewers 53 58 .477 8.0
Indians 44 71 .383 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 65 50 .565 --
Athletics 64 50 .561 0.5
Twins 56 55 .505 7.0
White Sox 56 58 .491 8.5
Angels 52 58 .473 10.5
Rangers 42 70 .375 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 53 .535 --
Pirates 55 56 .495 4.5
Cubs 56 58 .491 5.0
Expos 55 57 .491 5.0
Phillies 52 61 .460 8.5
Mets 51 60 .459 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 43 .623 --
Reds 69 47 .595 3.0
Giants 62 50 .554 8.0
Astros 59 58 .504 13.5
Braves 53 64 .453 19.5
Padres 38 75 .336 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Rich Coggins 4
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Frank Robinson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 John Boccabella 1
1 Rich Coggins 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Walt Williams 4
3 Fred Kendall 3
3 John Mayberry 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 2.25
2 Bill Greif 1.67
3 Woodie Fryman 1.25
4 Jim Rooker 1.20
5 Ron Schueler 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 10
2 Jon Matlack 9
3 Jim Palmer 8
4 Andy Messersmith 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hall 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Cesar Cedeno .324
4 Jose Cardenal .321
5 Dave May .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Darrell Evans 31
3 Bobby Bonds 30
4 Davey Johnson 29
5 Hank Aaron 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 90
2 Reggie Jackson 86
3 Johnny Bench 84
4 Darrell Evans 80
4 Willie Stargell 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 43
2 Lou Brock 41
3 Cesar Cedeno 39
4 Bill North 37
5 Bobby Bonds 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.90
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.09
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.19
4 Don Sutton 2.26
5 Rick Reuschel 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ken Holtzman 17
4 Ron Bryant 16
5 7 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 263
2 Bill Singer 174
3 Steve Carlton 171
4 Bert Blyleven 170
5 Tom Seaver 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 26
1 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Terry Forster 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .514
2 Richie Zisk .481
3 Pete Rose .434
4 Bobby Murcer .429
5 Dan Driessen .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Oscar Gamble 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 18
1 Tommy Davis 18
1 Tony Perez 18
4 Orlando Cepeda 17
5 Joe Morgan 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Rod Carew 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Tommy Harper 6
4 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.35
3 Mike Marshall 0.55
4 Don Wilson 0.64
5 Jim Palmer 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 41
2 Rick Reuschel 33
3 Jon Matlack 31
4 Nolan Ryan 30
5 Ron Schueler 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 5
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Mike Marshall 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .425
2 Jim Northrup .413
3 Pete Rose .409
4 Dan Driessen .379
5 Rod Carew .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 Davey Johnson 8
3 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 29
2 Tommy Harper 28
3 Amos Otis 25
4 Dusty Baker 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bill North 12
3 Rod Carew 11
3 Tommy Harper 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.62
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.02
3 Steve Rogers 1.05
4 Andy Messersmith 1.24
5 Fred Beene 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Joe Coleman 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Luis Tiant 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Jim Bibby 67
3 Steve Carlton 56
4 Tom Seaver 53
5 Jim Palmer 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
4 Dave Giusti 6
4 John Hiller 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Jose Cardenal .321
4 Bob Watson .315
5 Bobby Murcer .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 John Mayberry 38
4 Bobby Bonds 37
5 Johnny Bench 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 130
3 Bobby Murcer 108
3 Billy Williams 108
5 Willie Stargell 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Bobby Bonds 51
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 2.00
2 Tom Seaver 2.04
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Bert Blyleven 2.43
5 Ken Holtzman 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Joe Coleman 25
2 Luis Tiant 25
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 403
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Steve Carlton 261
4 Bert Blyleven 256
5 Don Sutton 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 37
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Mike Marshall 28
4 John Hiller 27
5 Clay Carroll 26