On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 52 .548 --
Orioles 61 51 .545 0.5
Yankees 64 54 .542 0.5
Red Sox 60 54 .526 2.5
Brewers 55 58 .487 7.0
Indians 45 71 .388 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 67 50 .573 --
Athletics 64 51 .557 2.0
Twins 56 57 .496 9.0
White Sox 57 59 .491 9.5
Angels 53 59 .473 11.5
Rangers 42 71 .372 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 55 .526 --
Expos 56 58 .491 4.0
Pirates 55 57 .491 4.0
Cubs 56 59 .487 4.5
Phillies 53 62 .461 7.5
Mets 52 61 .460 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 44 .621 --
Reds 70 47 .598 2.5
Giants 62 52 .544 9.0
Astros 60 58 .508 13.0
Braves 55 64 .462 18.5
Padres 40 75 .348 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Deron Johnson 3
1 Ted Martinez 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
3 Ron Blomberg 1
3 John Boccabella 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Deron Johnson 4
1 Thurman Munson 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 0.86
1 Gaylord Perry 0.86
3 Wayne Twitchell 0.78
4 Tom Seaver 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 7
1 Wayne Twitchell 7
1 Rick Wise 7
4 Phil Niekro 6
4 Gaylord Perry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Cesar Cedeno .322
4 Bobby Murcer .322
5 Dave May .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Bobby Bonds 31
2 Darrell Evans 31
4 Davey Johnson 30
5 Hank Aaron 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 90
1 John Mayberry 90
3 Johnny Bench 85
4 Willie Stargell 82
5 Darrell Evans 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 44
2 Lou Brock 42
3 Cesar Cedeno 40
4 Bill North 37
5 Bobby Bonds 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.86
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.26
4 Rick Reuschel 2.36
5 Ken Holtzman 2.37

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 Bert Blyleven 179
3 Tom Seaver 175
4 Bill Singer 174
5 2 tied 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 26
1 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 23
4 Terry Forster 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .491
2 Jim Northrup .472
3 Bobby Murcer .442
4 Frank Robinson .417
5 George Scott .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Tommy Harper 5
1 Davey Johnson 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
1 Tony Perez 17
3 Tommy Davis 16
3 George Scott 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Rod Carew 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Tommy Harper 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
3 Andy Messersmith 0.35
4 Don Wilson 0.64
5 Rollie Fingers 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
4 Cy Acosta 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 31
2 Joe Coleman 30
3 Bert Blyleven 28
3 Jim Palmer 28
3 Tom Seaver 28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .427
2 Jim Northrup .425
3 Pete Rose .405
4 Rod Carew .379
5 George Scott .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Davey Johnson 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 28
2 Tommy Harper 27
3 Orlando Cepeda 25
4 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Amos Otis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Rod Carew 12
2 Bill North 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.29
2 Steve Rogers 1.05
3 Andy Messersmith 1.24
4 Fred Beene 1.26
5 Tom Seaver 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
2 Wayne Twitchell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Jim Bibby 67
3 Tom Seaver 52
4 Steve Carlton 50
5 Ron Schueler 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Jim Brewer 7
3 Doug Bird 6
3 Clay Carroll 6
3 Dave Giusti 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Bobby Murcer .321
4 Jose Cardenal .321
5 Bob Watson .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 130
3 Bobby Murcer 110
4 Billy Williams 106
5 Willie Stargell 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 63
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bobby Bonds 49
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.01
2 Don Sutton 2.17
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.18
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Ken Holtzman 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
1 Luis Tiant 25
1 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Bert Blyleven 259
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 Gaylord Perry 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 36
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Terry Forster 28
4 John Hiller 27
5 2 tied 25