On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 52 .552 --
Orioles 61 52 .540 1.5
Yankees 64 55 .538 1.5
Red Sox 61 54 .530 2.5
Brewers 56 58 .491 7.0
Indians 46 71 .393 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 50 .576 --
Athletics 65 51 .560 2.0
Twins 56 58 .491 10.0
White Sox 57 60 .487 10.5
Angels 53 60 .469 12.5
Rangers 42 72 .368 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 56 .521 --
Expos 56 58 .491 3.5
Pirates 55 58 .487 4.0
Cubs 56 60 .483 4.5
Phillies 54 62 .466 6.5
Mets 52 62 .456 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 45 .615 --
Reds 71 47 .602 1.5
Giants 63 52 .548 8.0
Astros 61 58 .513 12.0
Braves 56 64 .467 17.5
Padres 40 75 .348 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Dave May 4
1 Hal McRae 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.00
2 Mickey Lolich 0.88
3 Jerry Bell 0.57
3 Tom Bradley 0.57
3 Al Downing 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Mickey Lolich 7
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Buzz Capra 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Dave May .324
4 Bobby Murcer .320
5 Jose Cardenal .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Darrell Evans 32
4 Davey Johnson 30
5 Hank Aaron 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 91
2 John Mayberry 90
3 Johnny Bench 86
4 Darrell Evans 82
4 Willie Stargell 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 45
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 Ken Holtzman 2.37
5 Rick Reuschel 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ken Holtzman 17
4 Ron Bryant 16
5 8 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Bert Blyleven 179
3 Tom Seaver 175
4 Bill Singer 174
5 2 tied 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 23
4 Terry Forster 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .472
2 Richie Zisk .463
3 Bobby Murcer .442
4 Frank Robinson .426
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 5
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 18
2 Orlando Cepeda 17
3 Dusty Baker 16
4 Jeff Burroughs 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Rod Carew 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Tommy Harper 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.35
3 Don Wilson 0.64
4 Rollie Fingers 0.71
5 Don Gullett 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Jim Bibby 35
3 Joe Coleman 30
4 Rick Reuschel 28
5 Jon Matlack 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Mike Marshall 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .424
2 Richie Zisk .418
3 Jim Northrup .406
4 George Scott .385
5 Chris Chambliss .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Davey Johnson 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 28
1 Tommy Harper 28
3 Amos Otis 26
4 Orlando Cepeda 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Rod Carew 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Tommy Harper 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.30
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 Vida Blue 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
2 Wayne Twitchell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Jim Bibby 71
3 Tom Seaver 52
4 Steve Carlton 50
5 Mickey Lolich 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Doug Bird 6
3 Clay Carroll 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Jose Cardenal .323
4 Bob Watson .319
5 Bobby Murcer .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
1 Bobby Bonds 39
1 Willie Stargell 39
4 John Mayberry 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 131
3 Bobby Murcer 110
4 Billy Williams 106
5 3 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 64
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Bobby Bonds 49
5 Bert Campaneris 47

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 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 406
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Bert Blyleven 259
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 Gaylord Perry 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Terry Forster 28
3 John Hiller 28
5 2 tied 25