On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 52 .556 --
Orioles 62 52 .544 1.5
Red Sox 62 54 .534 2.5
Yankees 64 56 .533 2.5
Brewers 57 58 .496 7.0
Indians 47 71 .398 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 51 .571 --
Athletics 66 51 .564 1.0
Twins 56 59 .487 10.0
White Sox 57 61 .483 10.5
Angels 53 61 .465 12.5
Rangers 42 73 .365 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 57 .517 --
Expos 57 59 .491 3.0
Pirates 56 58 .491 3.0
Cubs 56 61 .479 4.5
Phillies 54 63 .462 6.5
Mets 52 63 .452 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 45 .619 --
Reds 72 47 .605 1.5
Giants 64 52 .552 8.0
Astros 62 58 .517 12.0
Braves 56 65 .463 18.5
Padres 41 76 .350 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Matty Alou 4
2 Danny Cater 4
2 Brooks Robinson 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 5
2 Danny Cater 4
2 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Frank Robinson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Coluccio 2
1 Ron Woods 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Sadecki 0.88
2 Steve Rogers 0.67
3 Steve Renko 0.62
4 Steve Carlton 0.56
5 Sam McDowell 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Sadecki 7
1 Don Wilson 7
3 Sam McDowell 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Dave May .324
4 Bobby Murcer .321
5 Cesar Cedeno .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Darrell Evans 32
4 Davey Johnson 31
5 Hank Aaron 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 94
2 John Mayberry 90
3 Johnny Bench 88
4 Willie Stargell 84
5 Darrell Evans 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 46
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 2.38
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ron Bryant 17
3 Ken Holtzman 17
5 Jim Palmer 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Bert Blyleven 179
3 Steve Carlton 176
3 Bill Singer 176
5 Tom Seaver 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 27
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 24
4 Terry Forster 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .474
2 Jim Northrup .463
3 Frank Robinson .435
4 Bobby Murcer .434
5 Chris Chambliss .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 6
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Oscar Gamble 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 23
2 Orlando Cepeda 17
3 Dusty Baker 16
4 Joe Morgan 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.53
2 Don Wilson 0.63
3 Rollie Fingers 0.69
4 Steve Rogers 0.79
5 Mike Marshall 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Cy Acosta 3
3 Vida Blue 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Jim Bibby 35
3 Jim Palmer 28
3 Rick Reuschel 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
2 Mike Marshall 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .423
2 Richie Zisk .422
3 Jim Northrup .391
4 George Scott .377
5 Rod Carew .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 10
1 Davey Johnson 10
1 Frank Robinson 10
4 Dave Roberts 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 30
2 Tommy Harper 28
3 Orlando Cepeda 26
3 Amos Otis 26
3 George Scott 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Rod Carew 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.83
2 Steve Rogers 0.88
3 Fred Beene 1.26
4 Tom Seaver 1.37
5 Andy Messersmith 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 8
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Jim Bibby 71
3 Steve Carlton 55
4 Tom Seaver 52
5 Jim Palmer 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Jim Brewer 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 .351
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Jose Cardenal .322
4 Bobby Murcer .321
5 Dick Allen .319

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 Johnny Bench 133
1 John Mayberry 133
3 Bobby Murcer 112
4 Reggie Jackson 108
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 65
2 Lou Brock 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Bobby Bonds 49
5 Bert Campaneris 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.01
2 Don Sutton 2.20
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.20
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Don Wilson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
1 Luis Tiant 25
1 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 406
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Bert Blyleven 259
4 Steve Carlton 254
5 Gaylord Perry 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Terry Forster 28
3 John Hiller 28
5 2 tied 25