On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 66 53 .555 --
Orioles 64 52 .552 0.5
Yankees 66 56 .541 1.5
Red Sox 62 56 .525 3.5
Brewers 58 59 .496 7.0
Indians 47 72 .395 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 69 51 .575 --
Athletics 68 51 .571 0.5
Twins 57 60 .487 10.5
White Sox 58 62 .483 11.0
Angels 53 63 .457 14.0
Rangers 42 75 .359 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 58 .517 --
Pirates 57 59 .491 3.0
Expos 57 61 .483 4.0
Cubs 56 62 .475 5.0
Phillies 55 63 .466 6.0
Mets 52 65 .444 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 45 .625 --
Reds 73 48 .603 2.5
Giants 64 53 .547 9.5
Astros 63 59 .516 13.0
Braves 57 65 .467 19.0
Padres 43 76 .361 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Rod Carew 5
3 Ollie Brown 4
3 Jim Holt 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Rooker 1.00
2 Tommy John 0.78
3 Dave Goltz 0.67
4 Bill Parsons 0.62
5 J. R. Richard 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Rooker 9
2 Dave Goltz 8
3 Tommy John 7
4 Bill Lee 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom Hall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Dave May .323
4 Bobby Murcer .318
5 Jose Cardenal .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 34
2 Darrell Evans 33
3 Bobby Bonds 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 85
5 Darrell Evans 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 48
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Cesar Cedeno 41
4 Bill North 37
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.86
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.26
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.36
5 Rick Reuschel 2.38

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 184
3 Steve Carlton 176
3 Bill Singer 176
5 Tom Seaver 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 28
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 24
4 Jim Brewer 16
4 Terry Forster 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .579
2 Chris Chambliss .484
3 Rod Carew .456
4 Richie Zisk .446
5 Pete Rose .438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 18
1 George Scott 18
3 Orlando Cepeda 17
4 Dusty Baker 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Rod Carew 9
4 Tommy Harper 8
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.63
2 Elias Sosa 0.64
3 Fred Beene 0.66
4 Andy Messersmith 0.72
5 Buzz Capra 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Cy Acosta 3
3 Vida Blue 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Jon Matlack 30
3 Joe Coleman 28
3 Jim Palmer 28
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 6
2 Doug Bird 4
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Mike Marshall 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .424
2 Richie Zisk .419
3 Jim Northrup .403
4 Rod Carew .391
5 Chris Chambliss .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 10
2 Tommy Harper 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 33
2 Tommy Harper 27
2 Amos Otis 27
2 George Scott 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Rod Carew 13
2 Tommy Harper 13
2 Joe Morgan 13
5 Cesar Cedeno 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.88
2 Mike Marshall 0.91
3 Tom Seaver 1.21
4 Fred Beene 1.37
5 Andy Messersmith 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Jim Bibby 58
3 Jon Matlack 51
4 Steve Carlton 50
5 Tom Seaver 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 John Hiller 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Bob Watson .320
4 Jose Cardenal .318
5 Bobby Murcer .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 40
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 John Mayberry 38
5 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
1 John Mayberry 133
3 Bobby Murcer 111
4 Reggie Jackson 108
4 Willie Stargell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 66
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Bobby Bonds 49
5 Bert Campaneris 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.04
2 Lindy McDaniel 2.17
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Bert Blyleven 2.41
5 Nolan Ryan 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
2 Luis Tiant 24
2 Wilbur Wood 24
4 Ron Bryant 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 397
2 Bert Blyleven 264
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 John Hiller 29
2 Mike Marshall 29
4 Terry Forster 28
5 Clay Carroll 25