On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 52 .577 --
Red Sox 68 57 .544 4.0
Tigers 68 58 .540 4.5
Yankees 68 61 .527 6.0
Brewers 60 64 .484 11.5
Indians 52 75 .409 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 52 .587 --
Royals 73 55 .570 2.0
Twins 59 66 .472 14.5
Angels 58 65 .472 14.5
White Sox 59 67 .468 15.0
Rangers 43 81 .347 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 62 .508 --
Pirates 61 62 .496 1.5
Cubs 61 65 .484 3.0
Expos 59 66 .472 4.5
Phillies 59 67 .468 5.0
Mets 57 68 .456 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 49 .614 --
Reds 76 53 .589 3.0
Giants 70 55 .560 7.0
Astros 66 63 .512 13.0
Braves 61 68 .473 18.0
Padres 46 80 .365 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Ferguson 3
1 Don Money 3
1 Dave Roberts 3
1 Cesar Tovar 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 2
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Andy Kosco 1
2 Greg Luzinski 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 3
2 Willie Davis 2
2 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Vada Pinson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Bill Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bonham 1.29
2 Bill Champion 1.00
3 Claude Osteen 0.70
4 Ross Grimsley 0.67
5 Jim Lonborg 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Jim Lonborg 1
1 Claude Osteen 1
1 Clyde Wright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 9
2 Claude Osteen 7
3 Jim Lonborg 5
4 Ross Grimsley 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Sells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Bobby Murcer .319
4 Bob Watson .317
5 Dave May .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 35
2 Darrell Evans 34
2 Davey Johnson 34
4 Bobby Bonds 33
5 Hank Aaron 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 103
2 John Mayberry 93
3 Johnny Bench 92
4 Willie Stargell 91
5 Darrell Evans 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Cesar Cedeno 41
3 Bill North 41
5 Bobby Bonds 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.76
2 Terry Forster 2.11
3 Don Sutton 2.21
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.24
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Ron Bryant 19
3 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ken Holtzman 18
5 Jim Palmer 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 296
2 Tom Seaver 194
3 Bert Blyleven 192
4 Steve Carlton 191
5 Bill Singer 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 28
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Mike Marshall 25
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .512
2 Thurman Munson .455
3 Graig Nettles .409
4 Ken Singleton .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Bill Robinson 6
4 Davey Johnson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Tony Oliva 15
2 George Scott 15
2 Ken Singleton 15
5 Greg Luzinski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Tommy Harper 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Corkins 0.54
2 Fred Scherman 0.75
3 Tom Seaver 0.90
4 Bill Champion 1.02
5 Pedro Borbon 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
3 Steve Arlin 3
3 Vida Blue 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Joe Coleman 27
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Mike Cuellar 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bobby Bolin 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Ken Forsch 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .427
2 Jim Northrup .417
3 Ralph Garr .390
4 Tony Perez .388
5 Pete Rose .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Bill Robinson 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 29
1 George Scott 29
3 Tony Perez 28
4 Jeff Burroughs 26
5 Ken Singleton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Rod Carew 12
4 Tommy Harper 11
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.98
2 Pedro Borbon 1.15
3 Steve Rogers 1.24
4 Bob Reynolds 1.35
5 Andy Messersmith 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Jim Bibby 52
2 Rick Reuschel 52
4 Jon Matlack 50
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Dave Giusti 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Bobby Murcer .320
4 Bob Watson .320
5 Jose Cardenal .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Bobby Bonds 38
3 Darrell Evans 38
5 John Mayberry 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 131
2 Johnny Bench 127
3 Reggie Jackson 117
4 Bobby Murcer 108
4 Willie Stargell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 71
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 45
5 Bobby Bonds 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.02
2 Terry Forster 2.05
3 Don Sutton 2.11
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.12
5 Bert Blyleven 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 25
2 Ron Bryant 23
2 Ken Holtzman 23
2 Luis Tiant 23
2 Wilbur Wood 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 402
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Bert Blyleven 262
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 Gaylord Perry 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 John Hiller 29
4 Clay Carroll 24
4 Terry Forster 24