On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 52 .591 --
Red Sox 71 58 .550 5.0
Tigers 70 61 .534 7.0
Yankees 68 64 .515 9.5
Brewers 62 66 .484 13.5
Indians 54 77 .412 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 53 .592 --
Royals 73 58 .557 4.5
White Sox 62 69 .473 15.5
Twins 61 68 .473 15.5
Angels 59 67 .468 16.0
Rangers 45 84 .349 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 64 .508 --
Pirates 62 64 .492 2.0
Cubs 63 66 .488 2.5
Expos 61 68 .473 4.5
Phillies 60 70 .462 6.0
Mets 59 70 .457 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 50 .618 --
Reds 78 54 .591 3.5
Giants 72 57 .558 8.0
Astros 67 66 .504 15.0
Braves 63 69 .477 18.5
Padres 48 82 .369 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Hahn 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Denny Doyle 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Brye 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 4
1 Earl Williams 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Gary Matthews 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 1.00
2 Jim Lonborg 0.88
3 Steve Rogers 0.80
4 Andy Messersmith 0.71
5 George Stone 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Danny Fife 1
1 Jim Lonborg 1
1 Roger Moret 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Lonborg 7
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
3 Tom Griffin 6
4 Ed Farmer 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Mac Scarce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Bob Watson .314
4 Cesar Cedeno .313
5 Bobby Murcer .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 36
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Darrell Evans 34
4 Bobby Bonds 33
5 Hank Aaron 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 105
2 John Mayberry 93
3 Johnny Bench 92
4 Willie Stargell 91
5 Darrell Evans 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Cesar Cedeno 44
4 Bill North 42
5 Rod Carew 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.24
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 21
2 Ron Bryant 20
3 Ken Holtzman 19
4 Joe Coleman 18
4 Jim Palmer 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 304
2 Bert Blyleven 203
3 Bill Singer 198
4 Tom Seaver 196
5 Steve Carlton 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 29
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 Rich Coggins .484
2 Don Baylor .455
3 Ken Singleton .422
4 Ralph Garr .404
5 Reggie Jackson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 6
2 Davey Johnson 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 15
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 Davey Johnson 13
4 Ralph Garr 12
4 Ken Singleton 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Joe Morgan 9
3 Tommy Harper 7
4 Rod Carew 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.61
2 Darold Knowles 0.64
3 Mike Corkins 0.66
4 Tom Bradley 0.78
5 Tom Seaver 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Jim Lonborg 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Bert Blyleven 24
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Bill Singer 22
5 Tom Seaver 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elias Sosa 4
2 Bobby Bolin 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .390
2 Ralph Garr .381
3 Pete Rose .379
4 Tony Perez .375
5 Jerry Morales .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Bill Robinson 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 29
2 Dusty Baker 27
3 Jeff Burroughs 25
3 Ken Singleton 25
5 Reggie Jackson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
1 Joe Morgan 18
3 Rod Carew 14
4 Tommy Harper 13
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Pedro Borbon 1.05
3 Steve Rogers 1.24
4 Mike Corkins 1.42
5 Don Sutton 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Roger Moret 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Jim Bibby 52
2 Joe Coleman 52
4 Rick Reuschel 47
5 Jon Matlack 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Doug Bird 5
3 Bobby Bolin 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .345
2 Rod Carew .344
3 Bob Watson .317
4 Bobby Murcer .315
5 Jose Cardenal .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 Darrell Evans 37
4 Davey Johnson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 John Mayberry 124
3 Reggie Jackson 118
4 Willie Stargell 108
5 Bobby Murcer 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.99
2 Lindy McDaniel 2.00
3 Don Sutton 2.07
4 Terry Forster 2.09
5 Bert Blyleven 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
1 Joe Coleman 24
1 Ken Holtzman 24
4 Wilbur Wood 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 410
2 Bert Blyleven 268
3 Tom Seaver 266
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 243

Saves

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