On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 54 .591 --
Red Sox 74 62 .544 6.0
Tigers 72 65 .526 8.5
Yankees 69 68 .504 11.5
Brewers 66 69 .489 13.5
Indians 58 79 .423 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 56 .585 --
Royals 76 60 .559 3.5
White Sox 66 70 .485 13.5
Twins 65 70 .481 14.0
Angels 61 70 .466 16.0
Rangers 47 88 .348 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 67 .507 --
Pirates 66 66 .500 1.0
Cubs 65 70 .481 3.5
Expos 65 70 .481 3.5
Mets 63 72 .467 5.5
Phillies 62 74 .456 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 54 .606 --
Reds 82 55 .599 1.0
Giants 76 59 .563 6.0
Astros 71 68 .511 13.0
Braves 65 73 .471 18.5
Padres 48 87 .356 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Hal Breeden 4
1 Johnny Jeter 4
1 Mike Lum 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Lee May 2
1 Cookie Rojas 2
4 Jesus Alou 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 6
2 Hal Breeden 5
3 Lee May 4
4 Reggie Jackson 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Tito Fuentes 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Tidrow 0.86
2 Dave Roberts 0.78
3 Carl Morton 0.67
4 Jon Matlack 0.64
5 Dave McNally 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 7
1 Dave Roberts 7
3 Carl Morton 6
3 Dick Tidrow 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Pete Rose .347
3 Tony Perez .320
4 Bob Watson .315
5 Cesar Cedeno .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 38
2 Bobby Bonds 36
2 Willie Stargell 36
4 Darrell Evans 35
5 Hank Aaron 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 109
2 Johnny Bench 96
3 Willie Stargell 94
4 John Mayberry 93
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 57
2 Lou Brock 54
3 Cesar Cedeno 45
4 Bill North 44
5 Bobby Bonds 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.71
2 Don Sutton 2.20
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.28
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.53
5 Mike Marshall 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
2 Ron Bryant 20
3 Ken Holtzman 19
4 Jim Colborn 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 314
2 Bert Blyleven 210
3 Tom Seaver 205
4 Bill Singer 201
5 Steve Carlton 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 30
2 Sparky Lyle 26
2 Mike Marshall 26
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Rollie Fingers 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .521
2 Rich Coggins .455
3 Jorge Orta .441
4 Ralph Garr .423
5 Carl Yastrzemski .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 7
2 Sal Bando 6
2 Davey Johnson 6
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Lee May 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 15
1 Joe Ferguson 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 Bill Robinson 14
5 Lee May 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Dave Nelson 8
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Marty Pattin 0.00
1 Bob Locker 0.00
4 John Hiller 0.48
5 Terry Forster 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Wayne Twitchell 26
4 John Hiller 24
5 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 4
2 Bobby Bolin 3
3 Doug Bird 2
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .467
2 Ralph Garr .434
3 Carl Yastrzemski .393
4 Tony Perez .389
5 Ken Singleton .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
1 Bill Robinson 11
3 Lee May 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 26
2 Reggie Jackson 25
3 Carlos May 24
3 Tony Oliva 24
5 Ken Singleton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Tommy Harper 13
4 Dave Nelson 12
5 Rod Carew 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.67
2 John Hiller 0.84
3 Tom Seaver 1.16
4 Don Sutton 1.26
5 Steve Rogers 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Steve Busby 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Jim Bibby 54
3 Jon Matlack 50
4 Joe Coleman 47
5 Bert Blyleven 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Doug Bird 6
2 Bobby Bolin 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Mike Marshall 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Bob Watson .316
4 Ralph Garr .315
5 Garry Maddox .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
1 Bobby Bonds 41
3 Davey Johnson 39
4 Willie Stargell 37
5 Darrell Evans 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 128
2 John Mayberry 122
3 Reggie Jackson 120
4 Lee May 106
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 71
2 Lou Brock 64
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 49
5 Bobby Bonds 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.83
2 Don Sutton 2.00
3 Terry Forster 2.02
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.14
5 Bert Blyleven 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
1 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Ken Holtzman 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 400
2 Bert Blyleven 266
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 John Hiller 31
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Clay Carroll 25
5 2 tied 23