On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 57 .581 --
Red Sox 77 63 .550 4.0
Tigers 74 66 .529 7.0
Yankees 70 69 .504 10.5
Brewers 67 71 .486 13.0
Indians 60 81 .426 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 57 .587 --
Royals 76 62 .551 5.0
White Sox 69 70 .496 12.5
Twins 67 70 .489 13.5
Angels 62 72 .463 17.0
Rangers 47 91 .341 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 68 .514 --
Pirates 67 69 .493 3.0
Expos 67 70 .489 3.5
Mets 66 73 .475 5.5
Cubs 65 72 .474 5.5
Phillies 63 77 .450 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 55 .607 --
Dodgers 83 57 .593 2.0
Giants 79 59 .572 5.0
Astros 71 71 .500 15.0
Braves 67 74 .475 18.5
Padres 49 89 .355 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vada Pinson 4
2 Bob Didier 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Armbrister 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 Gene Tenace 3
3 Ed Armbrister 2
3 Don Baylor 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 0.75
1 Ray Sadecki 0.75
3 Jim Barr 0.57
3 Mike Cuellar 0.57
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Hassler 6
1 Fred Norman 6
1 Ray Sadecki 6
4 Bill Greif 5
4 Charlie Hough 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Bob Watson .319
4 Cesar Cedeno .315
5 Garry Maddox .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 38
1 Willie Stargell 38
3 Bobby Bonds 37
4 Darrell Evans 36
5 Hank Aaron 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 111
2 Willie Stargell 98
3 Johnny Bench 97
4 Darrell Evans 93
4 John Mayberry 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 47
4 Bill North 45
5 Bobby Bonds 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.69
2 Terry Forster 2.08
3 Don Sutton 2.20
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.28
5 Bert Blyleven 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
2 Ron Bryant 21
3 Ken Holtzman 20
4 Jim Colborn 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Tom Seaver 218
3 Bert Blyleven 214
4 Bill Singer 209
5 Steve Carlton 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 31
2 Mike Marshall 28
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Jim Brewer 18
4 Rollie Fingers 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .488
2 Carl Yastrzemski .472
3 Rich Coggins .444
4 Sal Bando .429
5 Al Bumbry .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Bill Robinson 6
3 Davey Johnson 5
3 Carlos May 5
5 18 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 15
1 Dave Kingman 15
3 Frank Duffy 14
3 Carlos May 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Dave Nelson 10
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
4 Joe Decker 0.70
5 Tom Seaver 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Roric Harrison 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Jim Bibby 28
3 Joe Coleman 27
4 Tom Griffin 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 4
2 Bobby Bolin 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .464
2 Carl Yastrzemski .417
3 Ken Singleton .406
4 Rich Coggins .400
5 Merv Rettenmund .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
3 Greg Luzinski 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 George Scott 24
2 Earl Williams 24
4 Hank Aaron 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Joe Morgan 17
3 Tommy Harper 12
3 Dave Nelson 12
5 Rod Carew 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.67
2 Pedro Borbon 0.72
3 Tom Seaver 0.96
4 Don Sutton 1.26
5 Jerry Koosman 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Roger Moret 6
4 Vida Blue 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Jim Bibby 46
4 Joe Coleman 45
5 Bert Blyleven 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 7
1 John Hiller 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Elias Sosa 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Bob Watson .319
4 Bobby Murcer .311
5 Jose Cardenal .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 42
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Davey Johnson 39
4 Willie Stargell 38
5 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Reggie Jackson 120
2 John Mayberry 120
4 Bobby Bonds 106
5 Lee May 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 68
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 50
5 Bobby Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.81
2 Don Sutton 2.00
3 Terry Forster 2.07
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.17
5 Bert Blyleven 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 25
2 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Wilbur Wood 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 401
2 Tom Seaver 273
3 Bert Blyleven 263
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Gaylord Perry 241

Saves

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