On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 57 .587 --
Red Sox 78 64 .549 5.0
Tigers 75 68 .524 8.5
Yankees 72 70 .507 11.0
Brewers 68 73 .482 14.5
Indians 61 83 .424 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 59 .582 --
Royals 76 64 .543 5.5
White Sox 71 71 .500 11.5
Twins 68 72 .486 13.5
Angels 64 73 .467 16.0
Rangers 49 91 .350 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 70 .507 --
Pirates 69 69 .500 1.0
Expos 69 72 .489 2.5
Mets 68 74 .479 4.0
Cubs 67 73 .479 4.0
Phillies 63 79 .444 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 57 .599 --
Dodgers 83 60 .580 2.5
Giants 80 60 .571 4.0
Astros 72 72 .500 14.0
Braves 69 74 .483 16.5
Padres 52 89 .369 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Rivers 5
2 Al Bumbry 4
2 Bob Oliver 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 6
2 Jerry Morales 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
2 Fred Stanley 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
4 Luis Aparicio 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 1.14
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Steve Carlton 0.78
5 Steve Rogers 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Medich 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Jim McGlothlin 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Garry Maddox .314
5 Cesar Cedeno .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 39
2 Willie Stargell 38
3 Bobby Bonds 37
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Darrell Evans 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 112
2 Willie Stargell 100
3 Johnny Bench 97
4 Lee May 96
5 Ken Singleton 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 48
4 Bill North 46
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
2 Don Sutton 2.25
3 Terry Forster 2.28
4 Lindy McDaniel 2.31
5 Bert Blyleven 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 23
2 Ron Bryant 21
3 Ken Holtzman 20
4 Joe Coleman 19
4 Jim Palmer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Tom Seaver 225
3 Bert Blyleven 214
4 Bill Singer 210
5 Gaylord Perry 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 32
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 Billy Williams .442
2 Denny Doyle .442
3 Larry Biittner .441
4 Sal Bando .436
5 Carl Yastrzemski .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Carlos May 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Bob Coluccio 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 18
2 Sal Bando 17
3 Dave Kingman 16
4 Frank Duffy 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Dave Nelson 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.42
2 John Hiller 0.59
3 Bill Hands 0.69
4 Cy Acosta 0.73
5 Steve Rogers 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Rogers 4
1 Jim Slaton 4
3 Doyle Alexander 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 31
2 Nolan Ryan 30
3 Jim Bibby 28
4 Joe Coleman 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 5
2 John Hiller 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .412
2 Billy Williams .404
2 Carl Yastrzemski .404
4 Rich Coggins .395
5 Thurman Munson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 10
2 Bill Robinson 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Carlos May 25
2 Lee May 25
2 George Scott 25
2 Earl Williams 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Tommy Harper 12
3 Dave Nelson 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marty Pattin 0.95
2 John Hiller 0.96
3 Steve Rogers 1.25
4 Tom Seaver 1.26
5 Jerry Koosman 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ron Bryant 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Joe Coleman 51
4 Bert Blyleven 44
5 Gaylord Perry 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Bob Watson .318
4 Bobby Murcer .312
5 Jose Cardenal .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Bobby Bonds 42
3 Davey Johnson 40
4 Willie Stargell 38
5 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Reggie Jackson 120
2 John Mayberry 120
4 Lee May 109
5 Bobby Bonds 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Dave Nelson 52
5 Bobby Bonds 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.85
2 Don Sutton 1.98
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.16
4 Terry Forster 2.28
5 Bert Blyleven 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 24
2 Stan Bahnsen 23
2 Joe Coleman 23
2 Ken Holtzman 23
2 Wilbur Wood 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 401
2 Tom Seaver 275
3 Bert Blyleven 263
4 Gaylord Perry 252
5 Steve Carlton 244

Saves

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