On This Day

Monday, September 10, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 59 .582 --
Red Sox 79 65 .549 4.5
Tigers 76 69 .524 8.0
Yankees 72 72 .500 11.5
Brewers 70 73 .490 13.0
Indians 63 84 .429 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 60 .580 --
Royals 78 65 .545 5.0
White Sox 72 72 .500 11.5
Twins 69 73 .486 13.5
Angels 65 75 .464 16.5
Rangers 50 92 .352 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 71 .503 --
Pirates 70 70 .500 0.5
Expos 69 73 .486 2.5
Mets 69 74 .483 3.0
Cubs 68 74 .479 3.5
Phillies 64 79 .448 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 57 .604 --
Dodgers 84 60 .583 3.0
Giants 80 62 .563 6.0
Astros 73 73 .500 15.0
Braves 70 76 .479 18.0
Padres 53 90 .371 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Zisk 5
2 Willie Stargell 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Ron Blomberg 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 Carmen Fanzone 1
1 Mike Hegan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Conigliaro 3
1 Jim Northrup 3
1 Joe Rudi 3
1 Manny Sanguillen 3
1 Derrel Thomas 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Sonny Jackson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.38
2 Dick Lange 0.75
3 Bill Greif 0.56
4 Tom Griffin 0.55
5 Luis Tiant 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Wenty Ford 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Jim Colborn 6
2 Tom Griffin 6
4 Bill Greif 5
4 Luis Tiant 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .348
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Bob Watson .317
4 Cesar Cedeno .314
5 Garry Maddox .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 40
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 Darrell Evans 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 112
2 Willie Stargell 105
3 Johnny Bench 101
4 Lee May 99
5 Ken Singleton 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 48
4 Bill North 47
5 2 tied 40

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 Jim Palmer 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 23
2 Ron Bryant 21
3 Ken Holtzman 20
4 Jim Colborn 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Tom Seaver 225
3 Bert Blyleven 221
4 Bill Singer 210
5 Gaylord Perry 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 33
2 Mike Marshall 28
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Jim Brewer 18
4 2 others tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .486
2 Sal Bando .474
3 Al Bumbry .463
3 Denny Doyle .463
5 Billy Williams .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Dave May 6
2 Lee May 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave May 18
2 Sal Bando 17
2 Lee May 17
4 Frank Duffy 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Dave Nelson 9
3 Tommy Harper 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.42
2 Nolan Ryan 0.50
3 John Hiller 0.60
4 Bill Hands 0.71
5 Steve Rogers 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Rogers 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Jim Slaton 3
2 George Stone 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Tom Griffin 25
3 Jim Bibby 23
4 Nolan Ryan 22
5 Wilbur Wood 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .451
2 Hank Aaron .446
3 Billy Williams .404
4 Ken Singleton .398
5 Al Bumbry .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
2 Lee May 9
2 Bill Robinson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 28
2 Earl Williams 27
3 Hank Aaron 26
3 Dave May 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Tommy Harper 13
3 Dave Nelson 13
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.94
2 Marty Pattin 0.95
3 Steve Rogers 1.25
4 Tom Seaver 1.30
5 Jerry Koosman 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
3 Ron Bryant 5
3 Dave McNally 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Jim Bibby 44
4 Bert Blyleven 42
5 Joe Coleman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 7
1 John Hiller 7
3 Cy Acosta 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Elias Sosa 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .346
2 Rod Carew .343
3 Bob Watson .317
4 Jose Cardenal .314
5 Bobby Murcer .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
1 Bobby Bonds 43
3 Davey Johnson 40
4 Willie Stargell 39
5 Darrell Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
2 Reggie Jackson 120
3 John Mayberry 116
4 Lee May 111
5 Bobby Bonds 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 70
2 Lou Brock 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 52
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.85
2 Don Sutton 1.98
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.17
4 Terry Forster 2.31
5 Bert Blyleven 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 395
2 Tom Seaver 275
3 Bert Blyleven 270
4 Steve Carlton 244
5 Gaylord Perry 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 34
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Sparky Lyle 29
4 Clay Carroll 24
5 Tug McGraw 23