On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 60 .589 --
Red Sox 81 68 .544 6.5
Tigers 79 69 .534 8.0
Yankees 74 74 .500 13.0
Brewers 70 79 .470 17.5
Indians 65 85 .433 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 61 .585 --
Royals 80 68 .541 6.5
White Sox 73 75 .493 13.5
Twins 71 75 .486 14.5
Angels 69 76 .476 16.0
Rangers 51 95 .349 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 71 .510 --
Expos 73 73 .500 1.5
Cardinals 72 75 .490 3.0
Mets 72 76 .486 3.5
Cubs 70 77 .476 5.0
Phillies 65 83 .439 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 57 .615 --
Dodgers 86 63 .577 5.5
Giants 82 65 .558 8.5
Astros 75 75 .500 17.0
Braves 72 78 .480 20.0
Padres 54 93 .367 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Kessinger 4
1 John Milner 4
3 Darrel Chaney 3
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ellis 6
2 Gates Brown 3
2 Bill Melton 3
2 Rick Miller 3
2 Dave Parker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Bill North 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 1.60
2 Joe Coleman 1.14
3 Nolan Ryan 1.11
4 Rich Troedson 0.64
5 George Stone 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Joe Coleman 8
2 Al Downing 8
4 Rich Troedson 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .349
2 Rod Carew .343
3 Cesar Cedeno .317
4 Bob Watson .316
5 Garry Maddox .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 112
2 Willie Stargell 108
3 Johnny Bench 103
4 Lee May 100
5 Darrell Evans 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 50
3 Bill North 50
5 Tommy Harper 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.73
2 Don Sutton 2.31
3 Jim Palmer 2.45
4 Bert Blyleven 2.51
5 Terry Forster 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Ron Bryant 21
3 Joe Coleman 20
3 Ken Holtzman 20
3 Jim Palmer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Tom Seaver 237
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 Bill Singer 216
5 Gaylord Perry 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 36
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Tug McGraw 21
5 Rollie Fingers 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Doyle .485
2 Sandy Alomar .442
3 Al Bumbry .418
4 Sal Bando .415
5 Jeff Burroughs .413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 21
2 Lee May 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 Garry Maddox 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Hands 0.00
2 Mike Torrez 0.40
3 Tug McGraw 0.57
4 John Hiller 0.61
5 Steve Renko 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Tom Seaver 32
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Jon Matlack 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Tug McGraw 6
3 Cy Acosta 4
3 Ramon Hernandez 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .433
2 Rich Coggins .405
3 Ken Singleton .398
4 Carl Yastrzemski .391
5 Jorge Orta .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Davey Johnson 9
2 Lee May 9
5 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 30
2 Lee May 25
3 Hank Aaron 24
4 Sal Bando 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Tommy Harper 15
3 Dave Nelson 13
3 Bill North 13
5 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.64
2 Jerry Koosman 1.32
3 Steve Rogers 1.38
4 Tom Seaver 1.57
5 Burt Hooton 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Bert Blyleven 49
4 Joe Coleman 45
5 Gaylord Perry 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
1 Tug McGraw 8
3 Cy Acosta 7
3 Bobby Bolin 7
5 Elias Sosa 6