On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 61 .593 --
Red Sox 82 69 .543 7.5
Tigers 79 71 .527 10.0
Yankees 75 77 .493 15.0
Brewers 71 80 .470 18.5
Indians 67 85 .441 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 61 .593 --
Royals 82 69 .543 7.5
Twins 73 76 .490 15.5
White Sox 73 78 .483 16.5
Angels 69 79 .466 19.0
Rangers 53 96 .356 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 73 .507 --
Expos 75 75 .500 1.0
Cardinals 75 76 .497 1.5
Mets 74 77 .490 2.5
Cubs 71 79 .473 5.0
Phillies 66 85 .437 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 58 .616 --
Dodgers 88 64 .579 5.5
Giants 83 67 .553 9.5
Astros 77 76 .503 17.0
Braves 73 80 .477 21.0
Padres 55 95 .367 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Thurman Munson 4
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 Carmen Fanzone 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Melendez 3
1 Earl Williams 3
3 Dusty Baker 2
3 Sal Bando 2
3 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Bob Coluccio 1
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 2.75
2 Bill Bonham 1.29
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.20
4 Steve Arlin 1.00
5 Jerry Reuss 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 11
2 Bill Bonham 9
3 Jesse Jefferson 8
4 Jerry Reuss 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 Mac Scarce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .348
2 Rod Carew .342
3 Cesar Cedeno .317
4 Bob Watson .316
5 Ron Hunt .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 42
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Darrell Evans 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Bill North 51
4 Cesar Cedeno 50
5 Tommy Harper 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.88
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.38
4 Wayne Twitchell 2.50
5 Bert Blyleven 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Ron Bryant 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
4 Joe Coleman 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Tom Seaver 239
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Bill Singer 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 36
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 21
5 Rollie Fingers 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .528
2 Al Bumbry .436
3 Willie Stargell .434
4 Joe Rudi .429
5 Jim Northrup .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 Chris Chambliss 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 19
2 Willie Stargell 16
3 Joe Rudi 14
4 Dave Kingman 13
4 Gene Tenace 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Don Money 7
2 Bill North 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.47
2 Bob Reynolds 0.59
3 George Stone 0.63
4 Joe Coleman 0.66
5 Mike Torrez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 34
2 Bert Blyleven 27
2 Don Gullett 27
4 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Coggins .411
2 Al Bumbry .409
3 Sandy Alomar .390
4 Jorge Orta .386
5 Ken Singleton .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Lee May 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 27
1 Dave Kingman 27
1 Carl Yastrzemski 27
4 Dusty Baker 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Tommy Harper 14
2 Dave Nelson 14
4 Joe Morgan 12
4 Bill North 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.64
2 Steve Rogers 1.42
3 Jim Palmer 1.64
4 Jerry Koosman 1.71
5 Andy Messersmith 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Bill Lee 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Bert Blyleven 48
4 Gaylord Perry 45
5 Jim Bibby 44

Saves

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