On This Day

Wednesday, September 19, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 62 .589 --
Red Sox 83 69 .546 6.5
Tigers 80 71 .530 9.0
Yankees 75 78 .490 15.0
Brewers 72 80 .474 17.5
Indians 67 86 .438 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 61 .596 --
Royals 82 70 .539 8.5
White Sox 74 78 .487 16.5
Twins 73 77 .487 16.5
Angels 71 79 .473 18.5
Rangers 53 98 .351 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 74 .503 --
Expos 75 76 .497 1.0
Cardinals 75 77 .493 1.5
Mets 75 77 .493 1.5
Cubs 72 79 .477 4.0
Phillies 67 85 .441 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 58 .618 --
Dodgers 89 64 .582 5.5
Giants 83 68 .550 10.5
Astros 78 77 .503 17.5
Braves 73 81 .474 22.0
Padres 56 96 .368 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Robinson 5
2 Dave Campbell 4
2 Dave Chalk 4
2 Gene Locklear 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cleon Jones 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 6
2 Cleon Jones 5
3 Gene Locklear 4
3 George Scott 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Tommy Davis 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 2.50
2 Vida Blue 1.43
3 Fred Norman 1.00
4 Andy Messersmith 0.75
5 Nolan Ryan 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
1 Luis Tiant 10
3 Fred Norman 7
3 Nolan Ryan 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Ed Sprague 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .346
2 Rod Carew .342
3 Bob Watson .316
4 Cesar Cedeno .315
5 Ron Hunt .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 43
2 Willie Stargell 41
3 Darrell Evans 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 113
1 Willie Stargell 113
3 Johnny Bench 103
4 Lee May 100
5 3 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Bill North 51
4 Cesar Cedeno 50
5 Tommy Harper 47

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 Joe Coleman 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
2 Tom Seaver 239
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Gaylord Perry 222
5 Bill Singer 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 37
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 22
5 Rollie Fingers 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .500
2 Willie Stargell .453
3 Joe Rudi .436
4 Al Bumbry .429
5 Jim Northrup .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Davey Johnson 5
2 Ron Santo 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 18
2 Willie Stargell 17
3 Joe Rudi 14
4 Frank Robinson 13
4 Gene Tenace 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Don Money 6
3 Dave Nelson 6
3 Bill North 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.41
2 Joe Coleman 0.42
3 Jim Palmer 0.67
4 Steve Renko 0.79
5 Nolan Ryan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Vida Blue 26
2 Don Gullett 26
2 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Bert Blyleven 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 7
2 John Hiller 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 Jorge Orta .398
4 Sandy Alomar .389
5 Carl Yastrzemski .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 11
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
4 Lee May 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 27
1 Carl Yastrzemski 27
3 Sal Bando 25
3 Frank Duffy 25
5 Willie Stargell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Dave Nelson 16
3 Tommy Harper 15
4 Don Money 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.04
2 Steve Rogers 1.42
3 Jim Palmer 1.64
4 Andy Messersmith 1.76
5 Luis Tiant 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Bert Blyleven 48
4 Joe Coleman 47
5 Gaylord Perry 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 9
1 Tug McGraw 9
3 Cy Acosta 7
4 Doug Bird 5
4 4 others tied 5