On This Day

Friday, September 21, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 91 62 .595 --
Red Sox 83 70 .542 8.0
Tigers 81 72 .529 10.0
Yankees 75 78 .490 16.0
Brewers 72 81 .471 19.0
Indians 67 86 .438 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 64 .584 --
Royals 83 71 .539 7.0
Twins 76 77 .497 13.5
White Sox 75 79 .487 15.0
Angels 73 80 .477 16.5
Rangers 54 100 .351 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 77 77 .500 --
Pirates 75 76 .497 0.5
Cardinals 76 78 .494 1.0
Expos 75 78 .490 1.5
Cubs 74 79 .484 2.5
Phillies 68 86 .442 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 59 .617 --
Dodgers 90 65 .581 5.5
Giants 85 69 .552 10.0
Astros 78 77 .503 17.5
Braves 73 82 .471 22.5
Padres 57 97 .370 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Perez 5
2 George Foster 4
3 Wayne Garrett 3
3 Jerry Grote 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Borgmann 4
2 Andy Etchebarren 3
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John D'Acquisto 1.22
2 Tom Seaver 1.14
3 Bill Greif 0.86
4 Steve Rogers 0.75
5 Jim Barr 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John D'Acquisto 11
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Jim Barr 6
3 Bill Greif 6
3 Rick Wise 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Bob Watson .316
4 Cesar Cedeno .315
5 Tony Perez .311

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 68
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Bill North 53
4 Cesar Cedeno 50
5 Tommy Harper 48

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Ron Bryant 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
4 Joe Coleman 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
2 Tom Seaver 247
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Bill Singer 231
5 Gaylord Perry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
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 Scheinblum .528
2 Willie Crawford .441
3 Al Bumbry .431
4 Jim Northrup .429
5 Don Money .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Davey Johnson 5
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 16
2 Willie Stargell 15
3 Garry Maddox 14
4 Mickey Rivers 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Don Baylor 8
4 Joe Morgan 7
4 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.00
2 Joe Coleman 0.42
3 Tug McGraw 0.48
4 Jim Palmer 0.50
5 Bill Campbell 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Ray Corbin 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
1 Tom Seaver 29
3 Don Gullett 26
3 Gaylord Perry 26
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 7
2 Tug McGraw 6
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Ramon Hernandez 4
3 Bob Locker 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .446
2 Al Bumbry .429
3 Rich Coggins .402
4 Don Money .398
5 Carl Yastrzemski .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Davey Johnson 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 27
1 Carl Yastrzemski 27
3 Sal Bando 26
4 Frank Duffy 25
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Tommy Harper 16
2 Dave Nelson 16
4 Bill North 13
5 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.85
2 Nolan Ryan 1.17
3 Bob Reynolds 1.42
4 Steve Rogers 1.43
5 Jim Palmer 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Joe Coleman 47
4 Bill Singer 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 10
2 Tug McGraw 9
3 Cy Acosta 7
4 Bob Locker 6
5 6 tied 5