On This Day

Saturday, September 29, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 65 .599 --
Red Sox 88 73 .547 8.5
Tigers 84 77 .522 12.5
Yankees 80 81 .497 16.5
Brewers 74 87 .460 22.5
Indians 71 91 .438 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 67 .584 --
Royals 88 73 .547 6.0
Twins 81 80 .503 13.0
Angels 78 83 .484 16.0
White Sox 76 85 .472 18.0
Rangers 56 105 .348 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 78 .506 --
Cardinals 80 81 .497 1.5
Pirates 79 81 .494 2.0
Expos 79 82 .491 2.5
Cubs 76 82 .481 4.0
Phillies 71 90 .441 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 99 62 .615 --
Dodgers 95 66 .590 4.0
Giants 87 74 .540 12.0
Astros 81 80 .503 18.0
Braves 76 84 .475 22.5
Padres 59 102 .366 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Duffy 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Sal Bando 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garry Maddox 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Motton 4
1 Frank Ortenzio 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Sal Bando 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Ted Ford 1
1 Pedro Garcia 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 1.50
2 Steve Busby 1.12
3 Ken Holtzman 1.00
3 Tom Timmermann 1.00
3 Geoff Zahn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 9
1 Fred Norman 9
3 Bill Singer 7
4 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Clay Kirby 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Baney 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Garry Maddox .320
4 Cesar Cedeno .319
5 Bob Watson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Davey Johnson 43
3 Darrell Evans 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Bobby Bonds 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 119
2 Reggie Jackson 117
3 George Scott 105
4 Johnny Bench 104
4 2 others tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 67
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
3 Tommy Harper 54
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.00
2 Jim Palmer 2.40
3 Don Sutton 2.42
4 Bert Blyleven 2.50
5 Wayne Twitchell 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Tom Seaver 249
4 Bill Singer 241
5 Gaylord Perry 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 38
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Sparky Lyle 27
4 Tug McGraw 24
5 Rollie Fingers 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .441
2 Richie Scheinblum .429
3 Ted Sizemore .421
4 Joe Rudi .413
5 Rod Carew .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 17
1 Frank Robinson 17
3 Cleon Jones 14
3 Joe Rudi 14
5 Tony Oliva 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Don Baylor 10
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 Bill North 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.53
2 Tug McGraw 0.60
3 Carl Morton 0.67
3 Gaylord Perry 0.67
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 4
1 Nolan Ryan 4
1 Paul Splittorff 4
4 Vida Blue 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Joe Coleman 28
3 Bill Singer 25
4 Vida Blue 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Bob Locker 4
1 Tug McGraw 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .418
2 Sal Bando .412
3 Joe Rudi .411
4 Al Bumbry .402
5 Ted Simmons .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Sal Bando 7
3 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 34
2 Sal Bando 32
3 Willie Stargell 28
4 Frank Robinson 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 19
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Don Baylor 13
4 Joe Morgan 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.84
2 Bill Hands 0.90
3 Joe Coleman 1.46
4 Doc Medich 1.51
5 Charlie Hough 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Bert Blyleven 48
5 Luis Tiant 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 9
1 Tug McGraw 9
3 Doug Bird 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 2 others tied 6