On This Day

Saturday, April 7, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.5
Orioles 2 0 1.000 0.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.5
Yankees 0 2 .000 2.0
Brewers 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Twins 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Angels 1 1 .500 0.5
Royals 1 1 .500 0.5
Rangers 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Cubs 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Mets 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 2 .000 1.5
Expos 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 0 1.000 --
Astros 1 0 1.000 0.5
Padres 2 0 1.000 0.0
Braves 0 1 .000 1.5
Dodgers 0 2 .000 2.0
Reds 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave May 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cookie Rojas 4
2 Ken Berry 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Pedro Garcia 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 Ron Hunt 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 2.00
2 Fred Norman 1.00
2 Wilbur Wood 1.00
4 Gaylord Perry 0.83
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 8
2 Balor Moore 7
3 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Andy Messersmith 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .750
1 Bill Robinson .750
1 Carl Yastrzemski .750
4 Don Baylor .625
5 2 tied .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Larry Hisle 2
1 Cleon Jones 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 6
2 Merv Rettenmund 5
2 Cookie Rojas 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 14 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Wilbur Wood 0.00
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
1 Andy Messersmith 0.00
1 8 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Clay Kirby 8
2 Fred Norman 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .331
2 Dusty Baker .323
3 Cesar Cedeno .322
4 Ralph Garr .321
5 Rod Carew .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Dick Allen 38
2 Nate Colbert 38
4 Billy Williams 37
5 Hank Aaron 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Billy Williams 123
3 Dick Allen 114
4 Nate Colbert 112
4 Willie Stargell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Bert Campaneris 52
5 Dave Nelson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.89
2 Gary Nolan 1.99
3 Steve Carlton 2.01
4 Luis Tiant 2.06
5 Jim Palmer 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Steve Carlton 313
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Mickey Lolich 256
5 Gaylord Perry 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 37
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 29
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 22