On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 37 .560 --
Orioles 41 35 .539 2.0
Red Sox 41 37 .526 3.0
Tigers 42 40 .512 4.0
Brewers 39 41 .488 6.0
Indians 29 53 .354 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 38 .548 --
Royals 46 40 .535 1.0
Twins 41 37 .526 2.0
White Sox 42 38 .525 2.0
Angels 41 38 .519 2.5
Rangers 29 50 .367 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 35 .588 --
Cardinals 42 39 .519 6.0
Expos 39 40 .494 8.0
Phillies 38 43 .469 10.0
Pirates 37 43 .463 10.5
Mets 34 44 .436 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 33 .612 --
Giants 48 38 .558 4.5
Reds 45 38 .542 6.0
Astros 46 41 .529 7.0
Braves 37 49 .430 15.5
Padres 29 54 .349 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailey 5
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Ron Hunt 4
2 Lee May 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Boccabella 2
1 Ron Fairly 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 6
2 John Boccabella 5
2 Lee May 5
4 Bob Bailey 4
4 Dick Green 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Schueler 3.00
2 Jim Barr 1.20
3 Steve Busby 1.00
3 Jerry Koosman 1.00
5 Bob Gibson 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 9
1 Ron Schueler 9
3 Bob Gibson 8
4 Dave McNally 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 2
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Sparky Lyle 1
2 Bob Veale 1
2 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Bob Watson .336
3 Ed Goodson .327
4 Gary Matthews .323
5 Ron Santo .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 24
1 Willie Stargell 24
3 Darrell Evans 23
4 Hank Aaron 21
4 Rick Monday 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 78
2 Reggie Jackson 63
3 Johnny Bench 61
3 Willie Stargell 61
5 Bobby Bonds 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 32
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Bill North 25
4 Bobby Bonds 24
4 Davey Lopes 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.94
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.96
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Rick Reuschel 2.25
5 Sonny Siebert 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 15
2 Ron Bryant 13
2 Catfish Hunter 13
2 Bill Singer 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 186
2 Bill Singer 139
3 Bert Blyleven 129
3 Wilbur Wood 129
5 Gaylord Perry 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 22
2 John Hiller 19
3 Mike Marshall 15
4 Terry Forster 13
4 Randy Moffitt 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .456
2 Al Bumbry .415
2 Steve Garvey .415
4 Rod Carew .400
5 2 tied .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 7
1 Darrell Evans 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Davey Johnson 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 25
2 Doug Rader 22
3 Nate Colbert 19
4 Darrell Evans 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Cy Acosta 0.00
1 John Hiller 0.00
4 Pat Jarvis 0.61
5 Rollie Fingers 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Fred Beene 3
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Reggie Cleveland 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Steve Busby 28
2 Don Sutton 28
2 Wilbur Wood 28
5 Joe Decker 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 8
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Sparky Lyle 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .400
2 Paul Blair .396
3 Rod Carew .395
4 Del Unser .394
5 Lee May .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 13
2 Darrell Evans 12
3 Bobby Bonds 11
4 George Hendrick 10
4 Rick Monday 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 34
2 Bob Bailey 33
2 Greg Luzinski 33
4 Lee May 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Ralph Garr 10
2 Davey Lopes 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.35
2 Dave Hamilton 1.30
3 Sonny Siebert 1.55
4 Grant Jackson 1.57
5 Wayne Twitchell 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Dave Hamilton 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Bob Gibson 51
3 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Mickey Lolich 47
4 Wilbur Wood 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 12
2 Mike Marshall 10
3 John Hiller 8
4 Frank Linzy 7
5 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Bob Watson .329
3 Billy Williams .321
4 Pete Rose .321
5 Dick Allen .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Bobby Bonds 39
2 Bobby Murcer 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Dick Allen 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 133
2 Johnny Bench 125
3 Willie Stargell 122
4 Bobby Murcer 121
5 Billy Williams 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Lou Brock 57
4 Bobby Bonds 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 2.15
2 Mike Marshall 2.21
3 Don Sutton 2.23
4 Roger Nelson 2.28
5 Jim Palmer 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
2 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 393
2 Steve Carlton 259
3 Bert Blyleven 258
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Gaylord Perry 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 41
2 Terry Forster 32
3 Jack Aker 27
4 Clay Carroll 26
5 2 tied 25