On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 45 .554 --
Yankees 60 49 .550 0.0
Tigers 57 48 .543 1.0
Red Sox 55 49 .529 2.5
Brewers 50 54 .481 7.5
Indians 38 69 .355 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 47 .561 --
Royals 61 48 .560 0.0
Twins 53 51 .510 5.5
White Sox 52 54 .491 7.5
Angels 50 54 .481 8.5
Rangers 40 64 .385 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 48 .547 --
Cubs 55 52 .514 3.5
Pirates 51 53 .490 6.0
Expos 50 55 .476 7.5
Phillies 50 57 .467 8.5
Mets 46 57 .447 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 41 .617 --
Reds 63 45 .583 3.5
Giants 60 47 .561 6.0
Astros 56 53 .514 11.0
Braves 49 62 .441 19.0
Padres 36 70 .340 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Frank Duffy 3
1 Tom Grieve 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 2
1 John Milner 2
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 Ed Goodson 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Goodson 4
2 Paul Casanova 3
2 Mike Lum 3
2 Hal McRae 3
2 Rick Wise 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.75
2 J. R. Richard 1.12
3 Burt Hooton 1.00
4 Steve Busby 0.89
4 Rudy May 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 J. R. Richard 9
3 Steve Busby 8
3 Rudy May 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Harry Parker 1
1 Bob Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Pete Rose .336
3 Bob Watson .329
4 Dave May .325
5 Johnny Grubb .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 31
1 Willie Stargell 31
3 Bobby Bonds 29
4 Hank Aaron 28
5 Davey Johnson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 85
2 Reggie Jackson 84
3 Johnny Bench 79
4 Darrell Evans 78
5 Willie Stargell 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 40
2 Lou Brock 38
3 Cesar Cedeno 37
4 Bill North 36
5 Bobby Bonds 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.87
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.02
3 Ken Holtzman 2.33
4 Don Sutton 2.37
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Joe Coleman 17
3 Ken Holtzman 16
4 Jack Billingham 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 239
2 Tom Seaver 166
3 Bert Blyleven 164
4 Bill Singer 160
5 Steve Carlton 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 John Hiller 23
3 Mike Marshall 20
4 Terry Forster 15
5 Diego Segui 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .438
2 Pete Rose .424
3 Amos Otis .409
4 Bob Boone .400
5 George Scott .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 6
1 Davey Johnson 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 17
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
2 Dave Roberts 15
4 Tommy Harper 14
4 George Mitterwald 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Rod Carew 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.53
2 Mike Marshall 0.59
3 Steve Rogers 0.69
4 Al Hrabosky 0.71
5 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
1 Tom Seaver 4
3 Jackie Brown 3
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 37
2 Jim Bibby 36
3 Steve Carlton 33
4 Ron Schueler 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
3 Joe Hoerner 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .405
2 George Scott .400
3 Dave May .385
4 Rod Carew .379
5 Bernie Carbo .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 11
2 Darrell Evans 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Tommy Harper 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 26
1 Ted Simmons 26
3 Tommy Davis 25
3 Darrell Evans 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill North 14
3 Rod Carew 9
3 Tommy Harper 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.69
2 Jackie Brown 1.38
3 Roger Moret 1.42
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.47
5 Tom Seaver 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Jim Bibby 60
3 Tom Seaver 56
4 Steve Carlton 52
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Clay Carroll 7
3 John Hiller 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Bob Watson .330
4 Jose Cardenal .317
5 Bobby Murcer .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Bobby Bonds 38
4 John Mayberry 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
1 John Mayberry 129
3 Bobby Murcer 119
4 Willie Stargell 114
5 Billy Williams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 61
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Ken Holtzman 2.33
3 Don Sutton 2.37
4 Mike Marshall 2.44
5 Nolan Ryan 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Joe Coleman 24
2 Luis Tiant 24
4 Catfish Hunter 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Tom Seaver 278
3 Steve Carlton 261
4 Bert Blyleven 260
5 Gaylord Perry 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 29
3 Clay Carroll 26
3 Mike Marshall 26
5 John Hiller 25