On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 47 .552 --
Yankees 61 51 .545 0.5
Tigers 58 50 .537 1.5
Red Sox 57 51 .528 2.5
Brewers 52 55 .486 7.0
Indians 40 70 .364 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 64 48 .571 --
Athletics 62 48 .564 1.0
Twins 54 53 .505 7.5
White Sox 53 56 .486 9.5
Angels 51 56 .477 10.5
Rangers 41 66 .383 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 50 .541 --
Cubs 56 54 .509 3.5
Pirates 53 55 .491 5.5
Expos 52 56 .481 6.5
Phillies 52 59 .468 8.0
Mets 48 58 .453 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 42 .618 --
Reds 66 46 .589 3.0
Giants 61 48 .560 6.5
Astros 57 56 .504 12.5
Braves 51 64 .443 19.5
Padres 37 72 .339 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 6
1 Ralph Garr 6
3 Dan Driessen 4
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
1 Mike Lum 4
1 Willie Montanez 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dwain Anderson 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bob Coluccio 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Morton 1.20
2 Jim Palmer 0.85
3 Luke Walker 0.83
4 Fred Norman 0.73
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 11
2 Fred Norman 8
3 Steve Rogers 7
4 Carl Morton 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Horacio Pina 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Dave May .329
4 Bob Watson .322
5 Jose Cardenal .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Darrell Evans 31
3 Bobby Bonds 29
3 Davey Johnson 29
5 Hank Aaron 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 87
2 Reggie Jackson 85
3 Johnny Bench 82
4 Darrell Evans 79
4 Willie Stargell 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 40
2 Lou Brock 39
3 Cesar Cedeno 38
4 Bill North 37
5 Bobby Bonds 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.87
2 Wayne Twitchell 2.02
3 Lindy McDaniel 2.26
4 Ken Holtzman 2.33
5 Don Sutton 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 250
2 Bill Singer 173
3 Tom Seaver 166
4 Steve Carlton 165
5 Bert Blyleven 164

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .524
2 George Scott .444
3 Pete Rose .426
4 Al Kaline .424
5 Amos Otis .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Johnson 7
2 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 19
2 Tommy Davis 16
3 George Mitterwald 15
3 Tony Perez 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Rod Carew 6
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
1 Ramon Hernandez 0.00
3 Steve Rogers 0.33
4 Mike Marshall 0.69
5 Andy Messersmith 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Ken Brett 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 36
2 Ron Schueler 30
3 Steve Carlton 28
3 Tom Seaver 28
5 Rick Reuschel 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Diego Segui 3
5 15 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .429
2 Pete Rose .405
3 George Scott .398
4 Dave May .386
5 Bernie Carbo .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 10
1 Tommy Harper 10
1 Davey Johnson 10
4 Darrell Evans 9
4 Bill Robinson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 27
1 Amos Otis 27
3 Jeff Burroughs 24
3 Tommy Davis 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bill North 12
3 Rod Carew 10
4 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.77
2 Reggie Cleveland 0.94
3 Tom Seaver 1.26
4 Roger Moret 1.42
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Steve Busby 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 67
2 Nolan Ryan 64
3 Steve Carlton 58
4 Ron Schueler 51
4 Tom Seaver 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Doug Bird 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .340
2 Rod Carew .339
3 Bob Watson .325
4 Jose Cardenal .319
5 Del Unser .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 John Mayberry 38
4 Johnny Bench 37
4 Bobby Bonds 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 131
1 John Mayberry 131
3 Willie Stargell 115
4 Bobby Murcer 112
5 Billy Williams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.04
2 Lindy McDaniel 2.05
3 Don Sutton 2.15
4 Ken Holtzman 2.40
5 Nolan Ryan 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Luis Tiant 25
3 Joe Coleman 24
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 398
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Steve Carlton 262
4 Bert Blyleven 260
5 Don Sutton 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 39
2 Terry Forster 28
3 Clay Carroll 27
4 Mike Marshall 26
5 John Hiller 25