On This Day

Monday, July 3, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 30 .552 --
Orioles 37 30 .552 --
Red Sox 31 34 .477 5.0
Yankees 31 34 .477 5.0
Indians 27 39 .409 9.5
Brewers 26 40 .394 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 24 .652 --
White Sox 41 28 .594 4.0
Twins 36 32 .529 8.5
Royals 33 35 .485 11.5
Angels 32 39 .451 14.0
Rangers 29 40 .420 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 43 25 .632 --
Mets 42 27 .609 1.5
Cubs 37 32 .536 6.5
Cardinals 38 33 .535 6.5
Expos 30 39 .435 13.5
Phillies 25 45 .357 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 28 .606 --
Astros 43 29 .597 0.5
Dodgers 36 34 .514 6.5
Braves 32 38 .457 10.5
Giants 30 47 .390 16.0
Padres 24 46 .343 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Merv Rettenmund 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 5
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Ed Crosby 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.50
2 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.88
4 Mike Paul 0.75
5 Rick Wise 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 9
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Mike Paul 6
3 Rick Wise 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shellenback 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .342
2 Manny Sanguillen .332
3 Lou Brock .321
4 Al Oliver .320
5 Joe Rudi .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Dave Kingman 20
3 Hank Aaron 17
4 Nate Colbert 15
4 4 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 61
2 Dick Allen 53
2 Dave Kingman 53
4 Willie Stargell 51
5 Al Oliver 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 32
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Pat Kelly 22
3 Bobby Tolan 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.90
2 Gaylord Perry 1.91
3 Steve Kline 1.95
4 Jim Palmer 2.02
5 Don Sutton 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 13
2 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Ken Holtzman 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 166
2 Mickey Lolich 121
3 Nolan Ryan 114
4 Gaylord Perry 110
5 Tom Bradley 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 16
1 Sparky Lyle 16
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 Ken Sanders 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .469
2 Ted Kubiak .438
3 Ron Fairly .433
4 Cookie Rojas .429
5 Felix Millan .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Lee May 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
4 John Briggs 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 16
1 John Mayberry 16
1 Reggie Smith 16
4 Rico Petrocelli 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nelson Briles 0.51
2 Luis Tiant 0.96
3 Scipio Spinks 1.00
4 Mike Cuellar 1.04
5 Paul Splittorff 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Wise 4
2 Tom Bradley 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Mike Corkins 24
3 Jerry Koosman 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .427
2 Cesar Cedeno .388
3 Boots Day .387
4 Richie Scheinblum .384
5 Amos Otis .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Mike Epstein 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 30
2 Johnny Bench 29
3 Billy Williams 27
4 Rico Petrocelli 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Lou Brock 11
3 Pat Kelly 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.17
2 Nelson Briles 1.52
3 Scipio Spinks 1.55
4 Mike Torrez 1.56
5 Pat Dobson 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Reggie Cleveland 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 72
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Tom Bradley 48
3 Mickey Lolich 48
5 Gaylord Perry 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Dave Giusti 7
3 Tom Burgmeier 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .338
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Ralph Garr .332
4 Manny Sanguillen .328
5 Carlos May .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 33
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Tony Perez 100
2 Rusty Staub 100
4 Harmon Killebrew 99
5 3 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 54
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Bert Campaneris 36
4 3 others tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.08
2 Wilbur Wood 2.09
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Vida Blue 2.26
5 Tom Seaver 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 278
2 Joe Coleman 262
3 Steve Carlton 257
4 Tom Seaver 247
5 Wilbur Wood 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Clay Carroll 23
3 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Mike Marshall 21