On This Day

Wednesday, July 5, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 30 .565 --
Tigers 37 32 .536 2.0
Red Sox 33 34 .493 5.0
Yankees 32 35 .478 6.0
Indians 28 39 .418 10.0
Brewers 27 41 .397 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 25 .648 --
White Sox 41 30 .577 5.0
Twins 36 34 .514 9.5
Royals 35 35 .500 10.5
Angels 33 40 .452 14.0
Rangers 29 41 .414 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 26 .629 --
Mets 43 28 .606 1.5
Cardinals 38 34 .528 7.0
Cubs 38 34 .528 7.0
Expos 31 40 .437 13.5
Phillies 25 46 .352 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 28 .611 --
Astros 44 30 .595 1.0
Dodgers 37 35 .514 7.0
Braves 34 39 .466 10.5
Giants 31 47 .397 16.0
Padres 25 47 .347 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Mike Lum 1
1 Clyde Mashore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Clyde Mashore 3
3 Felipe Alou 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leroy Stanton 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.17
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
2 Paul Splittorff 1.00
4 Dave McNally 0.86
5 Wilbur Wood 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Paul Splittorff 7
5 Dave McNally 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .347
2 Manny Sanguillen .333
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Lou Brock .320
5 Roberto Clemente .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Dave Kingman 20
3 Hank Aaron 17
4 Nate Colbert 16
4 Billy Williams 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 61
2 Dick Allen 54
3 Dave Kingman 53
4 Willie Stargell 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 32
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Pat Kelly 22
4 Bobby Tolan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.86
2 Gary Nolan 1.90
3 Gaylord Perry 1.91
4 Jim Palmer 2.02
5 Ross Grimsley 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 13
2 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Ken Holtzman 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 166
2 Mickey Lolich 126
3 Nolan Ryan 122
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 .455
2 Ted Martinez .435
3 Larry Biittner .412
4 Cookie Rojas .404
5 Cesar Cedeno .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 John Briggs 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 16
1 John Mayberry 16
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Dick Allen 14
3 Sal Bando 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
1 Joe Morgan 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.55
2 Dave McNally 0.82
3 Luis Tiant 0.96
4 Roger Nelson 1.00
5 Mike Cuellar 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 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 41
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Paul Splittorff 30
4 Jerry Koosman 24
5 3 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 .404
2 Boots Day .397
3 Cesar Cedeno .395
4 Carl Yastrzemski .383
5 Amos Otis .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
4 Mike Epstein 7
5 12 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 27
1 John Mayberry 27
3 Johnny Bench 26
4 Billy Williams 25
5 Rico Petrocelli 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Pat Kelly 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.17
2 Pat Dobson 1.22
3 Ray Corbin 1.23
4 Jim Barr 1.31
5 Paul Lindblad 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 64
2 Nolan Ryan 63
3 Mickey Lolich 53
4 Gaylord Perry 47
5 Paul Splittorff 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .336
2 Roberto Clemente .335
3 Joe Torre .334
4 Manny Sanguillen .329
5 Carlos May .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 33
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 Johnny Bench 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 122
2 Tony Perez 100
3 Harmon Killebrew 99
4 Rusty Staub 97
5 Willie Stargell 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 54
3 Amos Otis 41
4 Cesar Cedeno 38
5 3 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.93
2 Wilbur Wood 2.11
3 Don Sutton 2.15
4 Tom Seaver 2.17
5 Steve Kline 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 283
2 Steve Carlton 257
3 Joe Coleman 256
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 Fergie Jenkins 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Clay Carroll 23
4 Sparky Lyle 22
4 Mike Marshall 22