On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 33 .548 --
Tigers 39 33 .542 0.5
Red Sox 34 35 .493 4.0
Yankees 34 36 .486 4.5
Indians 31 40 .437 8.0
Brewers 29 42 .408 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 47 27 .635 --
White Sox 42 32 .568 5.0
Twins 37 35 .514 9.0
Royals 36 37 .493 10.5
Angels 34 42 .447 14.0
Rangers 32 43 .427 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 27 .635 --
Mets 44 30 .595 3.0
Cardinals 40 34 .541 7.0
Cubs 39 36 .520 8.5
Expos 32 42 .432 15.0
Phillies 26 49 .347 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 29 .608 --
Astros 44 33 .571 2.5
Dodgers 39 36 .520 6.5
Braves 36 41 .468 10.5
Giants 33 48 .407 15.5
Padres 28 48 .368 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Dave Nelson 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Vic Davalillo 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 5
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Lenny Randle 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Rose 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Vic Davalillo 1
2 George Foster 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy John 2.50
2 Catfish Hunter 1.67
3 Jerry Reuss 1.50
4 Roger Nelson 1.00
5 Mike Caldwell 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
1 Catfish Hunter 10
3 Jerry Reuss 9
4 Mike Caldwell 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .339
2 Manny Sanguillen .337
3 Ralph Garr .321
4 Leron Lee .321
5 Lou Piniella .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Dave Kingman 20
3 Hank Aaron 17
3 Dick Allen 17
3 Nate Colbert 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 63
2 Dick Allen 57
3 Dave Kingman 55
3 Willie Stargell 55
5 2 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 33
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Cesar Cedeno 24
4 Bert Campaneris 22
4 3 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.86
2 Don Sutton 1.91
3 Gary Nolan 1.93
4 Gaylord Perry 1.97
5 Jim Palmer 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 13
1 Gaylord Perry 13
3 Gary Nolan 12
3 Wilbur Wood 12
5 5 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 174
2 Mickey Lolich 126
3 Nolan Ryan 122
4 Tom Bradley 117
5 2 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Clay Carroll 17
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 Ken Sanders 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .455
2 John Mayberry .429
3 Carlton Fisk .396
4 Bobby Darwin .378
5 Manny Mota .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 John Briggs 5
4 Harmon Killebrew 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 15
1 John Briggs 15
3 Dick Allen 14
4 John Mayberry 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Freddie Patek 7
4 Bert Campaneris 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Ross 0.54
2 Jerry Koosman 0.65
3 Jerry Johnson 0.73
4 Dave McNally 0.82
5 Mike Cuellar 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Reggie Cleveland 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Mike Corkins 27
3 Clay Kirby 27
3 Jerry Koosman 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .398
2 Cesar Cedeno .373
3 Carl Yastrzemski .373
4 Mike Epstein .359
5 Carlton Fisk .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Dick Allen 8
4 Johnny Bench 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 28
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Sal Bando 25
4 Rico Petrocelli 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 14
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Pat Kelly 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 0.90
2 Roger Nelson 0.96
3 Pat Dobson 1.22
4 Gary Nolan 1.30
5 Jim Barr 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Reggie Cleveland 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 61
2 Nolan Ryan 58
3 Catfish Hunter 50
4 Tom Bradley 49
5 Jerry Koosman 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Dave Giusti 6
3 Ken Sanders 6
5 Terry Forster 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .344
2 Joe Torre .339
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Roberto Clemente .326
5 Matty Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Lee May 31
4 Johnny Bench 30
4 Reggie Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Harmon Killebrew 100
2 Tony Perez 100
4 Willie Stargell 99
5 Rusty Staub 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Cesar Cedeno 38
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.96
2 Don Sutton 2.07
3 Wilbur Wood 2.11
4 Steve Kline 2.14
5 Tom Seaver 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23
5 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 278
2 Steve Carlton 265
3 Joe Coleman 263
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 2 tied 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Clay Carroll 24
3 Dave Giusti 23
3 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Mike Marshall 21