On This Day

Sunday, July 9, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 40 34 .541 --
Orioles 40 34 .541 --
Yankees 35 36 .493 3.5
Red Sox 34 36 .486 4.0
Indians 31 42 .425 8.5
Brewers 29 43 .403 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 27 .640 --
White Sox 43 33 .566 5.5
Twins 37 36 .507 10.0
Royals 38 37 .507 10.0
Angels 35 42 .455 14.0
Rangers 33 43 .434 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 48 27 .640 --
Mets 44 31 .587 4.0
Cardinals 40 35 .533 8.0
Cubs 41 36 .532 8.0
Expos 32 43 .427 16.0
Phillies 26 50 .342 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 31 .592 --
Astros 45 33 .577 1.0
Dodgers 40 36 .526 5.0
Braves 36 42 .462 10.0
Giants 34 48 .415 14.0
Padres 29 48 .377 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 5
2 Jack Brohamer 4
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
2 Freddie Patek 4
2 Rick Reichardt 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Mickey Stanley 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carmen Fanzone 5
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Mickey Stanley 5
4 Ron Blomberg 4
4 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 8.00
2 Blue Moon Odom 1.60
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Sonny Siebert 1.00
5 Mickey Lolich 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 16
2 Mickey Lolich 10
3 Blue Moon Odom 8
3 Sonny Siebert 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Sparky Lyle 1
2 Randy Moffitt 1
2 Fred Norman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Manny Sanguillen .339
3 Matty Alou .323
4 Lou Piniella .321
5 Al Oliver .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 21
1 Dave Kingman 21
3 Hank Aaron 18
4 Dick Allen 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 63
2 Dave Kingman 58
3 Dick Allen 57
4 Willie Stargell 56
5 Al Oliver 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 33
2 Lou Brock 29
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Bert Campaneris 22
4 3 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.91
2 Gary Nolan 1.93
3 Gaylord Perry 1.97
4 Jim Palmer 2.00
5 Pat Dobson 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 14
2 Gaylord Perry 13
3 Gary Nolan 12
3 Wilbur Wood 12
5 7 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 174
2 Nolan Ryan 138
3 Mickey Lolich 136
4 Tom Bradley 119
5 2 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 19
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 .459
2 Carlton Fisk .404
3 Jim Northrup .400
4 John Mayberry .394
5 Larry Biittner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Graig Nettles 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 15
1 Richie Scheinblum 15
3 Dick Allen 14
3 John Briggs 14
3 Dave Kingman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Freddie Patek 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Ross 0.56
2 Jerry Koosman 0.65
3 Sparky Lyle 0.75
3 Mike Marshall 0.75
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Blue Moon Odom 4
1 Nolan Ryan 4
4 Reggie Cleveland 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Steve Carlton 36
3 Mickey Lolich 28
4 Clay Kirby 27
4 Jerry Koosman 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Ken Sanders 4
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .386
2 Cesar Cedeno .378
3 Amos Otis .372
4 Carl Yastrzemski .371
5 Lou Brock .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 28
2 Sal Bando 25
2 Johnny Bench 25
2 Lee May 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 14
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Lou Brock 10
4 Pat Kelly 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 0.96
2 Pat Dobson 1.22
3 Gary Nolan 1.30
4 Jim Barr 1.31
5 Earl Stephenson 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Steve Carlton 61
3 Mickey Lolich 56
4 Tom Bradley 51
5 Catfish Hunter 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Dave Giusti 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .344
2 Joe Torre .337
3 Manny Sanguillen .329
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Matty Alou .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Lee May 32
4 Johnny Bench 30
4 Reggie Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 120
2 Tony Perez 100
3 Harmon Killebrew 99
4 Lee May 96
4 Willie Stargell 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 39
3 Amos Otis 39
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.96
2 Tom Seaver 2.02
3 Don Sutton 2.07
4 Wilbur Wood 2.16
5 Don Wilson 2.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 288
2 Steve Carlton 256
2 Tom Seaver 256
4 Joe Coleman 255
5 Fergie Jenkins 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Clay Carroll 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Dave Giusti 23
5 2 tied 21