On This Day

Wednesday, July 12, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 43 34 .558 --
Orioles 41 36 .532 2.0
Red Sox 37 36 .507 4.0
Yankees 37 37 .500 4.5
Indians 32 44 .421 10.5
Brewers 30 45 .400 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 30 .615 --
White Sox 45 34 .570 3.5
Twins 39 37 .513 8.0
Royals 40 38 .513 8.0
Angels 36 44 .450 13.0
Rangers 33 46 .418 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 48 29 .623 --
Mets 45 33 .577 3.5
Cardinals 41 36 .532 7.0
Cubs 42 38 .525 7.5
Expos 34 44 .436 14.5
Phillies 28 52 .350 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 31 .603 --
Astros 47 34 .580 1.5
Dodgers 42 38 .525 6.0
Braves 37 43 .463 11.0
Giants 36 49 .424 14.5
Padres 30 50 .375 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Duncan 5
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Bobby Darwin 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cookie Rojas 5
2 Jim Wynn 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Clyde Mashore 1
1 Roger Metzger 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.50
2 Bill Slayback 0.90
3 Bob Gibson 0.75
4 Bert Blyleven 0.71
4 Mel Stottlemyre 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 9
1 Bill Slayback 9
3 Tommy John 8
4 Dave Roberts 7
5 Bob Gibson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Don Newhauser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Richie Scheinblum .336
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Lou Brock .329
5 Billy Williams .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Dave Kingman 21
3 Hank Aaron 19
3 Billy Williams 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 69
2 Dick Allen 58
2 Dave Kingman 58
4 Willie Stargell 56
5 Al Oliver 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 34
2 Lou Brock 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Dave Nelson 24
5 Bert Campaneris 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.87
2 Jim Palmer 1.92
3 Gary Nolan 1.93
4 Jim Kaat 2.06
5 Catfish Hunter 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 14
1 Gaylord Perry 14
3 Wilbur Wood 13
4 Steve Carlton 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Nolan Ryan 138
3 Mickey Lolich 136
4 Gaylord Perry 123
5 Tom Bradley 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 19
2 Clay Carroll 18
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .469
2 Carlton Fisk .447
3 Dusty Baker .417
4 Bobby Darwin .407
5 Felipe Alou .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Billy Williams 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 16
2 Bobby Darwin 15
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Lee May 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Ralph Garr 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 0.52
2 Jim Colborn 0.60
3 Gary Ross 0.69
4 Sparky Lyle 0.75
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
2 Reggie Cleveland 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 Steve Carlton 36
3 Clay Kirby 33
4 Tom Seaver 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Terry Forster 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .413
2 Manny Mota .406
3 Lou Brock .396
4 Carl Yastrzemski .394
5 Carlton Fisk .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 12
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Lee May 9
2 Jim Wynn 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 30
2 John Mayberry 28
3 Lee May 27
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Lou Brock 12
2 Bert Campaneris 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
5 Toby Harrah 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Catfish Hunter 1.19
2 Nolan Ryan 1.21
3 Gary Nolan 1.37
4 Luis Tiant 1.42
5 Steve Kline 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Steve Carlton 60
3 Jerry Koosman 50
3 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Clay Kirby 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Clay Carroll 7
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .342
2 Joe Torre .340
3 Manny Sanguillen .328
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Billy Williams .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 34
4 Johnny Bench 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 120
2 Harmon Killebrew 97
2 Lee May 97
4 Tony Perez 96
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Cesar Cedeno 39
4 Dave Nelson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.95
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Catfish Hunter 2.18
4 Don Sutton 2.19
5 Wilbur Wood 2.26

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 281
2 Steve Carlton 264
3 Joe Coleman 260
4 Tom Seaver 255
5 Wilbur Wood 231

Saves

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