On This Day

Thursday, July 13, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 44 34 .564 --
Orioles 41 36 .532 2.5
Red Sox 37 37 .500 5.0
Yankees 37 37 .500 5.0
Indians 32 45 .416 11.5
Brewers 30 45 .400 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 30 .615 --
White Sox 45 34 .570 3.5
Twins 40 37 .519 7.5
Royals 40 39 .506 8.5
Angels 36 44 .450 13.0
Rangers 34 46 .425 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 48 30 .615 --
Mets 45 33 .577 3.0
Cardinals 42 36 .538 6.0
Cubs 42 39 .519 7.5
Expos 34 44 .436 14.0
Phillies 28 52 .350 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 48 31 .608 --
Astros 48 34 .585 1.5
Dodgers 42 38 .525 6.5
Braves 37 44 .457 12.0
Giants 36 49 .424 15.0
Padres 30 50 .375 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 3
1 Tommy Harper 3
1 Roger Metzger 3
1 Don Mincher 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Tommy Helms 1
1 Norm Miller 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Tommy Helms 3
1 Norm Miller 3
1 Rich Reese 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Ike Brown 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Roger Metzger 1
1 Freddie Patek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 1.33
2 Gary Nolan 0.70
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.64
4 Rich Hand 0.50
4 Jerry Reuss 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
1 Gary Nolan 7
3 Jerry Reuss 6
4 Reggie Cleveland 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Richie Scheinblum .338
3 Manny Sanguillen .337
4 Billy Williams .328
5 Lou Brock .327

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 32
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Dave Nelson 24
5 Bert Campaneris 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.82
2 Gaylord Perry 1.87
3 Jim Palmer 1.92
4 Jim Kaat 2.06
5 Catfish Hunter 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 15
2 Gaylord Perry 14
3 Gary Nolan 13
3 Wilbur Wood 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Mickey Lolich 140
3 Nolan Ryan 138
4 Gaylord Perry 123
5 Tom Bradley 119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .438
2 Al Kaline .419
3 Don Mincher .400
4 Manny Sanguillen .396
5 Carlton Fisk .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
1 Billy Williams 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 17
2 Richie Scheinblum 15
3 Lee May 14
3 Don Money 14
5 Bobby Darwin 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Ralph Garr 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Freddie Patek 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.50
2 Randy Moffitt 0.59
3 Jim Colborn 0.60
4 Sparky Lyle 0.75
5 Nolan Ryan 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 Steve Carlton 36
3 Clay Kirby 33
4 Rich Hand 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Terry Forster 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .408
2 Lou Brock .394
3 Carl Yastrzemski .383
4 Ralph Garr .366
5 Cesar Cedeno .366

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 31
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 Freddie Patek 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.14
2 Catfish Hunter 1.19
3 Nolan Ryan 1.21
4 Luis Tiant 1.42
5 Steve Kline 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Steve Carlton 60
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Jerry Koosman 50
5 Fergie Jenkins 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Sparky Lyle 8
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 .338
3 Manny Sanguillen .329
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Billy Williams .319

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 73
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 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23
5 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 285
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 25
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Dave Giusti 22
4 Mike Marshall 22