On This Day

Friday, July 14, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 44 35 .557 --
Orioles 43 36 .544 1.0
Red Sox 37 38 .493 5.0
Yankees 37 39 .487 5.5
Indians 33 45 .423 10.5
Brewers 31 45 .408 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 30 .625 --
White Sox 45 36 .556 5.5
Twins 41 37 .526 8.0
Royals 41 39 .513 9.0
Angels 36 45 .444 14.5
Rangers 34 47 .420 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 30 .620 --
Mets 46 33 .582 3.0
Cardinals 42 37 .532 7.0
Cubs 43 39 .524 7.5
Expos 35 44 .443 14.0
Phillies 28 53 .346 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 49 31 .613 --
Astros 48 35 .578 2.5
Dodgers 42 39 .519 7.5
Braves 37 45 .451 13.0
Giants 37 49 .430 15.0
Padres 30 51 .370 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Celerino Sanchez 4
1 Billy Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 2
1 Mike Lum 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 6
2 Ron Fairly 4
2 Mike Lum 4
4 Reggie Jackson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Paul 3.33
2 Doyle Alexander 1.75
3 Steve Arlin 1.14
3 Joe Coleman 1.14
5 Tom Seaver 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Paul 10
2 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Tom Seaver 9
4 Steve Arlin 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Manny Sanguillen .337
3 Billy Williams .335
4 Richie Scheinblum .333
5 Lou Brock .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Dave Kingman 21
3 Billy Williams 20
4 Hank Aaron 19
4 3 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 70
2 Dick Allen 60
3 Dave Kingman 58
4 Willie Stargell 57
5 3 tied 56

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 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Gary Nolan 1.82
3 Jim Palmer 1.92
4 Blue Moon Odom 2.05
5 Jim Kaat 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Nolan Ryan 146
3 Mickey Lolich 140
4 Gaylord Perry 132
5 Joe Coleman 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 20
2 Sparky Lyle 19
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
3 Ken Sanders 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .470
2 Al Kaline .414
3 John Briggs .409
4 Felipe Alou .406
5 Ralph Garr .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Dick Allen 6
2 Carlton Fisk 6
2 Lee May 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 19
2 Lee May 16
3 John Briggs 14
4 Dave Duncan 13
4 Richie Scheinblum 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Ralph Garr 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Amos Otis 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
2 Randy Moffitt 0.49
3 Jim Colborn 0.60
4 Mike Paul 0.71
5 Gaylord Perry 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Reggie Cleveland 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Rich Hand 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Clay Kirby 33
3 Gaylord Perry 30
4 Steve Arlin 25
4 4 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Terry Forster 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .421
2 Lou Brock .390
3 Cesar Cedeno .380
3 Carl Yastrzemski .380
5 Ralph Garr .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 12
2 Lee May 10
3 John Briggs 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 30
2 Lee May 29
2 John Mayberry 29
4 John Briggs 27
5 Rico Petrocelli 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
1 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 Freddie Patek 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.14
2 Blue Moon Odom 1.37
3 Catfish Hunter 1.45
4 Jim Palmer 1.66
5 Bob Gibson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Nelson Briles 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 81
2 Steve Carlton 60
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Joe Coleman 51
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Ken Sanders 6
4 Terry Forster 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .342
2 Joe Torre .337
3 Manny Sanguillen .329
4 Billy Williams .324
5 Roberto Clemente .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Lee May 35
2 Willie Stargell 35
4 Johnny Bench 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 121
2 Harmon Killebrew 100
3 Lee May 99
4 Tony Perez 96
5 4 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Amos Otis 41
4 Cesar Cedeno 39
4 Dave Nelson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.87
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Don Sutton 2.19
4 Catfish Hunter 2.20
5 Wilbur Wood 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Joe Coleman 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 285
2 Joe Coleman 268
3 Steve Carlton 264
3 Tom Seaver 264
5 Wilbur Wood 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Dave Giusti 22
4 Mike Marshall 22