On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 45 35 .563 --
Orioles 44 36 .550 1.0
Red Sox 37 39 .487 6.0
Yankees 37 40 .481 6.5
Indians 34 45 .430 10.5
Brewers 31 46 .403 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 51 30 .630 --
White Sox 45 37 .549 6.5
Twins 42 37 .532 8.0
Royals 41 40 .506 10.0
Angels 37 45 .451 14.5
Rangers 34 48 .415 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 30 .625 --
Mets 47 33 .588 3.0
Cardinals 42 38 .525 8.0
Cubs 43 40 .518 8.5
Expos 36 44 .450 14.0
Phillies 29 53 .354 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 50 31 .617 --
Astros 48 36 .571 3.5
Dodgers 42 40 .512 8.5
Braves 38 45 .458 13.0
Giants 37 50 .425 16.0
Padres 30 52 .366 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Buford 4
1 Cesar Geronimo 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Cesar Geronimo 3
2 Davey Johnson 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.83
2 Gary Gentry 0.71
3 Dick Tidrow 0.60
4 Mike Cuellar 0.55
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Gary Gentry 5
2 Clay Kirby 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Billy Williams .337
3 Richie Scheinblum .336
4 Manny Sanguillen .332
5 Lou Brock .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Dave Kingman 21
3 Nate Colbert 20
3 Billy Williams 20
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 71
2 Dick Allen 61
3 Willie Stargell 59
4 Dave Kingman 58
5 2 tied 57

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 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 187
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 Tug McGraw 14
4 Wayne Granger 13
4 Ken Sanders 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .471
2 Al Kaline .414
3 Jim Northrup .412
3 Bobby Valentine .412
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Nate Colbert 6
2 Carlton Fisk 6
2 Lee May 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
2 Billy Williams 16
3 John Briggs 14
3 Bobby Darwin 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Ralph Garr 5
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Freddie Patek 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
3 Jim Colborn 0.60
4 Mike Paul 0.71
5 Gaylord Perry 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Reggie Cleveland 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Clay Kirby 30
3 Steve Carlton 28
4 Steve Arlin 25
4 3 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Terry Forster 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .416
2 Manny Mota .412
3 Cesar Cedeno .394
4 Ralph Garr .376
5 Lou Brock .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 11
2 Lee May 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 John Briggs 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 29
1 John Mayberry 29
3 Billy Williams 28
4 John Briggs 26
4 Nate Colbert 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.14
2 Blue Moon Odom 1.37
3 Catfish Hunter 1.56
4 Jim Palmer 1.66
5 Bob Gibson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Reggie Cleveland 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Steve Carlton 65
3 Joe Coleman 51
4 Steve Arlin 50
4 Jerry Koosman 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .343
2 Joe Torre .338
3 Manny Sanguillen .330
4 Roberto Clemente .327
5 Billy Williams .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 34
4 Johnny Bench 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 118
2 Harmon Killebrew 100
3 Lee May 99
4 Willie Stargell 96
5 3 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 Wilbur Wood 2.14
4 Don Sutton 2.19
5 Catfish Hunter 2.20

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 282
2 Joe Coleman 268
3 Tom Seaver 264
4 Steve Carlton 263
5 Fergie Jenkins 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Dave Giusti 23
5 Mike Marshall 22