On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 47 35 .573 --
Orioles 46 36 .561 1.0
Red Sox 39 39 .500 6.0
Yankees 37 41 .474 8.0
Indians 34 46 .425 12.0
Brewers 32 47 .405 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 30 .634 --
White Sox 45 39 .536 8.0
Twins 42 38 .525 9.0
Royals 41 41 .500 11.0
Angels 38 47 .447 15.5
Rangers 35 49 .417 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 30 .639 --
Mets 47 34 .580 5.0
Cardinals 43 39 .524 9.5
Cubs 44 41 .518 10.0
Expos 36 45 .444 16.0
Phillies 29 54 .349 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 31 .627 --
Astros 48 39 .552 6.0
Dodgers 43 40 .518 9.0
Braves 38 47 .447 15.0
Giants 38 50 .432 16.5
Padres 31 52 .373 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Jim Northrup 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Danny Cater 2
2 Cesar Geronimo 2
2 Jim Northrup 2
2 Earl Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.57
2 Bob Gibson 1.30
3 Tom Bradley 0.86
4 Ron Schueler 0.80
5 John Curtis 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Curtis 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 13
2 Mickey Lolich 11
3 Tom Bradley 6
3 John Curtis 6
5 Pat Dobson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Roric Harrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .347
2 Billy Williams .336
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Richie Scheinblum .330
5 Lou Brock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Dave Kingman 21
3 Nate Colbert 20
3 Billy Williams 20
5 4 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 71
2 Willie Stargell 64
3 Dick Allen 61
4 Lee May 60
5 Nate Colbert 59

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Gary Nolan 1.82
3 Jim Palmer 1.83
4 Don Sutton 2.02
5 Blue Moon Odom 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 16
2 Gaylord Perry 15
3 Gary Nolan 13
3 Jim Palmer 13
3 Wilbur Wood 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 187
2 Mickey Lolich 151
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Gaylord Perry 132
5 Tom Bradley 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 21
2 Sparky Lyle 19
3 Dave Giusti 14
3 Tug McGraw 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .455
2 Ralph Garr .432
3 Jim Northrup .415
4 Cesar Cedeno .405
4 Manny Mota .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Billy Williams 6
3 Dick Allen 5
3 Nate Colbert 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 19
2 Willie Stargell 15
3 Nate Colbert 13
3 Dave Duncan 13
3 Billy Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Amos Otis 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Pete Rose 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Dave Giusti 0.00
1 Juan Marichal 0.00
4 Marty Pattin 0.33
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Clay Kirby 30
2 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Steve Carlton 28
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
3 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .419
2 Billy Williams .407
3 Manny Mota .403
4 Cesar Cedeno .398
5 Lou Brock .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
2 Dick Allen 8
2 John Briggs 8
2 Nate Colbert 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 32
2 Nate Colbert 27
3 John Briggs 26
4 Johnny Bench 24
4 Rico Petrocelli 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.17
2 Jim Colborn 1.29
3 Blue Moon Odom 1.37
4 Catfish Hunter 1.56
5 Bill Slayback 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Mickey Lolich 56
3 Steve Carlton 53
4 Steve Arlin 50
5 Jerry Koosman 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Ken Sanders 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .341
2 Joe Torre .334
3 Manny Sanguillen .328
4 Billy Williams .327
5 Roberto Clemente .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Lee May 34
4 Johnny Bench 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 116
2 Lee May 101
2 Willie Stargell 101
4 Harmon Killebrew 99
5 Johnny Bench 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Amos Otis 42
4 Dave Nelson 40
5 Cesar Cedeno 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.84
2 Tom Seaver 1.99
3 Don Sutton 2.10
4 Catfish Hunter 2.19
5 Wilbur Wood 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
2 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 293
2 Steve Carlton 263
3 Joe Coleman 258
4 Tom Seaver 254
5 Wilbur Wood 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Dave Giusti 25
4 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Mike Marshall 22