On This Day

Tuesday, July 18, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 48 35 .578 --
Orioles 47 36 .566 1.0
Red Sox 40 39 .506 6.0
Yankees 38 41 .481 8.0
Indians 34 48 .415 13.5
Brewers 33 48 .407 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 31 .631 --
White Sox 45 40 .529 8.5
Twins 42 39 .519 9.5
Royals 43 41 .512 10.0
Angels 38 48 .442 16.0
Rangers 35 50 .412 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 31 .631 --
Mets 47 35 .573 5.0
Cubs 45 41 .523 9.0
Cardinals 43 40 .518 9.5
Expos 36 46 .439 16.0
Phillies 29 55 .345 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 32 .619 --
Astros 49 39 .557 5.0
Dodgers 44 40 .524 8.0
Braves 39 47 .453 14.0
Giants 39 50 .438 15.5
Padres 32 52 .381 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Piniella 6
2 Del Unser 5
3 John Mayberry 4
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 Cookie Rojas 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 2
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Piniella 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 John Mayberry 4
4 Ron Blomberg 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 2
2 Brock Davis 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Roger Metzger 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 1.50
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.17
3 Joe Coleman 1.00
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Tommy John 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
1 Jim Lonborg 7
1 Jerry Reuss 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Wright 2
2 Frank Linzy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .351
2 Billy Williams .340
3 Manny Sanguillen .330
4 Richie Scheinblum .328
5 Lou Piniella .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Nate Colbert 21
2 Dave Kingman 21
2 Billy Williams 21
5 Lee May 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 71
2 Willie Stargell 64
3 Nate Colbert 62
3 Lee May 62
5 Dick Allen 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 34
1 Joe Morgan 34
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Dave Nelson 25
5 Bobby Tolan 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Gary Nolan 1.81
3 Jim Palmer 1.83
4 Don Sutton 2.02
5 Catfish Hunter 2.03

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 Nolan Ryan 153
3 Mickey Lolich 151
4 Joe Coleman 133
5 Gaylord Perry 132

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 .463
2 Bobby Valentine .424
3 Cesar Cedeno .417
4 Manny Mota .390
5 Lou Piniella .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Billy Williams 6
3 Dick Allen 5
3 Mike Epstein 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 16
1 Lee May 16
3 Lou Piniella 13
3 Willie Stargell 13
3 Jim Wynn 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 7
2 Lou Brock 6
3 Pete Rose 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Juan Marichal 0.00
3 Marty Pattin 0.33
4 Jim Palmer 0.48
5 Jack Billingham 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Steve Kline 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Clay Kirby 30
2 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Joe Coleman 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
3 Frank Linzy 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
3 Ken Wright 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .427
2 Cesar Cedeno .398
3 Jim Northrup .397
4 Manny Mota .395
5 John Mayberry .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 10
1 Lee May 10
3 Billy Williams 9
4 Dick Allen 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 31
2 John Briggs 26
2 Nate Colbert 26
4 John Mayberry 24
4 Billy Williams 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Colborn 1.04
2 Roric Harrison 1.08
3 Gary Nolan 1.22
4 Catfish Hunter 1.33
5 Mike Paul 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
4 Ron Bryant 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 81
2 Mickey Lolich 56
3 Steve Arlin 54
4 Steve Carlton 53
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .343
2 Joe Torre .333
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Roberto Clemente .327
5 Manny Sanguillen .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Lee May 35
4 Johnny Bench 33
4 Reggie Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 113
2 Lee May 103
3 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 43
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 2.12
5 Wilbur Wood 2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 293
2 Joe Coleman 265
3 Steve Carlton 263
4 Tom Seaver 254
5 Fergie Jenkins 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Dave Giusti 25
4 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Mike Marshall 22