On This Day

Wednesday, July 19, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 48 36 .571 --
Orioles 47 37 .560 1.0
Red Sox 41 39 .513 5.0
Yankees 39 41 .488 7.0
Indians 35 48 .422 12.5
Brewers 33 49 .402 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 31 .635 --
White Sox 46 40 .535 8.5
Twins 42 40 .512 10.5
Royals 43 42 .506 11.0
Angels 38 49 .437 17.0
Rangers 36 50 .419 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 31 .635 --
Mets 47 36 .566 6.0
Cardinals 44 40 .524 9.5
Cubs 45 42 .517 10.0
Expos 37 46 .446 16.0
Phillies 30 55 .353 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 32 .624 --
Astros 49 40 .551 6.0
Dodgers 45 40 .529 8.0
Braves 39 48 .448 15.0
Giants 39 51 .433 16.5
Padres 32 53 .376 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Bert Campaneris 3
1 Brock Davis 3
1 Denny Doyle 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Reichardt 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Roy White 4
3 Ron Blomberg 3
3 Ollie Brown 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Carlos May 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Ron Hunt 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lynn McGlothen 0.78
2 Steve Carlton 0.73
3 Wilbur Wood 0.62
4 Archie Reynolds 0.60
4 Tom Timmermann 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Clay Kirby 7
2 Lynn McGlothen 7
4 Blue Moon Odom 6
4 Archie Reynolds 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .350
2 Billy Williams .336
3 Richie Scheinblum .331
4 Manny Sanguillen .326
5 Lou Brock .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 71
2 Willie Stargell 66
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
3 Bobby Tolan 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.71
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
1 Gaylord Perry 16
3 Wilbur Wood 14
4 Steve Carlton 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 195
2 Nolan Ryan 153
3 Mickey Lolich 151
4 Joe Coleman 133
4 Gaylord Perry 133

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .453
2 Cesar Cedeno .417
2 Bobby Valentine .417
4 Tom Hutton .414
5 Cesar Geronimo .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 15
1 Lee May 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
4 Carlton Fisk 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Amos Otis 6
3 Pete Rose 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Marty Pattin 0.33
3 Jim Palmer 0.48
4 Jack Billingham 0.50
5 Roric Harrison 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Clay Kirby 33
3 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Steve Carlton 29
5 Joe Coleman 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .419
2 Manny Mota .383
3 Dusty Baker .382
4 Jim Northrup .378
5 Cesar Cedeno .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 10
2 Mike Epstein 9
2 Billy Williams 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 29
2 Nate Colbert 26
3 John Briggs 25
4 John Mayberry 24
4 Billy Williams 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.22
2 Catfish Hunter 1.33
3 Gaylord Perry 1.36
4 Ron Bryant 1.57
5 Mike Paul 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Steve Carlton 61
3 Clay Kirby 49
3 Jerry Koosman 49
5 2 tied 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .338
2 Joe Torre .337
3 Billy Williams .326
4 Roberto Clemente .324
5 Manny Sanguillen .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
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 114
2 Lee May 103
2 Willie Stargell 103
4 Harmon Killebrew 97
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 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.82
2 Don Sutton 2.10
3 Tom Seaver 2.10
4 Catfish Hunter 2.12
5 Wilbur Wood 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 286
2 Steve Carlton 266
3 Joe Coleman 265
4 Tom Seaver 256
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 2 tied 22