On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 49 36 .576 --
Orioles 48 37 .565 1.0
Red Sox 43 39 .524 4.5
Yankees 39 41 .488 7.5
Indians 35 48 .422 13.0
Brewers 34 49 .410 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 33 .621 --
White Sox 46 40 .535 7.5
Twins 42 41 .506 10.0
Royals 43 43 .500 10.5
Angels 38 49 .437 16.0
Rangers 36 51 .414 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 31 .635 --
Mets 48 36 .571 5.5
Cardinals 44 41 .518 10.0
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 41 .523 8.5
Braves 40 48 .455 14.5
Giants 39 51 .433 16.5
Padres 32 53 .376 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug Griffin 7
2 Johnny Oates 4
2 Joe Rudi 4
4 Danny Cater 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Rudi 1
1 Ted Simmons 1
1 Earl Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 3
1 Earl Williams 3
3 Ralph Garr 2
3 Bobby Grich 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Slayback 1.86
2 Al Downing 1.40
3 Marty Pattin 1.00
4 Vida Blue 0.82
5 Gary Peters 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Don Newhauser 1
1 Marty Pattin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Slayback 13
2 Vida Blue 9
3 Al Downing 7
3 Marty Pattin 7
5 Gary Gentry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roric Harrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .350
2 Billy Williams .336
3 Manny Sanguillen .326
4 Richie Scheinblum .325
5 Lou Brock .323

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 35
2 Joe Morgan 34
3 Dave Nelson 26
4 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Bobby Tolan 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.71
2 Gary Nolan 1.81
3 Jim Palmer 1.91
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 .448
2 Tom Hutton .414
3 Manny Mota .405
4 Cesar Geronimo .389
5 Bobby Valentine .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Earl 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 Willie Stargell 15
3 Lee May 14
3 Lou Piniella 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Amos Otis 6
3 Dave Nelson 5
3 Pete Rose 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Jack Billingham 0.50
3 Roric Harrison 0.53
4 Rich Hand 0.64
5 Marty Pattin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 33
2 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Bill Slayback 31
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 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .413
2 Dusty Baker .384
3 Cesar Cedeno .378
4 Manny Mota .376
5 Cookie Rojas .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 27
2 Nate Colbert 26
3 John Briggs 25
3 John Mayberry 25
5 Billy Williams 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.22
2 Catfish Hunter 1.33
3 Gaylord Perry 1.36
4 Bill Slayback 1.52
5 Marty Pattin 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
1 2 others tied 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 Joe Torre .337
2 Ralph Garr .335
3 Roberto Clemente .325
4 Billy Williams .324
5 Manny Sanguillen .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 114
2 Lee May 103
3 Willie Stargell 102
4 Harmon Killebrew 97
5 5 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Amos Otis 44
4 Dave Nelson 41
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.78
2 Don Sutton 1.94
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 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 286
2 Steve Carlton 266
3 Joe Coleman 265
4 Tom Seaver 256
5 Wilbur Wood 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 24
4 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Mike Marshall 22