On This Day

Friday, July 21, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 50 36 .581 --
Orioles 49 37 .570 1.0
Red Sox 44 39 .530 4.5
Yankees 41 41 .500 7.0
Indians 36 48 .429 13.0
Brewers 35 49 .417 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 34 .614 --
White Sox 46 41 .529 7.5
Twins 42 42 .500 10.0
Royals 43 44 .494 10.5
Angels 38 51 .427 16.5
Rangers 36 52 .409 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 32 .628 --
Mets 49 36 .576 4.5
Cardinals 45 41 .523 9.0
Cubs 46 42 .523 9.0
Expos 37 47 .440 16.0
Phillies 30 56 .349 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 54 32 .628 --
Astros 49 41 .544 7.0
Dodgers 46 41 .529 8.5
Braves 40 49 .449 15.5
Giants 39 52 .429 17.5
Padres 33 53 .384 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Tommy Harper 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Ron Blomberg 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Joe Morgan 4
3 Jack Brohamer 3
3 Angel Mangual 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Del Unser 2
3 Rick Auerbach 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Hamilton 1.00
2 Don Sutton 0.83
3 Pete Broberg 0.78
3 Pat Dobson 0.78
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 8
2 Pete Broberg 7
2 Pat Dobson 7
4 Dave Hamilton 6
4 Jerry Koosman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .353
2 Billy Williams .342
3 Manny Sanguillen .327
4 Richie Scheinblum .323
5 Al Oliver .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Billy Williams 22
3 Nate Colbert 21
3 Dave Kingman 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 72
2 Willie Stargell 66
3 Nate Colbert 63
3 Billy Williams 63
5 Lee May 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 35
1 Joe Morgan 35
3 Dave Nelson 26
4 Bert Campaneris 25
4 2 others tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.71
2 Gary Nolan 1.81
3 Don Sutton 1.90
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Catfish Hunter 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 17
2 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 Mickey Lolich 156
3 Nolan Ryan 153
4 Joe Coleman 133
4 Gaylord Perry 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 21
2 Sparky Lyle 19
3 Tug McGraw 15
4 Dave Giusti 14
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .467
2 Cesar Geronimo .439
3 Don Mincher .424
4 Ron Hunt .395
5 Manny Mota .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Billy Williams 6
1 Earl Williams 6
4 Nate Colbert 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 17
2 Nate Colbert 16
3 Lou Piniella 14
3 Jim Wynn 14
5 5 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 Gaylord Perry 0.29
3 Ron Bryant 0.50
4 Roric Harrison 0.53
5 Rich Hand 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Mickey Lolich 4
3 Nelson Briles 3
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 33
2 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Bill Slayback 31
4 Mickey Lolich 30
5 Steve Carlton 29

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .418
2 Cesar Cedeno .402
3 Dusty Baker .377
4 Cookie Rojas .368
5 Manny Mota .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 27
2 Nate Colbert 26
3 Lee May 25
3 John Mayberry 25
5 John Briggs 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marty Pattin 1.03
2 Gary Nolan 1.22
3 Catfish Hunter 1.26
4 Gaylord Perry 1.36
5 Bill Slayback 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Mickey Lolich 6
2 Blue Moon Odom 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Steve Carlton 61
3 Jerry Koosman 55
4 Mickey Lolich 53
5 Clay Kirby 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
3 Ken Sanders 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .336
2 Ralph Garr .335
3 Roberto Clemente .326
4 Billy Williams .325
5 Rod Carew .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
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 113
2 Lee May 103
3 Willie Stargell 102
4 Harmon Killebrew 97
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Amos Otis 43
4 Dave Nelson 41
5 Bert Campaneris 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.78
2 Don Sutton 1.87
3 Jim Palmer 2.10
4 Tom Seaver 2.10
5 Catfish Hunter 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Catfish Hunter 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 291
2 Steve Carlton 266
3 Joe Coleman 258
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