On This Day

Saturday, July 22, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 51 36 .586 --
Orioles 49 38 .563 2.0
Red Sox 45 40 .529 5.0
Yankees 42 42 .500 7.5
Indians 36 49 .424 14.0
Brewers 35 50 .412 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 35 .611 --
White Sox 47 41 .534 7.0
Twins 43 42 .506 9.5
Royals 44 44 .500 10.0
Angels 39 52 .429 16.5
Rangers 36 53 .404 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 33 .621 --
Mets 49 37 .570 4.5
Cardinals 45 42 .517 9.0
Cubs 46 43 .517 9.0
Expos 38 47 .447 15.0
Phillies 30 57 .345 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 55 32 .632 --
Astros 50 41 .549 7.0
Dodgers 47 41 .534 8.5
Braves 41 49 .456 15.5
Giants 40 52 .435 17.5
Padres 33 54 .379 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 5
2 Matty Alou 4
2 Steve Braun 4
2 Danny Cater 4
2 Joe Morgan 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Scheinblum 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Steve Braun 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Horace Clarke 2
3 Matty Alou 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.80
2 Don Wilson 1.71
3 Sonny Siebert 1.20
4 Steve Barber 1.00
5 Phil Hennigan 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norm Angelini 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 12
2 Jon Matlack 9
3 Steve Barber 7
3 Dave McNally 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .354
2 Billy Williams .344
3 Richie Scheinblum .328
4 Al Oliver .323
5 Manny Sanguillen .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Billy Williams 22
3 Dick Allen 21
3 Nate Colbert 21
3 Dave Kingman 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 72
2 Willie Stargell 67
3 Dick Allen 64
3 Billy Williams 64
5 Nate Colbert 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 37
2 Joe Morgan 36
3 Bert Campaneris 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 26
3 Dave Nelson 26

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 Steve Kline 2.00

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
2 Nolan Ryan 156
4 Joe Coleman 139
5 Gaylord Perry 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 22
2 Sparky Lyle 19
3 Tug McGraw 15
4 Terry Forster 14
4 Dave Giusti 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .492
2 Cesar Geronimo .413
3 Joe Morgan .389
4 Ron Hunt .386
4 Manny Mota .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Mike Epstein 5
2 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 18
2 Nate Colbert 16
2 Lou Piniella 16
4 Willie Montanez 15
5 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Roger Metzger 5
3 Dave Nelson 5
3 Pete Rose 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.29
3 Jon Matlack 0.35
4 Ron Bryant 0.50
5 Steve Barber 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Bill Slayback 31
3 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Joe Coleman 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ken Wright 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .426
2 Cesar Cedeno .418
3 Manny Mota .372
4 Dusty Baker .370
5 Cookie Rojas .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
2 Lee May 9
2 Billy Williams 9
2 Earl Williams 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Nate Colbert 26
3 Lee May 25
3 John Mayberry 25
3 Richie Scheinblum 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
3 Amos Otis 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.35
2 Gary Nolan 0.98
3 Marty Pattin 1.03
4 Gaylord Perry 1.26
5 Frank Reberger 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
1 Marty Pattin 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Steve Carlton 57
3 Mickey Lolich 53
4 Clay Kirby 49
5 Joe Coleman 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .336
2 Ralph Garr .331
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Roberto Clemente .324
5 Rod Carew .322

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
2 Willie Stargell 103
4 Harmon Killebrew 96
5 Billy Williams 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 77
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Amos Otis 44
4 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Dave Nelson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.78
2 Don Sutton 1.87
3 Jim Palmer 2.10
4 Tom Seaver 2.14
5 Catfish Hunter 2.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 291
2 Steve Carlton 266
3 Joe Coleman 264
4 Tom Seaver 246
5 Wilbur Wood 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 29
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Dave Giusti 24
4 Sparky Lyle 23
4 Mike Marshall 23