On This Day

Sunday, July 23, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 51 37 .580 --
Orioles 50 38 .568 1.0
Red Sox 45 41 .523 5.0
Yankees 42 43 .494 7.5
Indians 36 51 .414 14.5
Brewers 35 52 .402 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 35 .615 --
White Sox 49 41 .544 6.5
Twins 45 42 .517 9.0
Royals 44 45 .494 11.0
Angels 40 52 .435 16.5
Rangers 37 53 .411 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 33 .625 --
Mets 49 38 .563 5.5
Cardinals 45 43 .511 10.0
Cubs 46 44 .511 10.0
Expos 40 47 .460 14.5
Phillies 31 57 .352 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 55 33 .625 --
Astros 51 41 .554 6.0
Dodgers 47 42 .528 8.5
Braves 42 49 .462 14.5
Giants 41 52 .441 16.5
Padres 33 56 .371 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Fairey 5
1 Danny Thompson 5
3 Horace Clarke 4
3 Carlos May 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Carlos May 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Crowley 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Dick Dietz 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Balor Moore 3.25
2 Wilbur Wood 2.33
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Mike Torrez 1.00
5 Tommy John 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Balor Moore 13
2 Wilbur Wood 7
3 Steve Arlin 6
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Strickland 2
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Eddie Fisher 1
2 Ramon Hernandez 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .355
2 Billy Williams .342
3 Manny Sanguillen .325
4 Richie Scheinblum .324
5 Matty Alou .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 72
2 Willie Stargell 68
3 Dick Allen 66
4 Billy Williams 65
5 Nate Colbert 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 37
2 Joe Morgan 36
3 Dave Nelson 28
4 Bert Campaneris 26
4 Cesar Cedeno 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.73
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 15
4 Steve Carlton 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 201
2 Mickey Lolich 156
2 Nolan Ryan 156
4 Joe Coleman 139
4 Gaylord Perry 139

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 .500
2 Willie Davis .393
3 Gene Clines .393
4 Joe Morgan .389
5 Cesar Geronimo .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 19
2 Bobby Darwin 16
3 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Lou Piniella 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Dave Nelson 6
4 Roger Metzger 5
5 Bert Campaneris 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Jon Matlack 0.35
3 Bill Slayback 0.57
3 Steve Barber 0.57
5 Gary Nolan 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Balor Moore 31
3 Mickey Lolich 30
3 Bill Slayback 30
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Ken Wright 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .417
2 Cesar Cedeno .396
3 Dusty Baker .369
4 Manny Mota .367
5 Cookie Rojas .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 11
2 Nate Colbert 9
2 Lee May 9
2 Billy Williams 9
2 Earl Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 29
2 Nate Colbert 27
3 John Mayberry 25
3 Richie Scheinblum 25
5 Lee May 24

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 Frank Reberger 1.29
5 Gaylord Perry 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Steve Carlton 63
3 Clay Kirby 53
3 Mickey Lolich 53
5 Steve Arlin 51

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .334
2 Joe Torre .332
3 Billy Williams .326
4 Roberto Clemente .324
5 Rod Carew .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Lee May 35
2 Willie Stargell 35
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 113
2 Lee May 103
2 Willie Stargell 103
4 Reggie Jackson 96
4 2 others tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 77
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Amos Otis 44
4 Dave Nelson 43
5 Bert Campaneris 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.79
2 Don Sutton 1.87
3 Catfish Hunter 2.03
4 Jim Palmer 2.10
5 Wilbur Wood 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 285
2 Steve Carlton 272
3 Joe Coleman 264
4 Tom Seaver 252
5 Wilbur Wood 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 29
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Dave Giusti 24
4 Mike Marshall 23
5 2 tied 22