On This Day

Thursday, July 27, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 37 .589 --
Orioles 50 39 .562 2.5
Red Sox 45 42 .517 6.5
Yankees 43 43 .500 8.0
Indians 37 51 .420 15.0
Brewers 35 54 .393 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 35 .620 --
White Sox 50 42 .543 7.0
Twins 45 43 .511 10.0
Royals 45 46 .495 11.5
Angels 41 52 .441 16.5
Rangers 37 54 .407 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 34 .622 --
Mets 50 39 .562 5.5
Cardinals 46 43 .517 9.5
Cubs 47 45 .511 10.0
Expos 40 48 .455 15.0
Phillies 32 58 .356 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 33 .629 --
Astros 51 42 .548 7.0
Dodgers 48 42 .533 8.5
Braves 42 49 .462 15.0
Giants 41 52 .441 17.0
Padres 33 57 .367 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Kranepool 5
2 Mike Ferraro 4
2 Steve Hovley 4
2 Ron Santo 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Danny Cater 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Ike Brown 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 2
1 Bill Buckner 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.75
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.67
3 Bill Parsons 1.50
4 Roger Nelson 1.40
5 Vida Blue 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 14
2 Vida Blue 9
3 Pat Dobson 8
4 Nelson Briles 7
4 Roger Nelson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Scherman 2
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Terry Forster 1
2 Dave Giusti 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .358
2 Billy Williams .342
3 Manny Sanguillen .325
4 Lou Brock .320
5 Matty Alou .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 24
1 Johnny Bench 24
3 Nate Colbert 23
4 Billy Williams 22
5 Dave Kingman 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 75
2 Willie Stargell 70
3 Dick Allen 69
4 Billy Williams 67
5 Nate Colbert 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 37
1 Joe Morgan 37
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
2 Wilbur Wood 16
4 Steve Carlton 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 201
2 Nolan Ryan 170
3 Mickey Lolich 161
4 Joe Coleman 139
4 Gaylord Perry 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 22
2 Sparky Lyle 20
3 Terry Forster 15
3 Dave Giusti 15
3 Tug McGraw 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .475
2 Joe Morgan .435
3 Billy Williams .429
4 Danny Thompson .426
5 Cesar Geronimo .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
1 Bobby Murcer 6
3 Nate Colbert 5
3 Earl Williams 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Willie Stargell 14
2 Billy Williams 14
4 Norm Cash 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Amos Otis 5
3 Rick Auerbach 4
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Dave Nelson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.33
2 Bill Parsons 0.35
3 Bill Slayback 0.40
4 Ron Bryant 0.50
4 Don Sutton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Balor Moore 27
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Mickey Lolich 25
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ken Wright 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .440
2 Carlton Fisk .383
3 Cesar Cedeno .381
4 Dusty Baker .369
5 Willie Davis .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 13
2 Nate Colbert 9
2 Billy Williams 9
2 Earl Williams 9
5 Carlton Fisk 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 30
2 Dick Allen 24
3 Richie Scheinblum 23
3 Willie Stargell 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Amos Otis 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Joe Morgan 8
3 Dave Nelson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.10
2 Jon Matlack 1.13
3 Bill Slayback 1.28
4 Frank Reberger 1.29
5 Gary Nolan 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Mickey Lolich 53
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
4 Clay Kirby 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .330
2 Billy Williams .328
3 Rod Carew .326
4 Roberto Clemente .325
5 Joe Torre .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 38
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Reggie Jackson 33
4 Dick Allen 32
4 3 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 105
2 Willie Stargell 104
3 Dick Allen 98
3 Lee May 98
5 Billy Williams 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 43
4 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Amos Otis 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.76
2 Don Sutton 1.85
3 Jim Palmer 2.01
4 Catfish Hunter 2.05
5 Gary Nolan 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Jim Palmer 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 280
2 Steve Carlton 267
3 Joe Coleman 256
4 Tom Seaver 245
5 Wilbur Wood 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 29
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 24
4 Mike Marshall 23
5 Sparky Lyle 22