On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 39 .576 --
Orioles 51 40 .560 1.5
Red Sox 46 44 .511 6.0
Yankees 45 44 .506 6.5
Indians 38 52 .422 14.0
Brewers 37 54 .407 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 36 .617 --
White Sox 52 42 .553 6.0
Twins 46 44 .511 10.0
Royals 45 48 .484 12.5
Angels 43 52 .453 15.5
Rangers 37 56 .398 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 35 .624 --
Mets 50 41 .549 7.0
Cubs 48 46 .511 10.5
Cardinals 46 45 .505 11.0
Expos 42 48 .467 14.5
Phillies 34 59 .366 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 35 .615 --
Astros 52 43 .547 6.0
Dodgers 49 43 .533 7.5
Braves 43 50 .462 14.0
Giants 42 53 .442 16.0
Padres 35 57 .380 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Sanguillen 5
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Don Buford 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 John Briggs 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Darrel Chaney 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 John Briggs 3
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.33
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Bucky Brandon 0.86
4 Jim Palmer 0.78
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Acosta 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Corkins 9
1 Don Sutton 9
3 Catfish Hunter 8
4 Jim Colborn 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .351
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Manny Sanguillen .332
4 Ralph Garr .323
5 Lou Brock .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 25
2 Johnny Bench 24
3 Nate Colbert 23
4 Willie Stargell 22
4 Billy Williams 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 75
2 Willie Stargell 74
3 Dick Allen 72
4 Billy Williams 68
5 Lee May 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 38
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 29
3 Dave Nelson 29
5 Bobby Tolan 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.69
2 Gary Nolan 1.71
3 Don Sutton 1.89
4 Steve Kline 1.93
5 Jim Palmer 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 17
1 Gaylord Perry 17
3 Wilbur Wood 16
4 Steve Carlton 15
5 5 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 208
2 Nolan Ryan 170
3 Mickey Lolich 161
4 Gaylord Perry 145
5 Joe Coleman 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 22
2 Sparky Lyle 20
3 Dave Giusti 16
4 Terry Forster 15
4 Tug McGraw 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .439
2 Danny Thompson .422
3 Ron Hunt .421
4 Cesar Cedeno .400
5 Willie Stargell .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
1 Bobby Murcer 6
3 Willie Stargell 5
3 Earl Williams 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Reggie Jackson 14
3 Bobby Murcer 13
3 George Scott 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Rick Auerbach 5
2 Dave Nelson 5
2 Bobby Tolan 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.33
2 Bill Parsons 0.35
3 Steve Kline 0.36
4 Gary Nolan 0.64
5 Mickey Lolich 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Don Newhauser 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Don Wilson 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Clay Kirby 23
5 Bill Slayback 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Mike Marshall 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .422
2 Dusty Baker .370
3 Cesar Cedeno .369
4 Cesar Geronimo .368
5 Ralph Garr .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 13
2 Earl Williams 10
3 Nate Colbert 9
3 Carlton Fisk 9
3 Billy Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 31
2 Willie Stargell 27
3 Dick Allen 26
3 Lee May 26
5 Boog Powell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Dave Nelson 9
3 Amos Otis 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.01
2 Gaylord Perry 1.07
3 Jon Matlack 1.13
4 Rich Hand 1.37
5 Frank Reberger 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Steve Kline 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Steve Carlton 62
3 Clay Kirby 56
4 Balor Moore 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Dave Giusti 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .335
2 Rod Carew .326
3 Joe Torre .326
4 Roberto Clemente .324
5 Billy Williams .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 38
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Reggie Jackson 35
4 Dick Allen 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 107
2 Joe Torre 104
3 Dick Allen 101
3 Lee May 101
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 44
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Amos Otis 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.73
2 Don Sutton 1.85
3 Jim Palmer 2.04
4 Catfish Hunter 2.05
5 Gary Nolan 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 280
2 Steve Carlton 267
3 Joe Coleman 258
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 Clay Kirby 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 29
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 24
3 Mike Marshall 24
5 2 tied 22