On This Day

Sunday, July 30, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 54 40 .574 --
Orioles 52 40 .565 1.0
Red Sox 47 45 .511 6.0
Yankees 45 45 .500 7.0
Indians 40 52 .435 13.0
Brewers 37 56 .398 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 38 .604 --
White Sox 52 43 .547 5.5
Twins 47 44 .516 8.5
Royals 45 49 .479 12.0
Angels 44 52 .458 14.0
Rangers 39 56 .411 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 35 .628 --
Mets 51 41 .554 7.0
Cubs 50 46 .521 10.0
Cardinals 46 47 .495 12.5
Expos 42 49 .462 15.5
Phillies 34 60 .362 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 57 36 .613 --
Astros 53 44 .546 6.0
Dodgers 49 45 .521 8.5
Braves 45 50 .474 13.0
Giants 43 54 .443 16.0
Padres 36 58 .383 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 5
1 Earl Williams 5
3 Larry Biittner 4
3 Norm Cash 4
3 8 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gates Brown 2
1 Nate Colbert 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Roberts 5
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Earl Williams 4
4 Gates Brown 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 4
2 Lou Brock 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Lou Piniella 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.33
2 Tom Hall 1.10
3 Dick Bosman 1.00
3 Bill Greif 1.00
3 Jim McAndrew 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 11
2 Bill Greif 8
2 Rick Reuschel 8
4 Tom Hilgendorf 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Don Newhauser 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .346
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Ralph Garr .330
4 Manny Sanguillen .328
5 Matty Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 25
1 Nate Colbert 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
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 69
5 Nate Colbert 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 41
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Dave Nelson 33
4 Cesar Cedeno 31
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 Joe Coleman 145
4 Gaylord Perry 145

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 .429
2 Danny Thompson .409
3 Earl Williams .404
4 Ralph Garr .400
5 Willie Stargell .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Earl Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 15
2 Boog Powell 14
2 Ted Simmons 14
4 Norm Cash 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Dave Nelson 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Rick Auerbach 5
4 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.33
2 Bill Parsons 0.35
3 Steve Kline 0.36
4 Steve Carlton 0.62
5 Gary Nolan 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Don Newhauser 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 25
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Bill Slayback 22
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .420
2 Ralph Garr .393
3 Carlton Fisk .365
4 Cesar Cedeno .360
4 Vic Davalillo .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 12
2 Nate Colbert 11
3 Earl Williams 10
4 Carlton Fisk 9
4 Billy Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 32
2 Willie Stargell 27
3 Lee May 26
4 Boog Powell 25
5 Dick Allen 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
1 Dave Nelson 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Amos Otis 9

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 Catfish Hunter 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Clay Kirby 56
3 Steve Carlton 49
4 Balor Moore 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Jack Aker 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Dave Giusti 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .339
2 Roberto Clemente .326
3 Joe Torre .325
4 Rod Carew .325
5 Billy Williams .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 38
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
4 Harmon Killebrew 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 106
2 Joe Torre 104
3 Lee May 101
4 Dick Allen 100
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 48
4 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.72
2 Don Sutton 1.84
3 Gary Nolan 1.99
4 Catfish Hunter 2.05
5 Jim Palmer 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Catfish Hunter 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 280
2 Steve Carlton 267
3 Joe Coleman 259
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 Clay Kirby 226

Saves

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