On This Day

Monday, July 31, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 40 .579 --
Orioles 52 42 .553 2.5
Yankees 47 45 .511 6.5
Red Sox 47 46 .505 7.0
Indians 42 52 .447 12.5
Brewers 37 58 .389 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 38 .608 --
White Sox 53 43 .552 5.5
Twins 47 45 .511 9.5
Royals 46 49 .484 12.0
Angels 44 53 .454 15.0
Rangers 39 57 .406 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 35 .632 --
Mets 52 41 .559 7.0
Cubs 51 46 .526 10.0
Cardinals 46 48 .489 13.5
Expos 42 50 .457 16.5
Phillies 34 61 .358 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 57 37 .606 --
Astros 54 44 .551 5.0
Dodgers 49 46 .516 8.5
Braves 46 50 .479 12.0
Giants 44 54 .449 15.0
Padres 36 59 .379 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Foster 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Mark Belanger 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jack Brohamer 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 5
2 Oscar Brown 2
2 Don Carrithers 2
2 Duffy Dyer 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 2.50
2 Roger Nelson 2.25
3 Rob Gardner 2.00
4 Rich Hand 1.60
5 Nolan Ryan 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Roger Nelson 9
3 Steve Arlin 8
3 Rich Hand 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 2
2 Jim Hardin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .346
2 Cesar Cedeno .344
3 Ralph Garr .331
4 Manny Sanguillen .325
5 Matty Alou .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 27
2 Nate Colbert 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
4 Willie Stargell 22
4 Billy Williams 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 77
2 Johnny Bench 75
2 Willie Stargell 75
4 Nate Colbert 69
4 Billy Williams 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 41
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
3 Dave Nelson 33
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 18
2 Gaylord Perry 17
3 Wilbur Wood 16
4 Steve Carlton 15
5 Fergie Jenkins 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 208
2 Nolan Ryan 181
3 Mickey Lolich 167
4 Joe Coleman 145
4 Gaylord Perry 145

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .442
2 Billy Williams .420
3 Ralph Garr .409
3 Danny Thompson .409
5 Earl Williams .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Earl Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
2 Willie Stargell 15
3 Ted Simmons 14
4 Reggie Jackson 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Dave Nelson 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Rick Auerbach 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.33
2 Steve Kline 0.36
3 Rob Gardner 0.56
4 Don Sutton 0.60
5 Steve Carlton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Don Newhauser 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Balor Moore 28
3 Mickey Lolich 27
4 Vida Blue 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .438
2 Ralph Garr .404
3 Toby Harrah .370
4 Cesar Cedeno .367
5 Thurman Munson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 13
2 Nate Colbert 11
3 Carlton Fisk 9
3 Billy Williams 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 29
2 Willie Stargell 28
3 Dick Allen 26
3 Lee May 26
5 Boog Powell 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
1 Cesar Cedeno 13
1 Dave Nelson 13
4 Amos Otis 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.86
2 Gary Nolan 1.01
3 Gaylord Perry 1.07
4 Rich Hand 1.13
5 Catfish Hunter 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 83
2 Mickey Lolich 50
3 Steve Carlton 49
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
4 Clay Kirby 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .342
2 Billy Williams .328
3 Roberto Clemente .326
4 Joe Torre .326
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 37
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Dick Allen 34
3 Harmon Killebrew 34
3 Willie Stargell 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 105
2 Joe Torre 103
3 Willie Stargell 102
4 Lee May 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 48
4 Cesar Cedeno 43
5 2 tied 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 27
2 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Catfish Hunter 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 272
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
3 Sparky Lyle 24
5 Mike Marshall 22