On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 42 .567 --
Orioles 53 44 .546 2.0
Yankees 49 46 .516 5.0
Red Sox 48 48 .500 6.5
Indians 44 53 .454 11.0
Brewers 39 58 .402 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 38 .616 --
White Sox 54 43 .557 6.0
Twins 48 46 .511 10.5
Royals 46 51 .474 14.0
Angels 44 54 .449 16.5
Rangers 40 58 .408 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 37 .619 --
Mets 53 43 .552 6.5
Cubs 52 47 .525 9.0
Cardinals 48 48 .500 11.5
Expos 43 51 .457 15.5
Phillies 36 62 .367 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 38 .604 --
Astros 55 45 .550 5.0
Dodgers 50 47 .515 8.5
Braves 46 53 .465 13.5
Giants 45 55 .450 15.0
Padres 39 59 .398 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Oates 6
2 Roy White 5
3 Ken Berry 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 John Ellis 4
2 Garry Jestadt 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.50
2 Steve Dunning 1.00
2 Mike Paul 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 0.89
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 8
2 Steve Dunning 7
2 Fred Norman 7
4 Ray Corbin 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tom Phoebus 1
1 Horacio Pina 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .353
2 Billy Williams .343
3 Ralph Garr .330
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Matty Alou .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 30
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Johnny Bench 24
4 Lee May 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 82
2 Dick Allen 77
3 Johnny Bench 76
3 Willie Stargell 76
5 Billy Williams 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 43
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
3 Dave Nelson 33
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.63
2 Jim Palmer 1.87
3 Steve Kline 1.88
4 Catfish Hunter 2.00
5 Gary Nolan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 18
1 Gaylord Perry 18
3 Steve Carlton 16
3 Wilbur Wood 16
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 213
2 Nolan Ryan 181
3 Mickey Lolich 167
4 Gaylord Perry 151
5 Joe Coleman 146

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .459
2 Earl Williams .404
3 Willie Stargell .400
4 Ted Simmons .396
5 Ken Singleton .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Dick Allen 8
3 Bobby Murcer 6
4 Harmon Killebrew 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 20
2 Bobby Murcer 19
3 George Scott 17
4 Dick Allen 16
5 Joe Rudi 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Dave Nelson 8
4 Rick Auerbach 7
5 Tommy Harper 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.47
3 Rob Gardner 0.56
4 Steve Kline 0.72
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
2 Don Newhauser 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 Fritz Peterson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Clay Kirby 25
4 Tom Seaver 24
4 Don Wilson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Horacio Pina 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .424
2 Ralph Garr .402
3 Cesar Cedeno .391
4 Dick Allen .356
5 Vic Davalillo .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 15
2 Dick Allen 13
3 Carlton Fisk 8
3 Lee May 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 36
2 Lee May 27
2 Bobby Murcer 27
2 Willie Stargell 27
2 Billy Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Dave Nelson 12
4 Amos Otis 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Jon Matlack 1.07
3 Rich Hand 1.13
4 Catfish Hunter 1.19
5 Steve Carlton 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Bob Gibson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Clay Kirby 55
3 Steve Carlton 54
4 Tom Seaver 49
5 Mickey Lolich 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .340
2 Billy Williams .329
3 Rod Carew .322
4 Cesar Cedeno .322
5 Joe Torre .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 37
1 Nate Colbert 37
3 Reggie Jackson 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 111
2 Joe Torre 104
3 Dick Allen 103
4 Lee May 102
5 Willie Stargell 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 47
4 Cesar Cedeno 43
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.68
2 Catfish Hunter 1.96
3 Jim Palmer 2.01
4 Jon Matlack 2.02
5 Steve Kline 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
2 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 272
2 Steve Carlton 264
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Joe Coleman 252
5 Clay Kirby 225

Saves

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