On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 44 .556 --
Orioles 53 46 .535 2.0
Yankees 50 47 .515 4.0
Red Sox 50 48 .510 4.5
Indians 46 53 .465 9.0
Brewers 40 59 .404 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 39 .610 --
White Sox 56 43 .566 4.5
Twins 50 46 .521 9.0
Royals 46 52 .469 14.0
Angels 45 55 .450 16.0
Rangers 40 60 .400 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 38 .616 --
Mets 54 44 .551 6.5
Cubs 53 49 .520 9.5
Cardinals 48 50 .490 12.5
Expos 45 52 .464 15.0
Phillies 38 62 .380 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 38 .612 --
Astros 56 45 .554 5.5
Dodgers 51 48 .515 9.5
Braves 46 56 .451 16.0
Giants 45 57 .441 17.0
Padres 41 59 .410 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vada Pinson 5
1 Pete Rose 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
1 Earl Williams 5
5 Denis Menke 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Frank Duffy 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Tom Hutton 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 Tommy Helms 1
2 Steve Hovley 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Caldwell 1.40
2 Bert Blyleven 1.25
2 Bill Singer 1.25
4 Dick Tidrow 1.20
5 Balor Moore 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
1 Bill Singer 10
3 Balor Moore 9
4 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Don Stanhouse 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .350
2 Billy Williams .337
3 Manny Sanguillen .322
4 Ralph Garr .322
5 Joe Rudi .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Johnny Bench 24
3 Lee May 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 84
2 Dick Allen 78
3 Johnny Bench 76
3 Willie Stargell 76
5 Billy Williams 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 43
2 Joe Morgan 38
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
3 Dave Nelson 33
5 Bobby Tolan 28

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 Wilbur Wood 17
4 Steve Carlton 16
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 213
2 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Mickey Lolich 171
4 Gaylord Perry 151
5 Joe Coleman 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 23
2 Clay Carroll 22
3 Terry Forster 16
3 Dave Giusti 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .474
2 George Scott .417
3 Joe Rudi .404
4 Carlos May .395
5 Bernie Carbo .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 10
2 Dick Allen 8
3 Bobby Murcer 7
4 Harmon Killebrew 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 23
2 Nate Colbert 22
3 George Scott 18
4 Dick Allen 17
5 Billy Williams 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
4 Jim Perry 0.36
5 Bill Hands 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Jim Perry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Balor Moore 31
3 Don Wilson 24
4 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .404
2 Cesar Cedeno .379
3 Dick Allen .363
4 Vic Davalillo .360
5 Manny Mota .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 15
2 Dick Allen 12
3 Lee May 9
3 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Earl Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Bobby Murcer 30
3 Billy Williams 26
4 George Scott 25
4 Willie Stargell 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Dave Nelson 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Amos Otis 9
5 Roger Metzger 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Rich Hand 0.86
3 Gaylord Perry 0.93
4 Jon Matlack 1.07
5 Steve Carlton 1.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Balor Moore 53
3 Clay Kirby 51
4 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Steve Carlton 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .336
2 Rod Carew .329
3 Billy Williams .325
4 Cesar Cedeno .322
5 Rusty Staub .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Hank Aaron 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
4 Harmon Killebrew 34
4 Lee May 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 112
2 Dick Allen 104
3 Joe Torre 103
4 Lee May 102
5 Willie Stargell 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Dave Nelson 46
4 Cesar Cedeno 43
5 Bert Campaneris 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.57
2 Jim Palmer 1.95
3 Catfish Hunter 1.96
4 Jon Matlack 2.02
5 Steve Kline 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 264
2 Mickey Lolich 262
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Joe Coleman 252
5 Clay Kirby 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 28
2 Clay Carroll 25
2 Sparky Lyle 25
4 Dave Giusti 23
5 Mike Marshall 22