On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 48 .547 --
Orioles 57 48 .543 0.5
Yankees 55 49 .529 2.0
Red Sox 53 50 .515 3.5
Indians 48 57 .457 9.5
Brewers 42 64 .396 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 44 .589 --
White Sox 60 45 .571 2.0
Twins 54 49 .524 7.0
Royals 50 54 .481 11.5
Angels 48 58 .453 14.5
Rangers 42 64 .396 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 39 .625 --
Mets 56 47 .544 8.5
Cubs 56 51 .523 10.5
Cardinals 51 52 .495 13.5
Expos 46 57 .447 18.5
Phillies 40 64 .385 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 40 .615 --
Astros 59 48 .551 6.5
Dodgers 54 50 .519 10.0
Braves 49 59 .454 17.0
Giants 48 60 .444 18.0
Padres 42 63 .400 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Crawford 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Andy Kosco 1
1 Mike Lum 1
1 Ken McMullen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 4
1 Mike Lum 4
3 Joe Rudi 3
4 Johnny Edwards 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.78
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
2 Steve Kline 1.00
4 Ken Holtzman 0.80
5 Tom Bradley 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 16
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Joe Coleman 6
4 Ray Corbin 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .352
2 Billy Williams .341
3 Joe Rudi .323
4 Ralph Garr .322
5 Manny Sanguillen .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 89
2 Nate Colbert 84
3 Dick Allen 82
4 Johnny Bench 80
5 Billy Williams 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 45
2 Joe Morgan 39
3 Cesar Cedeno 38
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 Bobby Tolan 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.69
2 Gaylord Perry 1.82
3 Jim Palmer 1.84
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Jon Matlack 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 19
2 Steve Carlton 18
2 Mickey Lolich 18
2 Gaylord Perry 18
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 232
2 Nolan Ryan 198
3 Mickey Lolich 173
4 Gaylord Perry 161
5 Joe Coleman 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 Clay Carroll 24
3 Terry Forster 17
3 Dave Giusti 17
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .429
2 Joe Rudi .418
3 Ollie Brown .405
4 Ed Herrmann .395
5 Ken Henderson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Willie Stargell 8
3 Dick Allen 6
4 Joe Rudi 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Nate Colbert 20
3 Bobby Murcer 19
4 Dick Allen 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Dave Nelson 8
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Ken Henderson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
3 Rick Reuschel 0.33
4 Jim Perry 0.35
5 Steve Kline 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Steve Kline 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
4 Stan Bahnsen 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Clay Kirby 27
4 Rudy May 26
5 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Jack Aker 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .429
2 Dick Allen .376
3 Cesar Cedeno .375
4 Willie Stargell .374
5 Rod Carew .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 11
3 Willie Stargell 10
4 Bobby Murcer 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Nate Colbert 30
2 Billy Williams 30
4 Bobby Murcer 29
5 Boog Powell 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Dave Nelson 13
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Amos Otis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Jon Matlack 0.70
3 Steve Carlton 0.77
4 Dick Woodson 0.93
5 Steve Kline 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Wilbur Wood 7
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Steve Kline 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Steve Carlton 58
3 Clay Kirby 53
4 Balor Moore 48
5 Tommy John 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Dave Giusti 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .340
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Joe Torre .329
4 Cesar Cedeno .329
5 Billy Williams .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Nate Colbert 36
2 Willie Stargell 36
4 Dick Allen 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 113
2 Dick Allen 108
2 Nate Colbert 108
4 Joe Torre 102
5 Lee May 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 48
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Amos Otis 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.71
2 Catfish Hunter 1.95
3 Steve Kline 1.95
4 Jim Palmer 1.96
5 Jon Matlack 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mickey Lolich 257
3 Tom Seaver 255
4 Joe Coleman 242
5 Clay Kirby 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 27
1 Sparky Lyle 27
1 Ken Sanders 27
4 Dave Giusti 24
5 2 tied 21