On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 49 .546 --
Tigers 58 50 .537 1.0
Yankees 56 50 .528 2.0
Red Sox 54 52 .509 4.0
Indians 50 57 .467 8.5
Brewers 43 65 .398 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 45 .579 --
Athletics 63 46 .578 --
Twins 55 50 .524 6.0
Royals 51 55 .481 10.5
Angels 49 59 .454 13.5
Rangers 43 65 .398 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 39 .632 --
Mets 57 48 .543 9.5
Cubs 57 52 .523 11.5
Cardinals 51 54 .486 15.5
Expos 48 57 .457 18.5
Phillies 40 66 .377 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 42 .604 --
Astros 61 48 .560 4.5
Dodgers 56 50 .528 8.0
Braves 51 59 .464 15.0
Giants 48 62 .436 18.0
Padres 42 65 .393 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Jack Brohamer 3
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Brant Alyea 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Hal Breeden 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Callison 6
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Boog Powell 3
4 Bob Bailey 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Paul 2.50
2 Don Wilson 1.50
3 Luis Tiant 1.33
4 Jim Barr 1.00
5 Tom Seaver 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 12
2 Tom Seaver 9
3 Marty Pattin 8
3 Luis Tiant 8
5 Burt Hooton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .348
2 Billy Williams .340
3 Ralph Garr .328
4 Manny Sanguillen .318
5 Joe Rudi .316

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 85
3 Dick Allen 82
4 Johnny Bench 80
5 Billy Williams 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 46
2 Cesar Cedeno 39
2 Joe Morgan 39
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 Catfish Hunter 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
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 177
4 Tom Seaver 163
5 Gaylord Perry 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 27
2 Clay Carroll 24
3 Dave Giusti 18
4 Terry Forster 17
5 Tug McGraw 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .446
2 Ollie Brown .410
3 Willie Stargell .390
4 Ed Kranepool .382
5 Wes Parker .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 8
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Richie Hebner 5
3 Boog Powell 5
3 Joe Rudi 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 20
2 Bobby Murcer 17
2 Willie Stargell 17
4 Boog Powell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Dave Nelson 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Dick Woodson 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
4 Rick Reuschel 0.33
5 Steve Kline 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Stan Bahnsen 3
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 30
2 Mike Cuellar 28
2 Lynn McGlothen 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Jack Aker 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 Ramon Hernandez 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .386
2 Willie Stargell .384
3 Billy Williams .374
4 Wes Parker .364
5 Ken Henderson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Bobby Murcer 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
2 Earl Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Nate Colbert 31
3 Bobby Murcer 28
3 Boog Powell 28
5 George Scott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Dave Nelson 12
4 Bobby Bonds 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Dick Woodson 0.87
3 Steve Carlton 0.89
4 Steve Kline 0.95
5 Rudy May 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Tom Seaver 51
3 Steve Carlton 50
4 Balor Moore 48
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
3 Clay Carroll 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .343
2 Joe Torre .329
3 Rod Carew .326
4 Cesar Cedeno .325
5 Billy Williams .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 113
2 Nate Colbert 109
3 Dick Allen 108
4 Joe Torre 102
5 Lee May 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 49
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Amos Otis 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.71
2 Catfish Hunter 1.93
3 Steve Kline 1.95
4 Jim Palmer 1.95
5 Don Sutton 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 24
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
4 Catfish Hunter 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 265
2 Mickey Lolich 256
3 Tom Seaver 250
4 Joe Coleman 242
5 Clay Kirby 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 28
2 Clay Carroll 27
2 Ken Sanders 27
4 Dave Giusti 25
5 2 tied 21