On This Day

Sunday, August 13, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 49 .550 --
Yankees 58 50 .537 1.5
Tigers 59 51 .536 1.5
Red Sox 54 53 .505 5.0
Indians 51 58 .468 9.0
Brewers 43 67 .391 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 46 .582 --
White Sox 62 46 .574 1.0
Twins 56 50 .528 6.0
Royals 51 56 .477 11.5
Angels 49 60 .450 14.5
Rangers 44 65 .404 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 40 .630 --
Mets 57 49 .538 10.0
Cubs 58 52 .527 11.0
Cardinals 52 55 .486 15.5
Expos 49 58 .458 18.5
Phillies 41 67 .380 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 65 42 .607 --
Astros 61 49 .555 5.5
Dodgers 57 50 .533 8.0
Braves 51 60 .459 16.0
Giants 49 62 .441 18.0
Padres 42 66 .389 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Scott 5
1 Ted Simmons 5
3 Rick Auerbach 4
3 Dick Billings 4
3 Willie Horton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Ray Fosse 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Billings 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Ray Fosse 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 3
2 Rod Carew 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
4 Buddy Bell 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.33
2 Balor Moore 1.17
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Rick Wise 1.00
5 Jim Willoughby 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Dave McNally 8
4 Steve Blass 7
4 Balor Moore 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ron Klimkowski 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .348
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Ralph Garr .328
4 Joe Rudi .319
5 Matty Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 32
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 3 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 89
2 Nate Colbert 86
3 Dick Allen 82
4 Johnny Bench 80
5 Billy Williams 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 47
2 Cesar Cedeno 41
3 Joe Morgan 40
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.69
2 Jim Palmer 1.84
3 Gaylord Perry 1.87
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Steve Carlton 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 20
2 Steve Carlton 19
3 Mickey Lolich 18
3 Gaylord Perry 18
5 Fergie Jenkins 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 240
2 Nolan Ryan 207
3 Mickey Lolich 177
4 Gaylord Perry 164
5 Tom Seaver 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 28
2 Clay Carroll 24
3 Dave Giusti 19
4 Terry Forster 17
5 Tug McGraw 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .448
2 Buddy Bell .441
3 Ollie Brown .419
4 George Scott .397
5 Rico Petrocelli .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Richie Hebner 5
2 Boog Powell 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 21
2 Boog Powell 16
2 George Scott 16
4 Willie Davis 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Dave Nelson 7
4 Rick Auerbach 6
4 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.25
3 Rick Reuschel 0.33
4 Steve Kline 0.36
5 Bill Hands 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
4 Stan Bahnsen 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Mike Cuellar 28
3 Lynn McGlothen 28
3 Balor Moore 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Jack Aker 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .380
2 Willie Stargell .378
3 Billy Williams .374
4 Ollie Brown .373
5 Doug Griffin .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 14
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 32
3 Boog Powell 29
3 George Scott 29
5 Bobby Murcer 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Dave Nelson 12
4 Rick Auerbach 11
5 Bobby Bonds 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.90
3 Steve Kline 0.95
4 Dick Woodson 1.18
5 Rudy May 1.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Steve Carlton 58
3 Balor Moore 55
4 Tom Seaver 51
5 Clay Kirby 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Dave Giusti 8
3 Jack Aker 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .343
2 Billy Williams .326
3 Cesar Cedeno .326
4 Rod Carew .326
5 Joe Torre .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Nate Colbert 37
3 Willie Stargell 36
4 Dick Allen 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 113
2 Nate Colbert 110
3 Dick Allen 108
4 Joe Torre 101
5 Lee May 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Amos Otis 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Catfish Hunter 1.93
3 Steve Kline 1.95
4 Jim Palmer 1.95
5 Don Sutton 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mickey Lolich 256
3 Tom Seaver 250
4 Joe Coleman 242
5 Clay Kirby 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 27
2 Ken Sanders 27
4 Dave Giusti 26
5 2 tied 22