On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 50 .545 --
Tigers 59 51 .536 1.0
Yankees 58 51 .532 1.5
Red Sox 54 53 .505 4.5
Indians 51 58 .468 8.5
Brewers 43 67 .391 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 46 .586 --
White Sox 62 46 .574 1.5
Twins 56 50 .528 6.5
Royals 52 56 .481 11.5
Angels 49 60 .450 15.0
Rangers 44 65 .404 20.0

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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 42 .611 --
Astros 62 49 .559 5.5
Dodgers 57 50 .533 8.5
Braves 51 61 .455 17.0
Giants 49 63 .438 19.0
Padres 42 66 .389 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
3 Paul Blair 2
3 Bobby Bonds 2
3 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 5
2 Pete Rose 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Al Gallagher 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Johnny Edwards 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Dal Canton 0.75
1 Jim Palmer 0.75
3 George Stone 0.33
4 Frank Reberger 0.30
5 Dave Roberts 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 J. R. Richard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 George Stone 4
4 Jack Billingham 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Angelini 1
1 Fred Gladding 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .350
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Ralph Garr .328
4 Joe Rudi .318
5 Matty Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 32
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Johnny Bench 26
5 3 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 89
2 Nate Colbert 86
3 Johnny Bench 85
4 Dick Allen 82
5 Billy Williams 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 47
2 Cesar Cedeno 43
3 Joe Morgan 40
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 Bert Campaneris 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.61
2 Gaylord Perry 1.87
3 Jim Palmer 1.98
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 .441
2 George Scott .417
3 Rico Petrocelli .412
4 Ollie Brown .410
5 Ted Simmons .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 7
2 Joe Rudi 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 18
2 Bobby Murcer 15
2 Willie Stargell 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Rick Auerbach 6
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.25
3 Steve Kline 0.27
4 Rick Reuschel 0.50
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 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Balor Moore 28
4 Tom Seaver 26
5 Clay Kirby 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .384
2 Ollie Brown .373
3 Cesar Cedeno .363
4 Doug Griffin .361
5 Dick Allen .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Bobby Murcer 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
4 Dick Allen 9
4 Earl Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Nate Colbert 30
3 George Scott 29
4 Bobby Murcer 28
4 Boog Powell 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Dave Nelson 12
4 Rick Auerbach 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.31
3 Steve Carlton 0.90
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 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Steve Carlton 58
3 Balor Moore 49
4 Clay Kirby 48
5 Don Wilson 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .344
2 Rod Carew .328
3 Cesar Cedeno .327
4 Billy Williams .327
5 Joe Torre .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 113
2 Nate Colbert 110
3 Dick Allen 108
4 Joe Torre 100
5 Johnny Bench 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Steve Kline 1.92
3 Catfish Hunter 1.99
4 Jim Palmer 2.05
5 Don Sutton 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mickey Lolich 256
3 Tom Seaver 250
4 Joe Coleman 238
5 Clay Kirby 236

Saves

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