On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 50 .545 --
Tigers 59 52 .532 1.5
Yankees 58 52 .527 2.0
Red Sox 55 53 .509 4.0
Indians 52 58 .473 8.0
Brewers 43 68 .387 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 46 .586 --
White Sox 63 46 .578 1.0
Twins 57 50 .533 6.0
Royals 53 56 .486 11.0
Angels 49 61 .445 15.5
Rangers 44 66 .400 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 41 .624 --
Mets 58 49 .542 9.0
Cubs 58 53 .523 11.0
Cardinals 52 56 .481 15.5
Expos 50 58 .463 17.5
Phillies 41 68 .376 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 67 42 .615 --
Astros 62 50 .554 6.5
Dodgers 58 50 .537 8.5
Braves 51 62 .451 18.0
Giants 50 63 .442 19.0
Padres 43 66 .394 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Hickman 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garry Maddox 6
2 Mickey Stanley 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Willie Davis 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Simpson 999.00
2 Rudy May 0.80
2 Ron Schueler 0.80
4 Wayne Twitchell 0.78
5 John Curtis 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 8
1 Rudy May 8
3 Wayne Twitchell 7
4 Ray Corbin 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .350
2 Billy Williams .338
3 Ralph Garr .328
4 Joe Rudi .318
5 Manny Sanguillen .318

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 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 47
2 Cesar Cedeno 44
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 18
5 Tug McGraw 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .450
2 Rico Petrocelli .412
3 Ollie Brown .400
3 Ted Simmons .400
5 Bill Russell .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 7
2 Richie Hebner 5
2 Ken Henderson 5
2 Joe Rudi 5
2 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 17
2 Willie Davis 16
3 Bobby Murcer 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Pat Kelly 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Jim Brewer 0.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.25
4 Steve Kline 0.27
5 Rick Reuschel 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Steve Carlton 4
2 Wilbur Wood 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Rudy May 29
3 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Tom Seaver 26
5 Clay Kirby 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Fred Gladding 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .384
2 Cesar Cedeno .364
3 Willie Stargell .364
4 Richie Hebner .359
5 Doug Griffin .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 12
2 Dick Allen 9
2 Bobby Murcer 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Nate Colbert 29
3 Bobby Murcer 28
3 Boog Powell 28
5 George Scott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
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 0.42
4 Dick Woodson 1.21
5 Dave Goltz 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Wilbur Wood 7
3 Phil Hennigan 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Steve Carlton 53
3 Balor Moore 49
4 Clay Kirby 43
4 Don Wilson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Dave Giusti 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Terry Forster 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .343
2 Cesar Cedeno .329
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Rod Carew .326
5 Joe Torre .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Nate Colbert 37
3 Dick Allen 34
3 Willie Stargell 34
5 Reggie Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 110
2 Dick Allen 108
3 Nate Colbert 107
4 Joe Torre 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
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 27
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 241
5 Clay Kirby 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Dave Giusti 26
4 Ken Sanders 25
5 Jim Brewer 23