On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 51 .541 --
Tigers 59 52 .532 1.0
Yankees 58 53 .523 2.0
Red Sox 55 54 .505 4.0
Indians 52 59 .468 8.0
Brewers 43 69 .384 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 46 .589 --
White Sox 64 46 .582 1.0
Twins 57 50 .533 6.5
Royals 54 56 .491 11.0
Angels 50 61 .450 15.5
Rangers 45 66 .405 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 41 .627 --
Mets 58 50 .537 10.0
Cubs 58 54 .518 12.0
Cardinals 53 56 .486 15.5
Expos 50 59 .459 18.5
Phillies 41 69 .373 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 42 .618 --
Astros 63 50 .558 6.5
Dodgers 58 51 .532 9.5
Braves 52 62 .456 18.0
Giants 51 63 .447 19.0
Padres 43 67 .391 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 Pete Rose 4
4 Bert Campaneris 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Alvarado 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 5
2 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Tony Perez 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
5 Luis Alvarado 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Bill Russell 2
3 Glenn Beckert 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clyde Wright 0.83
2 Roger Nelson 0.78
3 Rich Hand 0.75
4 Jon Matlack 0.71
4 Don Wilson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Nelson 7
2 Bob Gibson 6
2 Rich Hand 6
4 Jon Matlack 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .348
2 Billy Williams .337
3 Ralph Garr .332
4 Richie Scheinblum .317
5 Dusty Baker .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 33
2 Dick Allen 28
2 Willie Stargell 28
4 Johnny Bench 26
5 Hank Aaron 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 91
2 Nate Colbert 87
3 Johnny Bench 85
4 Dick Allen 82
5 Billy Williams 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 47
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 40
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 Bert Campaneris 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.61
2 Gaylord Perry 1.87
3 Roger Nelson 1.90
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Gary Nolan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 21
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 Terry Forster 19
3 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tug McGraw 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .468
2 Bill Russell .413
3 Rico Petrocelli .400
4 Johnny Edwards .395
5 2 tied .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Richie Hebner 5
3 Joe Rudi 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 18
2 Willie Stargell 16
3 Dick Billings 14
3 Richie Hebner 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.27
3 Steve Carlton 0.33
4 Woodie Fryman 0.68
5 Mike Caldwell 0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 29
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Mike Cuellar 26
3 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Tom Seaver 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Fred Gladding 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .388
2 Ken Henderson .383
3 Ollie Brown .379
4 Doug Griffin .371
5 Ralph Garr .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Bobby Murcer 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
4 Dick Allen 9
5 Earl Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Bobby Murcer 29
3 Nate Colbert 28
4 Boog Powell 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 20
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Dave Nelson 12
4 Rick Auerbach 11
4 Bobby Bonds 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.31
3 Steve Carlton 0.42
4 Woodie Fryman 1.19
5 Dick Woodson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Steve Carlton 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 Lynn McGlothen 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .347
2 Cesar Cedeno .329
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Rod Carew .324
5 Joe Torre .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Nate Colbert 38
3 Willie Stargell 35
4 Dick Allen 34
5 Reggie Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 108
1 Nate Colbert 108
1 Willie Stargell 108
4 Joe Torre 99
5 Lee May 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Steve Kline 1.92
3 Catfish Hunter 1.97
4 Don Sutton 2.11
5 Jim Palmer 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
4 Gaylord Perry 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 269
2 Mickey Lolich 256
3 Joe Coleman 241
4 Tom Seaver 240
5 Clay Kirby 230

Saves

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