On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 53 .535 --
Orioles 60 53 .531 0.5
Yankees 58 54 .518 2.0
Red Sox 56 55 .505 3.5
Indians 52 61 .460 8.5
Brewers 44 69 .389 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 46 .593 --
White Sox 66 46 .589 0.5
Twins 59 51 .536 6.5
Royals 54 57 .486 12.0
Angels 51 62 .451 16.0
Rangers 46 67 .407 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 42 .625 --
Mets 59 51 .536 10.0
Cubs 60 54 .526 11.0
Cardinals 54 57 .486 15.5
Expos 51 60 .459 18.5
Phillies 42 70 .375 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 43 .616 --
Astros 65 50 .565 5.5
Dodgers 59 52 .532 9.5
Braves 52 64 .448 19.0
Giants 51 65 .440 20.0
Padres 44 68 .393 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denis Menke 4
2 Rick Auerbach 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Terry Harmon 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Dick Billings 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Dick Billings 3
1 Bert Campaneris 3
1 Jay Johnstone 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 3.00
2 Gaylord Perry 1.20
3 Tom Hall 1.00
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.86
4 Paul Splittorff 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Don Durham 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Jim Lonborg 7
3 Stan Bahnsen 6
3 Tom Hall 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .347
2 Billy Williams .333
3 Ralph Garr .326
4 Dusty Baker .323
5 Manny Sanguillen .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 34
2 Dick Allen 29
3 Willie Stargell 28
4 Johnny Bench 26
4 Lee May 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 91
2 Nate Colbert 89
3 Johnny Bench 87
4 Dick Allen 85
5 Billy Williams 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 48
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 40
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.61
2 Roger Nelson 1.90
3 Gaylord Perry 1.96
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Gary Nolan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 21
2 Steve Carlton 20
3 Mickey Lolich 19
4 Gaylord Perry 18
5 Fergie Jenkins 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 242
2 Nolan Ryan 212
3 Mickey Lolich 186
4 Gaylord Perry 170
5 Tom Seaver 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 28
2 Clay Carroll 24
3 Terry Forster 20
4 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tug McGraw 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .475
2 Buddy Bell .441
3 Richie Hebner .435
4 Tony Perez .408
5 Johnny Edwards .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Richie Hebner 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Billings 18
2 Richie Hebner 16
3 Willie Stargell 15
4 Ken Henderson 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
3 Diego Segui 0.73
4 Tom Bradley 0.77
5 Mike Caldwell 0.96

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 31
2 Steve Carlton 29
2 Rudy May 29
4 Balor Moore 26
5 Marty Pattin 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .405
2 Doug Griffin .386
3 Ken Henderson .385
4 Richie Hebner .368
5 Rod Carew .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 10
3 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Willie Stargell 9
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 28
2 Nate Colbert 27
2 Willie Stargell 27
4 Willie Davis 26
4 Boog Powell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 20
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Rick Auerbach 12
3 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Dave Nelson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.37
3 Steve Carlton 0.85
4 Dick Woodson 1.18
5 Woodie Fryman 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Wilbur Wood 8
3 Mike Marshall 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Balor Moore 48
3 Tom Seaver 48
5 Clay Kirby 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Terry Forster 8
3 Jack Aker 7
4 Jim Brewer 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .340
2 Cesar Cedeno .332
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Billy Williams .322
5 Joe Torre .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Nate Colbert 39
3 Dick Allen 35
3 Willie Stargell 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 110
2 Nate Colbert 109
3 Willie Stargell 108
4 Lee May 102
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.87
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 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mickey Lolich 255
3 Tom Seaver 246
4 Joe Coleman 234
5 Clay Kirby 233

Saves

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