On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 53 .539 --
Orioles 61 53 .535 0.5
Yankees 59 54 .522 2.0
Red Sox 57 55 .509 3.5
Indians 53 61 .465 8.5
Brewers 44 70 .386 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 47 .588 --
White Sox 66 47 .584 0.5
Twins 59 52 .532 6.5
Royals 55 57 .491 11.0
Angels 51 63 .447 16.0
Rangers 46 68 .404 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 42 .625 --
Mets 59 52 .532 10.5
Cubs 60 55 .522 11.5
Cardinals 55 57 .491 15.0
Expos 52 60 .464 18.0
Phillies 43 70 .381 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 43 .619 --
Astros 65 51 .560 6.5
Dodgers 60 52 .536 9.5
Braves 52 65 .444 20.0
Giants 51 66 .436 21.0
Padres 44 68 .393 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Angel Mangual 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
1 Joe Torre 3
4 Rick Auerbach 2
4 32 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 Glenn Borgmann 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Ted Simmons 3
1 Ron Woods 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Terry Humphrey 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 3.00
2 Jack Billingham 2.00
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.60
4 Tommy John 1.25
5 Bert Blyleven 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 11
2 Bert Blyleven 10
3 Luis Tiant 9
4 Jack Billingham 8
4 Wayne Twitchell 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .344
2 Billy Williams .335
3 Ralph Garr .325
4 Dusty Baker .324
5 Manny Sanguillen .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 34
2 Dick Allen 29
3 Willie Stargell 28
4 Johnny Bench 27
5 Lee May 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 91
2 Nate Colbert 89
3 Johnny Bench 88
4 Dick Allen 85
5 Billy Williams 80

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.63
2 Roger Nelson 1.90
3 Jim Palmer 1.94
4 Gaylord Perry 1.96
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 .443
2 Richie Hebner .435
3 Buddy Bell .417
4 Johnny Edwards .415
5 Tony Perez .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Billings 18
2 Richie Hebner 16
3 Ken Henderson 15
3 Willie Stargell 15
5 Graig Nettles 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.55
3 Tom Bradley 0.84
4 Blue Moon Odom 0.86
5 Pedro Borbon 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
1 Rudy May 29
3 Jim Palmer 27
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug Griffin .397
2 Dick Allen .393
3 Ken Henderson .388
4 Rod Carew .365
5 Richie Hebner .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 30
2 Nate Colbert 27
3 Boog Powell 26
4 Willie Davis 25
4 Willie Stargell 25

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 0.62
3 Steve Carlton 0.71
4 Dick Woodson 1.18
5 Woodie Fryman 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Wilbur Wood 7
3 Mike Marshall 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Balor Moore 48
3 Steve Carlton 47
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Jim Palmer 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .340
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .330
4 Joe Torre .325
5 Billy Williams .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 110
2 Nate Colbert 109
3 Willie Stargell 107
4 Lee May 101
5 2 tied 98

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 Jim Palmer 2.08
5 Don Sutton 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
5 4 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