On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 53 .543 --
Orioles 61 54 .530 1.5
Yankees 60 54 .526 2.0
Red Sox 58 56 .509 4.0
Indians 54 61 .470 8.5
Brewers 45 70 .391 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 48 .583 --
Athletics 67 48 .583 --
Twins 60 52 .536 5.5
Royals 55 58 .487 11.0
Angels 51 64 .443 16.0
Rangers 46 69 .400 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 42 .632 --
Mets 59 53 .527 12.0
Cubs 61 55 .526 12.0
Cardinals 55 58 .487 16.5
Expos 53 60 .469 18.5
Phillies 43 71 .377 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 43 .623 --
Astros 66 51 .564 6.5
Dodgers 60 53 .531 10.5
Giants 52 66 .441 21.0
Braves 52 66 .441 21.0
Padres 44 70 .386 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 6
2 Gene Clines 4
2 Cito Gaston 4
2 Pat Kelly 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Luis Alvarado 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 3
1 Cito Gaston 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Pat Kelly 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 2.00
2 Rob Gardner 1.50
3 Bill Stoneman 1.40
4 Ray Corbin 1.33
5 Ron Schueler 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 14
2 Ray Corbin 8
3 Reggie Cleveland 7
3 Roric Harrison 7
3 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Billy Williams .333
3 Dusty Baker .324
4 Ralph Garr .322
5 Richie Hebner .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 34
2 Dick Allen 30
3 Willie Stargell 28
4 Johnny Bench 27
5 Lee May 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 94
2 Nate Colbert 89
3 Johnny Bench 88
4 Dick Allen 87
5 Billy Williams 81

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 Jim Palmer 1.94
3 Gaylord Perry 1.96
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Catfish Hunter 2.05

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 25
3 Terry Forster 20
4 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tug McGraw 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .459
2 Richie Hebner .458
3 Dave Cash .432
4 Tony Perez .404
5 Don Kessinger .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 18
2 Dick Billings 17
3 Ken Henderson 15
3 Mickey Stanley 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Rick Auerbach 6
3 Bert Campaneris 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.55
3 Dave Lemonds 0.69
4 Tom Bradley 0.84
5 Blue Moon Odom 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 31
2 Jim Palmer 27
3 Lynn McGlothen 26
4 Rudy May 24
4 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 4
2 Terry Forster 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .392
2 Dick Allen .385
3 Richie Hebner .371
4 Bill Buckner .370
5 Rod Carew .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 11
3 Bobby Murcer 10
4 Willie Stargell 9
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 30
2 Willie Stargell 28
3 Nate Colbert 27
4 Dick Allen 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 20
2 Rick Auerbach 13
2 Lou Brock 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.62
3 Steve Carlton 0.71
4 Dick Woodson 1.19
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 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Don Wilson 55
3 Balor Moore 48
4 Steve Carlton 47
5 Tom Seaver 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .337
2 Cesar Cedeno .333
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Joe Torre .326
5 Billy Williams .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 110
2 Dick Allen 108
2 Nate Colbert 108
4 Lee May 99
5 Johnny Bench 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.87
2 Steve Kline 1.87
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 Catfish Hunter 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mickey Lolich 255
3 Tom Seaver 246
4 Joe Coleman 234
5 Nolan Ryan 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 28
3 Dave Giusti 25
3 Ken Sanders 25
5 Jim Brewer 22