On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 54 .538 --
Orioles 62 54 .534 0.5
Yankees 60 54 .526 1.5
Red Sox 58 56 .509 3.5
Indians 55 61 .474 7.5
Brewers 45 70 .391 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 48 .586 --
White Sox 67 48 .583 0.5
Twins 60 53 .531 6.5
Royals 55 58 .487 11.5
Angels 51 65 .440 17.0
Rangers 46 69 .400 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 42 .632 --
Mets 60 53 .531 11.5
Cubs 61 56 .521 12.5
Cardinals 56 58 .491 16.0
Expos 53 61 .465 19.0
Phillies 43 72 .374 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 72 43 .626 --
Astros 66 52 .559 7.5
Dodgers 60 54 .526 11.5
Braves 53 66 .445 21.0
Giants 52 66 .441 21.5
Padres 45 70 .391 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Rudi 4
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Denny Doyle 3
2 Cito Gaston 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Beauchamp 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Glenn Borgmann 1
2 Jack Brohamer 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Beauchamp 3
1 Johnny Jeter 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Billy Williams 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Pat Dobson 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 0.83
5 Jon Matlack 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
1 Phil Niekro 10
3 Clay Kirby 8
3 Jon Matlack 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .347
2 Billy Williams .334
3 Dusty Baker .325
4 Ralph Garr .321
5 Joe Rudi .320

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 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 49
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 40
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 Bert Campaneris 34

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 2.01

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 252
2 Nolan Ryan 212
3 Mickey Lolich 186
4 Gaylord Perry 170
5 2 tied 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 .453
2 Dave Cash .450
3 Richie Hebner .410
4 Buddy Bell .395
5 Tony Perez .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 5
2 Bob Bailey 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
5 16 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Billings 16
2 Ken Henderson 14
2 Denis Menke 14
2 Graig Nettles 14
2 Pete Rose 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Rick Auerbach 6
4 Lou Brock 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Dave Lemonds 0.69
3 Steve Kline 0.72
4 Tom Bradley 0.77
5 Blue Moon Odom 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 Phil Hennigan 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Don Wilson 31
3 Lynn McGlothen 26
3 Andy Messersmith 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .398
2 Richie Hebner .376
3 Dick Allen .375
4 Joe Rudi .365
5 Bill Buckner .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 11
3 Willie Stargell 9
4 Bobby Murcer 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Bobby Murcer 27
3 Dick Allen 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 26
3 Nate Colbert 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 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.62
3 Steve Carlton 0.85
4 Dick Woodson 1.19
5 Tom Bradley 1.27

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 Steve Carlton 57
3 Don Wilson 55
4 Balor Moore 48
5 Clay Kirby 47

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 Rod Carew .336
2 Cesar Cedeno .335
3 Ralph Garr .333
4 Joe Torre .324
5 Billy Williams .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Hank Aaron 37
3 Dick Allen 35
3 Willie Stargell 35
5 Harmon Killebrew 33

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.83
2 Steve Kline 1.87
3 Catfish Hunter 1.98
4 Jim Palmer 2.12
5 Jon Matlack 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Catfish Hunter 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 Mickey Lolich 246
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 Clay Kirby 235
5 Joe Coleman 234

Saves

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