On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 55 .534 --
Orioles 62 55 .530 0.5
Yankees 60 55 .522 1.5
Red Sox 59 56 .513 2.5
Indians 56 61 .479 6.5
Brewers 45 71 .388 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 48 .590 --
White Sox 68 48 .586 0.5
Twins 60 54 .526 7.5
Royals 55 59 .482 12.5
Angels 52 65 .444 17.0
Rangers 47 69 .405 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 42 .635 --
Mets 61 53 .535 11.5
Cubs 62 56 .525 12.5
Cardinals 56 59 .487 17.0
Expos 53 62 .461 20.0
Phillies 43 73 .371 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 43 .629 --
Astros 66 53 .555 8.5
Dodgers 61 54 .530 11.5
Braves 54 66 .450 21.0
Giants 52 67 .437 22.5
Padres 45 71 .388 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwain Anderson 4
2 Jim Beauchamp 3
2 Buddy Bradford 3
2 Jim Breazeale 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Money 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Jim Beauchamp 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Beauchamp 4
1 Don Money 4
3 Jim Breazeale 3
3 Willie Horton 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 6.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
3 Bill Parsons 1.20
4 Tom Seaver 1.11
5 Nolan Ryan 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Tom Seaver 10
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Ron Reed 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .344
2 Billy Williams .334
3 Dusty Baker .328
4 Richie Scheinblum .320
5 Ralph Garr .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 34
2 Dick Allen 31
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Willie Stargell 28
5 Lee May 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 95
2 Johnny Bench 90
3 Dick Allen 89
3 Nate Colbert 89
5 Billy Williams 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 50
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
3 Gaylord Perry 19
5 Fergie Jenkins 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 252
2 Nolan Ryan 223
3 Mickey Lolich 187
4 Tom Seaver 179
5 Gaylord Perry 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 28
2 Clay Carroll 25
3 Terry Forster 21
4 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tug McGraw 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .446
2 Dave Cash .409
3 Dusty Baker .397
4 Tony Perez .396
5 Richie Hebner .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 5
2 Bob Bailey 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
5 21 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Billings 17
2 Pete Rose 15
3 Ken Henderson 14
4 Willie Davis 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.53
2 Dave Lemonds 0.57
3 Steve Kline 0.72
4 Tom Bradley 0.77
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Don Wilson 31
4 Andy Messersmith 26
5 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .398
2 Joe Rudi .375
3 Rod Carew .367
4 Tony Perez .364
4 Willie Stargell .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Nate Colbert 26
3 Dick Allen 25
3 Bobby Murcer 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Rick Auerbach 12
3 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Dave Nelson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.32
2 Steve Kline 0.71
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 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Mike Marshall 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Steve Carlton 57
3 Tom Seaver 56
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 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Ralph Garr .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .330
4 Joe Rudi .322
5 Billy Williams .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Hank Aaron 37
3 Dick Allen 36
4 Willie Stargell 35
5 Harmon Killebrew 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 111
2 Dick Allen 110
3 Nate Colbert 107
4 Johnny Bench 99
4 Lee May 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
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 26
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Mickey Lolich 247
4 Nolan Ryan 243
5 Clay Kirby 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 28
3 Dave Giusti 25
4 Ken Sanders 24
5 Jim Brewer 22