On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 55 .538 --
Orioles 63 55 .534 0.5
Yankees 60 56 .517 2.5
Red Sox 59 57 .509 3.5
Indians 57 61 .483 6.5
Brewers 45 71 .388 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 48 .590 --
Athletics 69 49 .585 0.5
Twins 60 55 .522 8.0
Royals 56 59 .487 12.0
Angels 52 66 .441 17.5
Rangers 47 69 .405 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 43 .629 --
Mets 61 54 .530 11.5
Cubs 63 56 .529 11.5
Cardinals 56 60 .483 17.0
Expos 54 62 .466 19.0
Phillies 43 74 .368 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 44 .624 --
Astros 67 53 .558 7.5
Dodgers 62 54 .534 10.5
Braves 55 66 .455 20.0
Giants 53 67 .442 21.5
Padres 45 72 .385 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Denny Doyle 3
1 Felix Millan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Woods 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Woods 6
2 Bill Freehan 4
2 Ted Kubiak 4
2 Dave Roberts 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Nelson 4.50
2 Balor Moore 2.60
3 Jim Barr 1.67
4 Jim Palmer 1.29
5 Larry Dierker 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Balor Moore 13
2 Larry Dierker 9
2 Roger Nelson 9
2 Jim Palmer 9
5 Don Durham 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Chuck Seelbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .340
2 Billy Williams .333
3 Dusty Baker .326
4 Ralph Garr .322
5 Richie Scheinblum .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 34
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Willie Stargell 28
5 Lee May 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 95
2 Dick Allen 91
3 Johnny Bench 90
4 Nate Colbert 89
5 Billy Williams 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 50
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 41
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.63
2 Roger Nelson 1.75
3 Jim Palmer 1.86
4 Gaylord Perry 1.96
5 Gary Nolan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
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 Don Kessinger .407
2 Pete Rose .394
3 Buddy Bell .385
4 Pat Kelly .378
5 Dave Cash .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 Don Money 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Rose 15
2 Willie Davis 14
2 Billy Williams 14
4 Dick Billings 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.56
2 Dave Lemonds 0.57
3 Bruce Dal Canton 0.59
4 Roger Nelson 0.67
4 Don Wilson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Don Wilson 31
4 Rudy May 30
4 2 others tied 30

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .384
2 Rod Carew .383
3 Dick Allen .364
4 Carlos May .359
5 Willie Stargell .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 12
2 Dick Allen 10
3 Willie Stargell 9
4 Richie Hebner 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 27
2 Dick Allen 25
2 Nate Colbert 25
2 Bobby Murcer 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Lou Brock 13
4 Rick Auerbach 11
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.32
2 Steve Kline 0.71
3 Roger Nelson 0.85
4 Steve Carlton 0.97
5 Tom Bradley 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Steve Carlton 51
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Balor Moore 48
4 Jim Palmer 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Ralph Garr .339
3 Cesar Cedeno .329
4 Joe Torre .320
5 Billy Williams .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 112
2 Willie Stargell 111
3 Nate Colbert 107
4 Billy Williams 101
5 Johnny Bench 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
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 Don Sutton 2.02
5 Jim Palmer 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
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 24
3 Ken Sanders 24
5 Jim Brewer 22