On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 55 .538 --
Orioles 64 55 .538 --
Yankees 61 57 .517 2.5
Red Sox 60 57 .513 3.0
Indians 58 61 .487 6.0
Brewers 46 72 .390 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 48 .590 --
Athletics 69 50 .580 1.0
Twins 60 55 .522 8.0
Royals 57 60 .487 12.0
Angels 52 67 .437 18.0
Rangers 48 71 .403 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 44 .627 --
Mets 61 55 .526 12.0
Cubs 63 57 .525 12.0
Cardinals 57 61 .483 17.0
Expos 55 63 .466 19.0
Phillies 43 75 .364 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 44 .630 --
Astros 67 54 .554 9.0
Dodgers 63 55 .534 11.5
Braves 56 66 .459 20.5
Giants 54 67 .446 22.0
Padres 46 73 .387 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Simmons 5
2 Felipe Alou 4
2 Dwain Anderson 4
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 5
2 Nate Colbert 4
3 Bernie Carbo 3
3 Dave Kingman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.80
2 Don Gullett 1.43
3 Reggie Cleveland 1.12
4 Don Wilson 1.00
5 Mike Cuellar 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 10
2 Reggie Cleveland 9
2 Luis Tiant 9
2 Don Wilson 9
5 George Stone 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .343
2 Billy Williams .333
3 Ralph Garr .326
4 Dusty Baker .323
5 Rod Carew .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 35
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Johnny Bench 29
4 Willie Stargell 28
5 Lee May 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 95
2 Nate Colbert 93
3 Dick Allen 91
3 Johnny Bench 91
5 Billy Williams 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 51
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 3 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.61
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 Ken Henderson .415
2 Don Kessinger .404
3 Rod Carew .400
4 John Mayberry .394
5 Dick Allen .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 5
1 Ken Henderson 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 15
2 Dick Billings 13
2 Willie Davis 13
2 Richie Hebner 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Rick Auerbach 6
3 Lou Brock 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.38
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.59
2 Dave Lemonds 0.59
4 Luis Tiant 0.64
4 Pedro Borbon 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 40
2 Jim Palmer 26
2 Luis Tiant 26
4 Balor Moore 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 4
1 Terry Forster 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Frank Linzy 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .404
2 Rod Carew .383
3 Ollie Brown .373
4 Dick Allen .364
5 Carlos May .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 10
3 Willie Stargell 9
4 Richie Hebner 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 29
2 Willie Stargell 27
3 Bobby Murcer 26
4 Dick Allen 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Bobby Bonds 13
4 Rick Auerbach 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 0.77
2 Roger Nelson 0.85
3 Mike Marshall 0.86
4 Steve Carlton 0.97
5 Tom Bradley 1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Don Wilson 52
3 Steve Carlton 51
4 Tom Seaver 50
5 2 tied 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 Ralph Garr .339
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Cesar Cedeno .330
4 Billy Williams .321
5 Joe Rudi .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Dick Allen 37
3 Hank Aaron 34
3 Willie Stargell 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 112
2 Nate Colbert 110
3 Willie Stargell 109
4 Billy Williams 101
5 Johnny Bench 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.78
2 Steve Kline 1.85
3 Catfish Hunter 2.02
4 Don Sutton 2.03
5 Jim Palmer 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 274
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Mickey Lolich 242
5 Joe Coleman 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 24
4 Ken Sanders 23
5 2 tied 21