On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 55 .542 --
Orioles 65 55 .542 --
Red Sox 61 57 .517 3.0
Yankees 61 58 .513 3.5
Indians 58 62 .483 7.0
Brewers 47 73 .392 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 49 .588 --
Athletics 69 51 .575 1.5
Twins 60 56 .517 8.5
Royals 58 60 .492 11.5
Angels 53 67 .442 17.5
Rangers 48 72 .400 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 45 .622 --
Cubs 64 57 .529 11.0
Mets 61 56 .521 12.0
Cardinals 58 61 .487 16.0
Expos 55 64 .462 19.0
Phillies 44 75 .370 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 45 .625 --
Astros 68 54 .557 8.0
Dodgers 64 55 .538 10.5
Braves 57 66 .463 19.5
Giants 54 68 .443 22.0
Padres 46 74 .383 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Williams 5
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 2
1 Ron Santo 2
1 Billy Williams 2
4 Bernie Allen 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 4
1 Bob Oliver 4
1 Ron Santo 4
1 Billy Williams 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gogolewski 1.67
2 Mickey Lolich 1.40
3 Andy Messersmith 1.25
4 Jim Colborn 0.88
5 Bob Gibson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Colborn 7
1 Skip Lockwood 7
1 Mickey Lolich 7
4 Bob Gibson 6
4 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Angelini 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .344
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Ralph Garr .322
4 Dusty Baker .322
5 Rod Carew .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 35
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Johnny Bench 29
4 Willie Stargell 28
5 Billy Williams 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 95
2 Nate Colbert 94
3 Johnny Bench 92
4 Dick Allen 91
4 Billy Williams 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 Bobby Tolan 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.61
2 Roger Nelson 1.75
3 Jim Palmer 1.86
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Mike Paul 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19
5 Fergie Jenkins 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 256
2 Nolan Ryan 223
3 Mickey Lolich 194
4 Gaylord Perry 180
5 Tom Seaver 179

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 Dick Allen .417
2 Rod Carew .407
2 Ken Henderson .407
4 John Mayberry .405
5 Don Kessinger .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 6
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 16
2 Dick Billings 15
2 Willie Davis 15
2 Billy Williams 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Bobby Tolan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.38
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.59
3 Luis Tiant 0.64
4 Jack Billingham 0.67
5 Pedro Borbon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Bob Gibson 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 .371
3 Dick Allen .365
4 Ted Simmons .363
5 Vada Pinson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Ken Henderson 10
4 Willie Stargell 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 30
2 Bobby Murcer 27
2 Willie Stargell 27
4 Willie Davis 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bobby Bonds 13
4 Rick Auerbach 11
5 Bobby Tolan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 0.77
2 Roger Nelson 0.85
3 Steve Carlton 1.23
4 Tom Bradley 1.24
5 Dick Tidrow 1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Don Wilson 52
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 .336
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .330
4 Billy Williams .326
5 Joe Rudi .319

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 111
3 Willie Stargell 109
4 Billy Williams 105
5 Johnny Bench 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.85
2 Gaylord Perry 1.91
3 Jim Palmer 1.96
4 Catfish Hunter 2.02
5 Don Sutton 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 278
2 Mickey Lolich 249
3 Tom Seaver 248
4 Nolan Ryan 243
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