On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 55 .549 --
Orioles 65 56 .537 1.5
Red Sox 62 57 .521 3.5
Yankees 63 58 .521 3.5
Indians 58 63 .479 8.5
Brewers 48 73 .397 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 50 .583 --
Athletics 70 51 .579 0.5
Twins 60 58 .508 9.0
Royals 58 62 .483 12.0
Angels 54 67 .446 16.5
Rangers 48 73 .397 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 46 .617 --
Cubs 65 57 .533 10.0
Mets 62 56 .525 11.0
Cardinals 59 61 .492 15.0
Expos 55 65 .458 19.0
Phillies 44 76 .367 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 45 .628 --
Astros 69 54 .561 8.0
Dodgers 65 55 .542 10.5
Braves 57 67 .460 20.5
Giants 54 69 .439 23.0
Padres 46 75 .380 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Mickey Stanley 5
3 Johnny Callison 4
3 John Ellis 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ellis 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Richie Scheinblum 4
4 Darrell Evans 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Jack Brohamer 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.91
3 Bill Parsons 0.90
4 Dave Goltz 0.88
4 Rick Wise 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Bill Parsons 9
3 Larry Dierker 8
4 Joe Coleman 7
4 5 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Bob Locker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .343
2 Billy Williams .340
3 Dusty Baker .321
4 Ralph Garr .321
5 Dick Allen .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Dave Nelson 36
4 Bobby Tolan 36

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 233
3 Mickey Lolich 194
4 Tom Seaver 186
5 Gaylord Perry 180

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 .426
2 Bobby Valentine .424
3 Vada Pinson .422
4 Rod Carew .397
5 Dick Allen .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 7
2 John Mayberry 6
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 17
2 Billy Williams 16
3 Dick Billings 15
3 Willie Davis 15
5 John Mayberry 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Don Gullett 0.38
3 Pedro Borbon 0.63
4 Jack Billingham 0.67
5 Don Wilson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Don Wilson 28
3 Wayne Twitchell 27
4 Jim Palmer 26
5 Balor Moore 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 4
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Terry Forster 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .402
2 Rod Carew .362
2 Vada Pinson .362
4 Ollie Brown .356
5 Mickey Stanley .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 12
2 Ken Henderson 11
3 Dick Allen 8
3 Richie Hebner 8
3 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 30
2 Ken Henderson 27
3 Willie Davis 26
4 Dusty Baker 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bobby Bonds 13
4 Bobby Tolan 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 0.77
2 Roger Nelson 1.03
3 Dick Tidrow 1.14
4 Steve Carlton 1.23
5 Tom Bradley 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Larry Dierker 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Steve Carlton 55
4 Don Wilson 52
5 Jim Palmer 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 8
1 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Terry Forster 6
5 Fred Gladding 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .334
2 Rod Carew .330
3 Cesar Cedeno .329
4 Billy Williams .326
5 Dick Allen .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 113
2 Nate Colbert 112
3 Willie Stargell 108
4 Billy Williams 103
5 Johnny Bench 100

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 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 278
2 Tom Seaver 255
3 Nolan Ryan 253
4 Mickey Lolich 249
5 Joe Coleman 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 23
3 Ken Sanders 23
5 Jim Brewer 22