On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 55 .549 --
Orioles 66 56 .541 1.0
Yankees 63 58 .521 3.5
Red Sox 62 58 .517 4.0
Indians 58 64 .475 9.0
Brewers 48 73 .397 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 71 50 .587 --
Athletics 71 51 .582 0.5
Twins 60 59 .504 10.0
Royals 58 62 .483 12.5
Angels 54 67 .446 17.0
Rangers 48 73 .397 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 46 .620 --
Cubs 65 57 .533 10.5
Mets 62 57 .521 12.0
Cardinals 60 61 .496 15.0
Expos 55 65 .458 19.5
Phillies 44 76 .367 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 45 .631 --
Astros 69 54 .561 8.5
Dodgers 65 55 .542 11.0
Braves 57 67 .460 21.0
Giants 54 70 .435 24.0
Padres 46 76 .377 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Derrel Thomas 3
3 Mike Andrews 2
3 Bert Campaneris 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 5
2 Willie Stargell 4
3 Angel Mangual 3
3 Bobby Tolan 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Dave Marshall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 2.00
2 Don Durham 1.33
3 Sonny Siebert 1.00
4 Jim Palmer 0.86
5 Dick Woodson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Durham 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Bob Moose 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Durham 8
2 Jim Palmer 6
2 Dick Woodson 6
4 Sonny Siebert 5
4 Brent Strom 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 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 36
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Willie Stargell 30
4 Johnny Bench 29
5 Billy Williams 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 99
2 Nate Colbert 96
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 1.78
4 Gary Nolan 1.93
5 Gaylord Perry 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19
5 2 tied 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 22
4 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tug McGraw 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .439
2 Bobby Valentine .433
3 John Mayberry .425
4 Dick Allen .404
5 Ron Santo .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 18
2 Billy Williams 15
3 John Mayberry 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Roy White 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Don Gullett 0.38
3 Jim Colborn 0.51
4 Nolan Ryan 0.64
5 Jack Billingham 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 32
2 Don Wilson 28
3 Wayne Twitchell 27
4 Nolan Ryan 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Frank Linzy 3
3 Diego Segui 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .398
2 Vada Pinson .359
3 Rod Carew .358
4 Mickey Stanley .356
5 Richie Hebner .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Ken Henderson 11
3 Willie Stargell 9
4 Richie Hebner 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Ken Henderson 28
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Willie Davis 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bobby Bonds 13
4 Bobby Tolan 10
5 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 0.73
2 Roger Nelson 1.03
3 Dick Tidrow 1.14
4 Dick Woodson 1.22
5 Mike Marshall 1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Jim Palmer 54
3 Tom Seaver 49
4 Steve Carlton 48
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 8
1 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Terry Forster 7
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 Fred Gladding 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .333
2 Rod Carew .328
3 Cesar Cedeno .328
4 Billy Williams .325
5 Dick Allen .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Dick Allen 37
3 Willie Stargell 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
5 Johnny Bench 32

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.85
2 Jim Palmer 1.89
3 Gaylord Perry 1.91
4 Catfish Hunter 2.02
5 Gary Nolan 2.07

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 Nolan Ryan 253
3 Mickey Lolich 249
3 Tom Seaver 249
5 Joe Coleman 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Jim Brewer 22
4 2 others tied 22