On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 56 .545 --
Orioles 67 56 .545 --
Red Sox 63 58 .521 3.0
Yankees 64 59 .520 3.0
Indians 58 65 .472 9.0
Brewers 48 74 .393 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 51 .585 --
White Sox 71 51 .582 0.5
Twins 60 60 .500 10.5
Royals 59 62 .488 12.0
Angels 55 67 .451 16.5
Rangers 49 74 .398 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 46 .623 --
Cubs 66 57 .537 10.5
Mets 63 57 .525 12.0
Cardinals 60 62 .492 16.0
Expos 56 65 .463 19.5
Phillies 44 77 .364 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 46 .626 --
Astros 70 54 .565 7.5
Dodgers 65 56 .537 11.0
Braves 57 68 .456 21.0
Giants 55 70 .440 23.0
Padres 46 77 .374 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Ted Ford 4
2 Jim Mason 4
4 Larry Biittner 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Ford 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
1 Ken Singleton 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Ted Ford 4
2 Jim Mason 4
4 Larry Biittner 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.50
2 Jack Billingham 1.11
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
4 Roger Nelson 0.89
5 Luis Tiant 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 10
2 Rudy May 9
3 Balor Moore 8
3 Roger Nelson 8
5 Mickey Lolich 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Tom Walker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .344
2 Billy Williams .340
3 Dusty Baker .320
4 Ralph Garr .320
5 Dick Allen .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 36
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Willie Stargell 31
4 Johnny Bench 29
5 Billy Williams 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 101
2 Nate Colbert 96
3 Billy Williams 94
4 Dick Allen 92
4 Johnny Bench 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Cesar Cedeno 46
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Dave Nelson 37
5 Bobby Tolan 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.78
2 Steve Kline 1.79
3 Roger Nelson 1.91
4 Gary Nolan 1.93
5 Catfish Hunter 2.06

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 201
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 20
5 Tug McGraw 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .412
1 Bobby Valentine .412
3 Vada Pinson .409
4 Pete Rose .397
5 Bobby Murcer .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 7
2 John Mayberry 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Bobby Murcer 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 18
2 Billy Williams 17
3 John Mayberry 14
3 Reggie Smith 14
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Bill Russell 5
3 Roy White 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.33
3 Don Gullett 0.38
4 Jim Colborn 0.51
5 Nolan Ryan 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 31
2 Wayne Twitchell 27
3 Balor Moore 26
3 Jim Palmer 26
3 Nolan Ryan 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .398
2 Dick Allen .354
3 Vada Pinson .353
3 Pete Rose .353
5 Ron Santo .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Ken Henderson 11
3 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Willie Stargell 9
5 Richie Hebner 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Bobby Bonds 12
4 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 1.15
2 Dick Woodson 1.22
3 Jim Palmer 1.24
4 Jim McAndrew 1.36
5 Luis Tiant 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Balor Moore 54
3 Tom Seaver 49
3 Don Wilson 49
5 Steve Carlton 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .332
2 Cesar Cedeno .327
3 Rod Carew .324
4 Billy Williams .324
5 Dick Allen .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 114
2 Nate Colbert 111
3 Dick Allen 110
4 Billy Williams 105
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.89
2 Gaylord Perry 1.91
3 Steve Kline 1.99
4 Catfish Hunter 2.02
5 Gary Nolan 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
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 Mickey Lolich 253
2 Nolan Ryan 253
4 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 Terry Forster 22