On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 58 .540 --
Tigers 68 59 .535 0.5
Yankees 68 59 .535 0.5
Red Sox 66 58 .532 1.0
Indians 59 67 .468 9.0
Brewers 51 75 .405 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 52 .587 --
White Sox 71 54 .568 2.5
Twins 62 61 .504 10.5
Royals 60 65 .480 13.5
Angels 58 68 .460 16.0
Rangers 49 78 .386 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 46 .632 --
Cubs 69 58 .543 11.0
Mets 64 59 .520 14.0
Cardinals 61 65 .484 18.5
Expos 58 66 .468 20.5
Phillies 46 81 .362 34.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 47 .627 --
Astros 73 55 .570 7.0
Dodgers 68 58 .540 11.0
Braves 59 71 .454 22.0
Giants 56 72 .438 24.0
Padres 46 80 .365 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 5
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Ken Boswell 4
2 Rod Gilbreath 4
2 Joe Rudi 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
2 Ken Boswell 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Roger Freed 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Dave May 1
1 Don Money 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 Bill Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Pappas 6.00
2 Rudy May 2.25
3 Jim Palmer 1.00
4 Nelson Briles 0.80
4 Mickey Lolich 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Dave Downs 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 9
2 Nelson Briles 8
3 Bill Parsons 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Chris Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Cesar Cedeno .339
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Dusty Baker .320
5 Dick Allen .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 105
2 Billy Williams 98
3 Nate Colbert 96
4 Johnny Bench 93
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 53
2 Cesar Cedeno 47
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Dave Nelson 37
4 Bobby Tolan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.71
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
3 Roger Nelson 1.91
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
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 259
2 Nolan Ryan 243
3 Mickey Lolich 205
4 Tom Seaver 194
5 Gaylord Perry 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 25
3 Terry Forster 22
4 Dave Giusti 21
5 Tug McGraw 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .419
2 Bill Freehan .417
3 Billy Williams .412
4 Jose Cardenal .393
5 Dave May .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 6
1 John Mayberry 6
3 Ken Henderson 5
3 Bobby Murcer 5
3 Ron Woods 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 19
2 Ron Santo 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Bobby Darwin 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 5
1 Roy White 5
3 Joe Morgan 4
3 Amos Otis 4
3 Bobby Tolan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
3 Jim Colborn 0.36
4 Jim Barr 0.47
5 Ray Corbin 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Jim Palmer 30
3 Wayne Twitchell 28
4 Don Wilson 27
5 Bob Gibson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Ted Abernathy 2
2 Jack Aker 2
2 Pedro Borbon 2
2 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .387
2 Pete Rose .364
3 Rod Carew .360
4 Richie Hebner .359
5 Don Kessinger .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 11
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bobby Murcer 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 29
2 Billy Williams 28
3 Dusty Baker 25
3 Ken Henderson 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Bobby Tolan 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.98
2 Steve Kline 1.28
3 Dick Tidrow 1.32
4 Milt Pappas 1.33
5 Jim McAndrew 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Marty Pattin 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Rudy May 53
3 Tom Seaver 49
4 Andy Messersmith 48
5 Balor Moore 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Jack Aker 6
2 Terry Forster 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .337
2 Billy Williams .329
3 Rod Carew .329
4 Cesar Cedeno .321
4 Joe Rudi .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Willie Stargell 38
3 Hank Aaron 36
3 Dick Allen 36
5 Johnny Bench 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 116
2 Nate Colbert 110
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Dick Allen 105
5 Johnny Bench 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 54
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.84
2 Steve Kline 1.91
3 Gaylord Perry 1.97
4 Catfish Hunter 2.02
5 Jim Kaat 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Mickey Lolich 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 Mickey Lolich 251
2 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Tom Seaver 250
5 Joe Coleman 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 30
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Terry Forster 22
5 2 tied 21