On This Day

Sunday, September 3, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 59 .535 --
Red Sox 66 58 .532 0.5
Tigers 68 60 .531 0.5
Yankees 68 60 .531 0.5
Indians 60 67 .472 8.0
Brewers 51 76 .402 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 52 .591 --
White Sox 72 54 .571 2.5
Twins 62 62 .500 11.5
Royals 60 65 .480 14.0
Angels 59 68 .465 16.0
Rangers 50 78 .391 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 46 .635 --
Cubs 69 59 .539 12.0
Mets 65 59 .524 14.0
Cardinals 61 66 .480 19.5
Expos 58 67 .464 21.5
Phillies 47 81 .367 34.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 47 .630 --
Astros 73 56 .566 8.0
Dodgers 69 58 .543 11.0
Braves 59 72 .450 23.0
Giants 56 73 .434 25.0
Padres 47 80 .370 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Beauchamp 3
1 Rich Coggins 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Bud Harrelson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 Joe Lis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Parker 4
2 Joe Lis 3
3 Willie Crawford 2
3 Cito Gaston 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Enzo Hernandez 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 1.00
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
3 Wilbur Wood 0.80
4 Fred Norman 0.70
4 Mike Paul 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 8
1 Jerry Reuss 8
3 Reggie Cleveland 7
3 Fred Norman 7
3 Mike Paul 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Cesar Cedeno .338
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Dick Allen .318
5 Rod Carew .318

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 94
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 53
2 Cesar Cedeno 47
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Dave Nelson 38
5 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 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
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 .432
2 Bill Freehan .417
3 Jose Cardenal .411
4 Billy Williams .396
5 Vada Pinson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 6
2 Ken Henderson 5
2 John Mayberry 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 18
2 Ron Santo 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Bobby Darwin 13
4 Darrell Evans 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Roy White 5
4 Rod Carew 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
3 Jim Colborn 0.36
4 Ray Corbin 0.47
5 Dick Tidrow 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Reggie Cleveland 27
2 Andy Messersmith 27
2 Balor Moore 27
2 Don Wilson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Jack Aker 2
2 Pedro Borbon 2
2 Terry Forster 2
2 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .411
2 Ron Santo .370
3 Don Kessinger .369
4 Richie Hebner .366
5 Pete Rose .353

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 Ken Henderson 25
4 Dusty Baker 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Bobby Tolan 10
5 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.98
2 Jerry Bell 1.08
3 Dick Tidrow 1.15
4 Jim McAndrew 1.16
5 Steve Kline 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Marty Pattin 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Rudy May 53
2 Balor Moore 53
4 Steve Carlton 50
5 Tom Seaver 49

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 .336
2 Billy Williams .331
3 Cesar Cedeno .323
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Dick Allen .319

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 104
5 Johnny Bench 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.84
2 Steve Kline 1.91
3 Gaylord Perry 1.97
4 Catfish Hunter 1.99
5 Jim Kaat 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
3 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
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