On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 70 60 .538 --
Red Sox 68 59 .535 0.5
Yankees 70 61 .534 0.5
Orioles 69 61 .531 1.0
Indians 60 69 .465 9.5
Brewers 52 78 .400 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 53 .589 --
White Sox 73 56 .566 3.0
Twins 64 63 .504 11.0
Royals 62 65 .488 13.0
Angels 60 69 .465 16.0
Rangers 50 80 .385 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 46 .641 --
Cubs 71 60 .542 12.5
Mets 66 61 .520 15.5
Cardinals 63 67 .485 20.0
Expos 59 69 .461 23.0
Phillies 47 83 .362 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 49 .623 --
Astros 73 58 .557 8.5
Dodgers 71 59 .546 10.0
Braves 61 72 .459 21.5
Giants 57 74 .435 24.5
Padres 48 81 .372 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Millan 5
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Boog Powell 3
2 Paul Schaal 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
1 Jim Ray Hart 1
1 Jim Hickman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
3 Ed Brinkman 2
3 Oscar Brown 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Enzo Hernandez 1
2 Pat Kelly 1
2 Ted Martinez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.25
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
2 Paul Splittorff 1.00
2 Don Sutton 1.00
5 Tom Seaver 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Ken Frailing 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Splittorff 10
1 Don Sutton 10
3 Joe Coleman 7
4 Rick Wise 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Cesar Cedeno .335
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Willie Stargell .317
5 Rod Carew .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 36
2 Willie Stargell 33
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 108
2 Billy Williams 99
3 Nate Colbert 96
4 Johnny Bench 95
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 54
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 1.96
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Catfish Hunter 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 19
3 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Mickey Lolich 205
4 Tom Seaver 199
5 Gaylord Perry 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 31
2 Clay Carroll 25
3 Terry Forster 23
4 Dave Giusti 21
5 Tug McGraw 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .408
2 John Mayberry .400
2 Billy Williams .400
4 Bill Freehan .394
5 Ken Singleton .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 5
1 Ken Henderson 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 15
2 Darrell Evans 14
2 John Mayberry 14
2 Wes Parker 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Lou Brock 5
3 Enzo Hernandez 4
3 Amos Otis 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
1 Jim Colborn 0.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.23
5 Andy Messersmith 0.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Tom Seaver 30
3 Bob Gibson 28
4 Balor Moore 27
4 Rick Wise 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .389
2 John Mayberry .373
3 Ron Santo .371
4 Billy Williams .360
5 Rod Carew .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 28
1 Billy Williams 28
3 Ken Henderson 25
4 Ron Santo 24
5 Richie Hebner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Lou Brock 11
4 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Bobby Tolan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.39
2 Jim McAndrew 1.19
3 Nolan Ryan 1.24
4 Steve Kline 1.28
5 Dick Tidrow 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Tom Seaver 54
3 Bob Gibson 50
4 Rudy May 48
4 2 others tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Terry Forster 7
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Pedro Borbon 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .335
2 Billy Williams .332
3 Cesar Cedeno .320
4 Lou Piniella .319
5 Joe Rudi .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Willie Stargell 38
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Dick Allen 35
5 Johnny Bench 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 118
2 Nate Colbert 109
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Dick Allen 102
5 Johnny Bench 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.84
2 Jim Kaat 1.87
3 Steve Kline 1.91
4 Catfish Hunter 1.93
5 Gaylord Perry 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Tom Seaver 255
4 Mickey Lolich 251
5 Joe Coleman 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Terry Forster 23
3 Dave Giusti 23
5 2 tied 21