On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 71 60 .542 --
Red Sox 69 59 .539 0.5
Yankees 70 62 .530 1.5
Orioles 69 62 .527 2.0
Indians 61 70 .466 10.0
Brewers 53 79 .402 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 53 .592 --
White Sox 73 57 .562 4.0
Twins 65 63 .508 11.0
Royals 62 66 .484 14.0
Angels 61 69 .469 16.0
Rangers 50 81 .382 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 46 .643 --
Cubs 71 61 .538 13.5
Mets 66 62 .516 16.5
Cardinals 63 68 .481 21.0
Expos 60 69 .465 23.0
Phillies 48 83 .366 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 49 .626 --
Astros 73 58 .557 9.0
Dodgers 71 60 .542 11.0
Braves 61 72 .459 22.0
Giants 58 74 .439 24.5
Padres 48 82 .369 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Garry Maddox 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 3
1 Jim Ray Hart 3
4 Bob Bailey 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Luis Melendez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Woodson 1.25
2 Rudy May 1.00
3 Dock Ellis 0.86
4 Wayne Simpson 0.78
5 Jim Palmer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 7
1 Wayne Simpson 7
3 Dock Ellis 6
3 Jim Palmer 6
3 Ken Reynolds 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Chuck Seelbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Cesar Cedeno .335
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Rod Carew .317
5 Dick Allen .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 Johnny Bench 97
4 Nate Colbert 96
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 54
2 Cesar Cedeno 47
2 Joe Morgan 47
4 Dave Nelson 38
5 Bobby Tolan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.71
2 Jim Palmer 1.90
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 Mickey Lolich 20
4 Fergie Jenkins 19
4 Gaylord Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Mickey Lolich 210
4 Tom Seaver 199
5 Gaylord Perry 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 31
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Terry Forster 23
4 Dave Giusti 21
5 Tug McGraw 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .418
2 Billy Williams .412
3 Carl Yastrzemski .409
4 Chris Chambliss .382
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 5
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Ken Singleton 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 15
2 Darrell Evans 14
2 Wes Parker 14
4 Ron Santo 13
4 Willie Stargell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 Bobby Tolan 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.30
4 Andy Messersmith 0.32
5 Dick Tidrow 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 31
1 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Bob Gibson 28
4 Balor Moore 27
5 Larry Dierker 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .370
2 Billy Williams .366
3 Ken Singleton .361
4 Pete Rose .355
5 Ron Santo .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 10
2 Bobby Murcer 8
3 Bobby Darwin 7
3 Reggie Smith 7
3 Willie Stargell 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Ken Henderson 24
3 Ron Santo 23
4 Reggie Smith 22
4 Willie Stargell 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Bobby Tolan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.39
2 Jerry Bell 1.08
3 Jim McAndrew 1.19
4 Nolan Ryan 1.24
5 Dick Tidrow 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Rudy May 55
3 Tom Seaver 54
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Andy Messersmith 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Ralph Garr .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .323
4 Lou Piniella .317
5 Dick Allen .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Dick Allen 35
5 Johnny Bench 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 114
2 Nate Colbert 109
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Johnny Bench 103
5 Dick Allen 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.85
2 Jim Kaat 1.87
3 Jim Palmer 1.92
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 Mickey Lolich 251
4 Tom Seaver 243
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