On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 59 .543 --
Tigers 71 61 .538 0.5
Orioles 70 62 .530 1.5
Yankees 70 63 .526 2.0
Indians 61 71 .462 10.5
Brewers 54 79 .406 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 54 .588 --
White Sox 74 57 .565 3.0
Twins 66 63 .512 10.0
Royals 63 66 .488 13.0
Angels 61 70 .466 16.0
Rangers 50 82 .379 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 47 .638 --
Cubs 72 61 .541 12.5
Mets 66 63 .512 16.5
Cardinals 63 69 .477 21.0
Expos 61 69 .469 22.0
Phillies 49 83 .371 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 51 .617 --
Astros 74 58 .561 7.5
Dodgers 71 61 .538 10.5
Braves 62 72 .463 20.5
Giants 58 75 .436 24.0
Padres 50 82 .379 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Metzger 4
1 Ron Woods 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Bobby Darwin 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Roger Metzger 4
4 Tommy Harper 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 1.83
2 Jack Billingham 1.14
3 Mike Caldwell 1.00
3 Balor Moore 1.00
3 Gary Nolan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Jimmy Freeman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 11
2 Steve Carlton 9
3 Jack Billingham 8
3 Mike Caldwell 8
3 Sam McDowell 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ron Schueler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Cesar Cedeno .330
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Rod Carew .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 33
2 Willie Stargell 33
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 109
2 Nate Colbert 101
3 Billy Williams 99
4 Johnny Bench 97
5 Dick Allen 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 54
2 Cesar Cedeno 47
2 Joe Morgan 47
4 Bert Campaneris 38
4 Dave Nelson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.90
2 Roger Nelson 1.96
3 Steve Kline 1.97
4 Catfish Hunter 2.02
5 Gary Nolan 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Mickey Lolich 20
4 Fergie Jenkins 19
4 Gaylord Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 272
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 Carl Yastrzemski .422
2 Billy Williams .412
3 Chris Chambliss .393
4 Al Oliver .386
5 Ken Singleton .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 14
2 Wes Parker 13
2 Ron Santo 13
4 Nate Colbert 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.30
4 Jim McAndrew 0.39
5 Milt Pappas 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Bob Gibson 28
3 Andy Messersmith 27
4 Jack Billingham 25
4 Rudy May 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .368
2 Billy Williams .362
3 John Mayberry .357
3 Ken Singleton .357
5 Pete Rose .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 10
2 Bobby Murcer 8
3 Dusty Baker 7
3 Reggie Smith 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Lou Brock 10
5 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 Milt Pappas 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Don Gullett 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Rudy May 55
3 Andy Messersmith 53
4 Steve Carlton 52
5 Don Wilson 51

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 .334
2 Ralph Garr .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .320
4 Al Oliver .318
5 Lou Piniella .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Hank Aaron 36
3 Dick Allen 36
5 Johnny Bench 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 115
2 Nate Colbert 114
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Dick Allen 104
5 Johnny Bench 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 1.87
2 Jim Palmer 1.92
3 Catfish Hunter 1.93
4 Gaylord Perry 2.02
5 Gary Nolan 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Mickey Lolich 251
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Joe Coleman 225

Saves

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