On This Day

Sunday, September 10, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 60 .549 --
Orioles 73 63 .537 1.5
Tigers 72 63 .533 2.0
Yankees 72 64 .529 2.5
Indians 62 73 .459 12.0
Brewers 54 82 .397 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 55 .590 --
White Sox 76 59 .563 3.5
Twins 67 66 .504 11.5
Royals 66 67 .496 12.5
Angels 63 72 .467 16.5
Rangers 51 84 .378 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 48 .642 --
Cubs 75 61 .551 12.0
Mets 69 64 .519 16.5
Cardinals 64 72 .471 23.0
Expos 62 72 .463 24.0
Phillies 49 86 .363 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 53 .610 --
Astros 75 60 .556 7.5
Dodgers 73 62 .541 9.5
Braves 64 73 .467 19.5
Giants 60 77 .438 23.5
Padres 51 83 .381 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Chris Speier 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Tito Fuentes 3
3 Mike Jorgensen 3
3 Ken Rudolph 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.33
2 Ken Holtzman 2.00
3 Dick Drago 1.20
4 Marty Pattin 0.86
5 Ron Reed 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 7
1 Tom Seaver 7
3 Dick Drago 6
3 Ken Holtzman 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Cesar Cedeno .329
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Rod Carew .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 33
2 Willie Stargell 33
4 Johnny Bench 31
5 Billy Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 110
2 Dick Allen 102
2 Billy Williams 102
4 Johnny Bench 101
4 Nate Colbert 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Cesar Cedeno 50
2 Joe Morgan 50
4 Dave Nelson 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.83
2 Roger Nelson 1.92
3 Steve Kline 1.97
4 Catfish Hunter 2.04
5 Gary Nolan 2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 272
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Mickey Lolich 216
4 Tom Seaver 206
5 Gaylord Perry 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Terry Forster 23
4 Tug McGraw 22
5 Dave Giusti 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Hutton .415
2 Manny Mota .395
3 John Milner .390
4 Vada Pinson .378
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 5
1 John Milner 5
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
1 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 15
2 Al Oliver 14
3 Bobby Murcer 13
4 Reggie Smith 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Jim McAndrew 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
4 Luis Tiant 0.67
5 Jerry Bell 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Rob Gardner 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Rudy May 32
3 Bob Gibson 28
3 Rick Wise 28
5 Tom Seaver 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
3 Bobby Bolin 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .389
2 John Mayberry .383
3 Al Oliver .355
4 Pete Rose .348
5 Billy Williams .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
1 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Ken Henderson 8
3 Graig Nettles 8
3 Ron Woods 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 26
2 Ron Santo 25
3 Reggie Smith 23
4 John Mayberry 22
4 Ted Simmons 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Bert Campaneris 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.65
2 Jim McAndrew 0.74
3 John Curtis 1.03
4 Dick Tidrow 1.16
5 Don Wilson 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Pappas 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Tom Seaver 52
3 Don Wilson 51
4 Bob Gibson 48
5 Wayne Twitchell 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .336
2 Ralph Garr .335
3 Cesar Cedeno .320
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Lou Piniella .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Dick Allen 36
4 Hank Aaron 35
5 Johnny Bench 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 116
2 Nate Colbert 113
3 Billy Williams 110
4 Dick Allen 107
4 Johnny Bench 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.89
2 Gaylord Perry 1.93
3 Roger Nelson 2.00
4 Catfish Hunter 2.00
5 Gary Nolan 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 288
2 Nolan Ryan 266
3 Mickey Lolich 256
4 Tom Seaver 250
5 Joe Coleman 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Terry Forster 23
3 Dave Giusti 23
3 Tug McGraw 23