On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 62 .547 --
Tigers 75 64 .540 1.0
Orioles 75 65 .536 1.5
Yankees 74 66 .529 2.5
Indians 63 78 .447 14.0
Brewers 58 84 .408 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 57 .590 --
White Sox 78 61 .561 4.0
Twins 70 68 .507 11.5
Royals 67 70 .489 14.0
Angels 66 73 .475 16.0
Rangers 52 87 .374 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 49 .645 --
Cubs 76 64 .543 14.0
Mets 72 65 .526 16.5
Cardinals 67 74 .475 23.5
Expos 64 75 .460 25.5
Phillies 50 89 .360 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 54 .612 --
Astros 78 61 .561 7.0
Dodgers 74 65 .532 11.0
Braves 64 75 .460 21.0
Giants 62 77 .446 23.0
Padres 52 85 .380 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Frank Duffy 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 George Mitterwald 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matty Alou 4
1 Jim Hickman 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
4 Mike Epstein 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Freddie Patek 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.50
2 Fred Norman 1.25
3 Don Gullett 1.10
4 Mickey Lolich 1.00
5 Rudy May 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Fred Norman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 15
2 Don Gullett 11
3 Tom Bradley 9
3 Rudy May 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .336
2 Cesar Cedeno .329
3 Ralph Garr .321
4 Rod Carew .319
5 Dusty Baker .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 35
3 Johnny Bench 33
3 Willie Stargell 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 112
2 Johnny Bench 108
3 Dick Allen 106
4 Billy Williams 104
5 Nate Colbert 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Cesar Cedeno 51
2 Joe Morgan 51
4 Dave Nelson 41
5 Bert Campaneris 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.82
2 Steve Kline 2.01
3 Roger Nelson 2.05
4 Gary Nolan 2.05
5 Gaylord Perry 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Mickey Lolich 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 Nolan Ryan 275
3 Mickey Lolich 221
4 Gaylord Perry 209
5 Tom Seaver 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 28
3 Terry Forster 24
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .429
2 Roberto Clemente .400
3 John Milner .390
4 Ed Herrmann .388
4 John Mayberry .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Jim Ray Hart 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
1 Al Oliver 16
3 Dick Allen 14
3 Cleon Jones 14
3 Boog Powell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Joe Lovitto 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Mike Corkins 0.00
5 Fred Norman 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 33
2 Rudy May 32
2 Nolan Ryan 32
4 Gaylord Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
3 Bobby Bolin 3
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .377
2 John Mayberry .376
3 Vada Pinson .364
4 Rod Carew .361
5 Bob Watson .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Ron Woods 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 25
1 Billy Williams 25
3 Dick Allen 24
3 Reggie Smith 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
1 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Bobby Tolan 9
5 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Bell 0.36
2 Luis Tiant 0.88
3 Steve Blass 0.99
4 Jim Palmer 1.26
5 John Curtis 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Pappas 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Blue Moon Odom 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Bob Gibson 54
3 Fred Norman 48
4 Rudy May 47
4 2 others tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
1 Tug McGraw 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Pedro Borbon 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .336
2 Billy Williams .331
3 Cesar Cedeno .324
4 Lou Piniella .320
5 Rod Carew .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 117
2 Johnny Bench 114
3 Nate Colbert 111
3 Billy Williams 111
5 Dick Allen 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.75
2 Gaylord Perry 1.95
3 Catfish Hunter 2.11
4 Roger Nelson 2.12
5 Steve Kline 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Jim Palmer 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Nolan Ryan 280
3 Mickey Lolich 252
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Gaylord Perry 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 28
3 Terry Forster 24
3 Dave Giusti 24
3 Tug McGraw 24