On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 63 .547 --
Tigers 77 64 .546 --
Orioles 76 66 .535 1.5
Yankees 75 67 .528 2.5
Indians 64 79 .448 14.0
Brewers 58 86 .403 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 57 .596 --
White Sox 79 62 .560 5.0
Twins 71 69 .507 12.5
Royals 68 71 .489 15.0
Angels 67 74 .475 17.0
Rangers 52 89 .369 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 51 .636 --
Cubs 78 64 .549 12.0
Mets 72 67 .518 16.5
Cardinals 69 74 .483 21.5
Expos 64 77 .454 25.5
Phillies 52 89 .369 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 55 .610 --
Astros 79 62 .560 7.0
Dodgers 75 66 .532 11.0
Braves 66 76 .465 20.5
Giants 63 79 .444 23.5
Padres 53 86 .381 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Bobby Valentine 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick McAuliffe 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Lee May 5
3 Dick McAuliffe 4
4 Glenn Beckert 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 2.00
2 Bill Hands 1.75
3 Paul Splittorff 1.67
4 Andy Messersmith 1.57
5 Wilbur Wood 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norm Angelini 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 11
2 Wilbur Wood 8
3 Ron Bryant 7
3 Bill Hands 7
5 Catfish Hunter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Tom House 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .334
2 Cesar Cedeno .328
3 Dusty Baker .327
4 Ralph Garr .321
5 Rod Carew .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Dick Allen 36
3 Johnny Bench 33
3 Willie Stargell 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 112
1 Willie Stargell 112
3 Dick Allen 108
3 Billy Williams 108
5 Nate Colbert 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Dave Nelson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.82
2 Gaylord Perry 2.04
3 Roger Nelson 2.05
4 Gary Nolan 2.05
5 Luis Tiant 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Gaylord Perry 21
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 286
2 Steve Carlton 281
3 Mickey Lolich 221
4 Gaylord Perry 213
5 Tom Seaver 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 29
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .420
2 Roberto Clemente .409
3 Lou Brock .404
4 Jim Wynn .396
5 Jim Ray Hart .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 19
2 Dick Allen 16
2 Boog Powell 16
4 Matty Alou 14
4 Harmon Killebrew 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Fred Norman 0.33
4 Jerry Bell 0.55
4 Ken Sanders 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Fred Norman 33
3 Andy Messersmith 31
4 Woodie Fryman 28
4 Gaylord Perry 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .371
2 Roberto Clemente .367
3 Rod Carew .356
4 Pete Rose .354
5 Jose Cardenal .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Dick Allen 8
2 Bobby Murcer 8
2 Ron Woods 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 29
2 Dick Allen 26
2 Johnny Bench 26
2 John Mayberry 26
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Bert Campaneris 9
5 Bobby Tolan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.76
2 Jim Palmer 1.26
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Steve Blass 1.39
5 Bob Gibson 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Andy Messersmith 50
3 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Bob Gibson 48
4 Balor Moore 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .331
2 Billy Williams .330
3 Dusty Baker .324
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Cesar Cedeno .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Dick Allen 38
3 Johnny Bench 36
3 Willie Stargell 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 118
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Billy Williams 115
4 Dick Allen 111
5 Nate Colbert 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.75
2 Gaylord Perry 1.93
3 Catfish Hunter 2.08
4 Roger Nelson 2.12
5 Gary Nolan 2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Nolan Ryan 291
3 Mickey Lolich 252
4 Tom Seaver 236
5 Gaylord Perry 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 29
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Dave Giusti 24
4 Tug McGraw 24