On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 77 64 .546 --
Red Sox 76 64 .543 0.5
Orioles 77 66 .538 1.0
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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 52 .631 --
Cubs 78 64 .549 11.5
Mets 73 67 .521 15.5
Cardinals 69 74 .483 21.0
Expos 64 77 .454 25.0
Phillies 52 89 .369 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 55 .613 --
Astros 79 62 .560 7.5
Dodgers 76 66 .535 11.0
Braves 66 76 .465 21.0
Giants 63 80 .441 24.5
Padres 53 87 .379 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Garrett 3
1 Brooks Robinson 3
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 Paul Blair 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 Pat Dobson 1
2 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Joe Morgan 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy John 1.20
2 Nelson Briles 0.78
3 Jon Matlack 0.75
4 Pat Dobson 0.62
5 Jim McGlothlin 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 Jim McGlothlin 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nelson Briles 7
2 Tommy John 6
2 Jon Matlack 6
4 Pat Dobson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Pete Richert 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 34
4 Willie Stargell 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 114
2 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 53
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 30
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .426
2 Ken Reitz .420
3 Dusty Baker .410
4 Jim Wynn .400
5 2 tied .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Jim Ray Hart 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
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
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 Joe Lovitto 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Fred Norman 0.50
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.61
5 Rudy May 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Woodie Fryman 28
2 Gaylord Perry 28
4 Jon Matlack 26
4 Fred Norman 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .358
2 Jose Cardenal .358
3 John Mayberry .356
4 Roberto Clemente .349
5 Pete Rose .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 29
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 John Mayberry 26
4 Dick Allen 23
5 Ted Simmons 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Bert Campaneris 9
5 Bobby Tolan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.76
2 Nolan Ryan 1.15
3 Jim Palmer 1.26
4 Steve Blass 1.48
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 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Andy Messersmith 50
3 Bob Gibson 48
3 Balor Moore 48
5 Rudy May 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 Tug McGraw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .331
2 Ralph Garr .328
3 Dusty Baker .324
4 Rod Carew .324
5 Cesar Cedeno .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Dick Allen 37
2 Johnny Bench 37
4 Willie Stargell 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 120
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Billy Williams 115
4 Dick Allen 110
5 Nate Colbert 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.73
2 Gaylord Perry 1.95
3 Catfish Hunter 2.08
4 Roger Nelson 2.12
5 Steve Carlton 2.16

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 242
4 Tom Seaver 236
5 Gaylord Perry 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 30
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Dave Giusti 24
4 Tug McGraw 24