On This Day

Tuesday, September 19, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 64 .543 --
Tigers 77 66 .538 0.5
Orioles 77 66 .538 0.5
Yankees 75 68 .524 2.5
Indians 66 79 .455 12.5
Brewers 59 86 .407 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 58 .592 --
White Sox 80 62 .563 4.0
Twins 72 69 .511 11.5
Royals 69 71 .493 14.0
Angels 67 75 .472 17.0
Rangers 52 90 .366 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 52 .634 --
Cubs 78 65 .545 12.5
Mets 73 68 .518 16.5
Cardinals 70 74 .486 21.0
Expos 65 77 .458 25.0
Phillies 52 90 .366 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 55 .615 --
Astros 80 62 .563 7.5
Dodgers 76 67 .531 12.0
Braves 66 77 .462 22.0
Giants 63 81 .438 25.5
Padres 54 87 .383 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
1 Cesar Tovar 4
4 Bert Campaneris 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Luis Alvarado 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 4
2 Luis Alvarado 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alvarado 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.80
2 Clay Kirby 0.75
3 Bill Stoneman 0.70
4 Tom Bradley 0.67
5 Jack Billingham 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 7
1 Dick Bosman 7
1 Bill Stoneman 7
4 Terry Forster 5
5 10 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .334
2 Cesar Cedeno .328
3 Dusty Baker .324
4 Ralph Garr .324
5 Rod Carew .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Dick Allen 36
3 Johnny Bench 35
4 Willie Stargell 33
5 Billy Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 115
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Billy Williams 109
4 Dick Allen 108
5 Nate Colbert 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Dave Nelson 43

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 224
4 Gaylord Perry 213
5 Tom Seaver 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 31
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .417
2 Paul Schaal .412
3 Dusty Baker .410
4 Ken Reitz .407
5 Jim Wynn .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Jim Ray Hart 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Dick Allen 16
2 Boog Powell 16
4 Matty Alou 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
1 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Joe Lovitto 5
4 Dave Nelson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 0.00
1 Doyle Alexander 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.40
5 Fred Norman 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Fred Norman 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Joe Coleman 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .367
2 Ron Santo .358
3 Lou Brock .352
4 John Mayberry .350
5 Rod Carew .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Bobby Murcer 8
2 Billy Williams 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 29
2 Johnny Bench 27
2 John Mayberry 27
4 Dick Allen 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.89
2 Nolan Ryan 1.15
3 Jim Palmer 1.30
4 Bob Gibson 1.33
5 Steve Blass 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Rudy May 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Bob Gibson 51
3 Andy Messersmith 50
4 Balor Moore 48
5 Rudy May 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 Tug McGraw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .331
2 Billy Williams .331
3 Rod Carew .327
4 Dusty Baker .325
5 Lou Piniella .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Dick Allen 37
2 Johnny Bench 37
4 Willie Stargell 36
5 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 118
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Billy Williams 115
4 Dick Allen 110
4 Nate Colbert 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.73
2 Gaylord Perry 1.95
3 Catfish Hunter 2.08
4 Roger Nelson 2.20
5 Gary Nolan 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 292
2 Nolan Ryan 291
3 Mickey Lolich 245
4 Tom Seaver 236
5 Gaylord Perry 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 31
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Dave Giusti 24
4 Tug McGraw 24