On This Day

Thursday, September 21, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 65 .545 --
Tigers 79 66 .545 --
Orioles 77 68 .531 2.0
Yankees 75 69 .521 3.5
Indians 66 80 .452 13.5
Brewers 60 86 .411 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 58 .594 --
White Sox 80 63 .559 5.0
Twins 73 69 .514 11.5
Royals 70 72 .493 14.5
Angels 68 76 .472 17.5
Rangers 52 91 .364 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 53 .632 --
Cubs 79 65 .549 12.0
Mets 74 69 .517 16.5
Cardinals 70 76 .479 22.0
Expos 65 78 .455 25.5
Phillies 54 90 .375 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 89 55 .618 --
Astros 80 63 .559 8.5
Dodgers 77 67 .535 12.0
Braves 67 77 .465 22.0
Giants 63 82 .434 26.5
Padres 54 88 .380 34.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
1 Leroy Stanton 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Bob Oliver 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
3 Norm Cash 2
3 Dwight Evans 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Rennie Stennett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 0.91
2 Steve Blass 0.70
3 Jim Bibby 0.62
4 Wayne Twitchell 0.50
5 Nolan Ryan 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 Wayne Twitchell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 10
2 Steve Blass 7
3 Jim Bibby 5
4 Nolan Ryan 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Mac Scarce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Dusty Baker .328
3 Cesar Cedeno .326
4 Ralph Garr .324
5 Rod Carew .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 116
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Billy Williams 111
4 Dick Allen 108
5 Nate Colbert 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Bert Campaneris 44
5 Dave Nelson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.93
2 Jim Palmer 1.97
3 Gaylord Perry 2.04
4 Gary Nolan 2.05
5 Catfish Hunter 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Gaylord Perry 21
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 290
2 Steve Carlton 283
3 Mickey Lolich 224
4 Tom Seaver 222
5 Gaylord Perry 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 32
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .475
2 Lou Brock .442
3 Jim Wynn .396
4 Jose Cardenal .388
5 Jim Ray Hart .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 John Mayberry 5
2 Billy Williams 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 19
2 John Mayberry 17
3 Dick Allen 16
4 Matty Alou 13
4 Boog Powell 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
1 Doyle Alexander 0.00
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.40
5 Phil Niekro 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Fred Norman 31
3 Joe Coleman 26
4 Woodie Fryman 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Ramon Hernandez 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Tug McGraw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .371
2 Lou Brock .355
2 Rod Carew .355
4 Manny Mota .346
5 Al Oliver .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
3 Dusty Baker 8
3 Bobby Murcer 8
3 Billy Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 31
2 Johnny Bench 28
3 Billy Williams 27
4 Dusty Baker 22
5 Dick Allen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.76
2 Jerry Bell 0.85
3 Nolan Ryan 1.26
4 Steve Busby 1.44
5 Bob Gibson 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Milt Pappas 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 78
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Joe Coleman 49
4 Balor Moore 48
5 Rudy May 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Terry Forster 5
3 Tug McGraw 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Ralph Garr .330
3 Dusty Baker .329
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Lou Piniella .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Dick Allen 37
2 Johnny Bench 37
4 Willie Stargell 36
5 Billy Williams 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 118
2 Willie Stargell 117
3 Billy Williams 116
4 Dick Allen 110
4 Nate Colbert 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Dave Nelson 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.87
2 Luis Tiant 1.93
3 Gaylord Perry 1.95
4 Catfish Hunter 2.08
5 Steve Carlton 2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Steve Carlton 294
3 Mickey Lolich 245
3 Tom Seaver 245
5 Gaylord Perry 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 32
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Dave Giusti 24
4 Tug McGraw 24