On This Day

Friday, September 22, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 65 .549 --
Tigers 79 67 .541 1.0
Orioles 77 68 .531 2.5
Yankees 75 70 .517 4.5
Indians 67 80 .456 13.5
Brewers 60 86 .411 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 59 .590 --
White Sox 81 63 .563 4.0
Twins 74 69 .517 10.5
Royals 71 72 .497 13.5
Angels 68 77 .469 17.5
Rangers 52 92 .361 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 53 .634 --
Cubs 79 65 .549 12.5
Mets 74 70 .514 17.5
Cardinals 70 76 .479 22.5
Expos 65 79 .451 26.5
Phillies 55 90 .379 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 55 .621 --
Astros 80 64 .556 9.5
Dodgers 78 67 .538 12.0
Braves 68 77 .469 22.0
Giants 63 83 .432 27.5
Padres 54 89 .378 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Unser 4
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 Gene Michael 3
2 Ken Singleton 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Beauchamp 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 John Mayberry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Carlos May 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Tony Muser 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos May 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 Doug Griffin 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.60
2 Don Sutton 1.57
3 Balor Moore 0.78
4 Ken Reynolds 0.75
5 Jim Willoughby 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 11
2 Jerry Reuss 10
3 Vida Blue 8
3 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Dick Drago 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Terry Forster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Dusty Baker .328
3 Cesar Cedeno .325
4 Rod Carew .324
5 Ralph Garr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Johnny Bench 37
3 Dick Allen 36
4 Willie Stargell 33
4 Billy Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 117
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 56
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 2.01
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 22
4 Stan Bahnsen 20
4 4 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 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 33
3 Terry Forster 26
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .462
2 Lou Brock .442
3 Jose Cardenal .400
4 Jim Wynn .391
5 Rod Carew .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 John Mayberry 6
3 Billy Williams 5
4 Mike Jorgensen 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
1 John Mayberry 20
3 Matty Alou 13
4 Dick Allen 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Bert Campaneris 6
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 Phil Niekro 0.67
5 Gaylord Perry 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Woodie Fryman 4
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Gaylord Perry 29
3 Joe Coleman 26
4 Woodie Fryman 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Ramon Hernandez 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .370
2 Lou Brock .356
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Manny Mota .351
5 2 tied .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
3 Bobby Murcer 8
3 Billy Williams 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 31
2 Johnny Bench 27
2 Billy Williams 27
4 Dusty Baker 20
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 16
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Lou Brock 9
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 1.44
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 Bert Blyleven 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Balor Moore 55
3 Joe Coleman 49
3 Andy Messersmith 49
5 Rudy May 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Terry Forster 5
3 Tug McGraw 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .332
2 Dusty Baker .330
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Ralph Garr .326
5 Cesar Cedeno .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Johnny Bench 38
3 Dick Allen 37
4 Willie Stargell 36
5 Billy Williams 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 119
2 Willie Stargell 116
2 Billy Williams 116
4 Dick Allen 109
5 Nate Colbert 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
1 Joe Morgan 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.90
2 Gaylord Perry 1.93
3 Luis Tiant 1.93
4 Catfish Hunter 2.08
5 Don Sutton 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Steve Carlton 294
3 Tom Seaver 245
4 Mickey Lolich 241
5 Gaylord Perry 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 33
3 Terry Forster 26
4 Tug McGraw 24
5 Dave Giusti 23