On This Day

Monday, September 25, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 66 .548 --
Tigers 80 68 .541 1.0
Orioles 78 69 .531 2.5
Yankees 78 70 .527 3.0
Indians 67 83 .447 15.0
Brewers 61 87 .412 20.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 60 .592 --
White Sox 83 63 .568 3.5
Twins 75 70 .517 11.0
Royals 72 74 .493 14.5
Angels 70 78 .473 17.5
Rangers 52 95 .354 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 55 .626 --
Cubs 81 66 .551 11.0
Mets 76 70 .521 15.5
Cardinals 71 78 .477 22.0
Expos 67 79 .459 24.5
Phillies 55 92 .374 37.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 56 .619 --
Astros 81 65 .555 9.5
Dodgers 80 68 .541 11.5
Braves 68 79 .463 23.0
Giants 63 85 .426 28.5
Padres 57 89 .390 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cito Gaston 3
2 Larry Biittner 2
2 Fred Kendall 2
2 Bob Oliver 2
2 Bill Russell 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Randy Elliott 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Ted Ford 1
2 Toby Harrah 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.50
2 Dick Bosman 1.33
3 Fred Norman 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 Mark Schaeffer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Dick Bosman 8
3 Fred Norman 5
4 Charlie Hough 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Simpson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Dusty Baker .325
3 Cesar Cedeno .325
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Ralph Garr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Dick Allen 37
2 Johnny Bench 37
4 Billy Williams 34
5 Willie Stargell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 117
2 Billy Williams 114
3 Dick Allen 112
3 Willie Stargell 112
5 Nate Colbert 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.94
2 Gaylord Perry 2.01
3 Jim Palmer 2.01
4 Gary Nolan 2.05
5 Catfish Hunter 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Mickey Lolich 21
4 Jim Palmer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 302
2 Steve Carlton 292
3 Mickey Lolich 230
4 Tom Seaver 228
5 Gaylord Perry 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 35
2 Clay Carroll 34
3 Terry Forster 28
4 Tug McGraw 24
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .429
2 Steve Yeager .417
3 Lee May .413
4 Rod Carew .410
5 Lou Brock .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Billy Williams 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 John Mayberry 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 John Mayberry 15
3 Boog Powell 12
3 Billy Williams 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Dave Nelson 6
4 Enzo Hernandez 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
2 Bill Hands 0.60
3 Tom Murphy 0.67
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Fred Norman 25
3 Tom Bradley 24
3 Woodie Fryman 24
5 Bert Blyleven 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Terry Forster 5
3 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .366
2 Steve Yeager .357
3 Pete Rose .356
4 Lou Brock .349
5 Ken Singleton .346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 29
2 Billy Williams 27
3 Johnny Bench 26
4 Dick Allen 21
5 Carl Yastrzemski 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 14
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Lou Brock 9
3 Dave Nelson 9
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.34
2 Jerry Bell 0.94
3 Luis Tiant 1.06
4 Nolan Ryan 1.26
5 Steve Busby 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Bob Gibson 51
3 Andy Messersmith 49
3 Tom Seaver 49
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 9
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Tug McGraw 6
5 5 tied 4