On This Day

Tuesday, September 26, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 67 .544 --
Tigers 80 68 .541 0.5
Yankees 78 70 .527 2.5
Orioles 78 70 .527 2.5
Indians 68 83 .450 14.0
Brewers 62 87 .416 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 60 .592 --
White Sox 83 64 .565 4.0
Twins 75 70 .517 11.0
Royals 73 74 .497 14.0
Angels 71 78 .477 17.0
Rangers 52 96 .351 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 55 .628 --
Cubs 82 66 .554 11.0
Mets 77 70 .524 15.5
Cardinals 71 79 .473 23.0
Expos 67 80 .456 25.5
Phillies 55 93 .372 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 57 .615 --
Astros 81 66 .551 9.5
Dodgers 81 68 .544 10.5
Braves 69 79 .466 22.0
Giants 64 85 .430 27.5
Padres 57 90 .388 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Joe Ferguson 3
1 Carlos May 3
1 Bobby Tolan 3
1 Bob Watson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
2 Pete Rose 3
2 Billy Williams 3
4 Dusty Baker 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Don Buford 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Brock Davis 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Twitchell 999.00
2 Steve Busby 1.67
3 Jerry Koosman 1.43
4 Andy Messersmith 1.33
5 Marty Pattin 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Busby 10
1 Jerry Koosman 10
3 Andy Messersmith 8
3 Marty Pattin 8
5 Sam McDowell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .336
2 Dusty Baker .326
3 Cesar Cedeno .325
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Ralph Garr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 39
2 Nate Colbert 38
3 Dick Allen 37
4 Billy Williams 35
5 Willie Stargell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 121
2 Billy Williams 117
3 Dick Allen 112
3 Willie Stargell 112
5 Nate Colbert 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 46
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 25
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .425
2 Steve Yeager .406
3 Carlos May .400
4 Bobby Valentine .389
5 Paul Blair .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Billy Williams 6
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 John Mayberry 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 John Mayberry 15
2 Billy Williams 15
4 Matty Alou 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
4 Enzo Hernandez 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.50
3 Bill Hands 0.60
4 Tom Murphy 0.67
5 Jerry Bell 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jerry Bell 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Andy Messersmith 30
3 Fred Norman 25
4 Woodie Fryman 24
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Yeager .357
2 Pete Rose .356
3 Rod Carew .346
3 Chris Chambliss .346
5 Ken Singleton .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
2 Billy Williams 26
3 John Mayberry 25
4 Carl Yastrzemski 22
5 Dick Allen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Dave Nelson 10
4 Lou Brock 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.34
2 Jerry Bell 0.80
3 Luis Tiant 1.06
4 Nolan Ryan 1.26
5 Steve Busby 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 6
1 Milt Pappas 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jerry Bell 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Andy Messersmith 52
3 Tom Seaver 49
4 Rudy May 48
4 Fred Norman 48

Saves

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