On This Day

Wednesday, September 27, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 81 67 .547 --
Tigers 81 68 .544 0.5
Yankees 78 71 .523 3.5
Orioles 78 71 .523 3.5
Indians 69 83 .454 14.0
Brewers 62 88 .413 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 60 .597 --
White Sox 83 65 .561 5.5
Twins 75 72 .510 13.0
Royals 74 74 .500 14.5
Angels 72 78 .480 17.5
Rangers 52 97 .349 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 94 55 .631 --
Cubs 83 66 .557 11.0
Mets 77 71 .520 16.5
Cardinals 72 79 .477 23.0
Expos 67 81 .453 26.5
Phillies 55 94 .369 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 58 .611 --
Astros 82 66 .554 8.5
Dodgers 82 68 .547 9.5
Braves 70 79 .470 21.0
Giants 64 86 .427 27.5
Padres 57 91 .385 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 4
1 John Mayberry 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 4
2 John Briggs 3
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 Bob Didier 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.83
2 Don Sutton 1.60
3 Jim Willoughby 1.50
4 Al Santorini 1.20
5 Roger Nelson 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Santorini 12
2 Catfish Hunter 11
3 Bert Blyleven 9
4 Roger Nelson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Luke Walker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .335
2 Dusty Baker .325
3 Cesar Cedeno .322
4 Ralph Garr .318
5 Rod Carew .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Nate Colbert 38
3 Dick Allen 37
4 Billy Williams 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 122
2 Billy Williams 121
3 Dick Allen 113
4 Willie Stargell 112
5 Nate Colbert 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.94
2 Gaylord Perry 1.95
3 Jim Palmer 2.01
4 Catfish Hunter 2.01
5 Don Sutton 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Catfish Hunter 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 302
2 Steve Carlton 292
3 Mickey Lolich 230
4 Tom Seaver 228
5 Gaylord Perry 223

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 Steve Yeager .406
2 Carlos May .405
3 Dusty Baker .390
3 Cesar Tovar .390
5 Bobby Valentine .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Billy Williams 7
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 John Mayberry 5
5 John Briggs 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 19
2 John Mayberry 17
3 Johnny Bench 16
4 Carl Yastrzemski 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Al Santorini 0.00
3 Bill Hands 0.60
4 Ernie McAnally 0.61
5 Bert Blyleven 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 30
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Fred Norman 25
3 Don Sutton 25
5 Gaylord Perry 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Terry Forster 4
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Bobby Bolin 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .373
2 Steve Yeager .362
3 Ken Reitz .356
4 Chris Chambliss .354
5 Jose Cardenal .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 John Mayberry 8
2 Bobby Murcer 8
2 Billy Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Billy Williams 29
3 John Mayberry 25
4 Carl Yastrzemski 22
5 Dick Allen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Dave Nelson 10
4 Lou Brock 9
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.34
2 Jerry Bell 0.85
3 Luis Tiant 1.06
4 Gaylord Perry 1.20
5 Bert Blyleven 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 6
1 Milt Pappas 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Steve Blass 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Andy Messersmith 52
3 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Rudy May 48
5 Don Sutton 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 9
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Tug McGraw 7
5 Bobby Bolin 5