On This Day

Thursday, September 28, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 82 67 .550 --
Tigers 81 69 .540 1.5
Yankees 79 71 .527 3.5
Orioles 78 71 .523 4.0
Indians 69 83 .454 14.5
Brewers 62 88 .413 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 60 .600 --
White Sox 83 65 .561 6.0
Twins 75 73 .507 14.0
Royals 74 75 .497 15.5
Angels 72 78 .480 18.0
Rangers 52 97 .349 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 94 56 .627 --
Cubs 83 66 .557 10.5
Mets 77 71 .520 16.0
Cardinals 72 79 .477 22.5
Expos 67 81 .453 26.0
Phillies 56 94 .373 38.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Holt 3
1 Jim Northrup 3
1 Duke Sims 3
4 Matty Alou 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Thurman Munson 1
1 Roy White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Braun 3
2 Angel Mangual 2
3 Matty Alou 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Denny Doyle 1
1 Don Money 1
1 Reggie Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.83
2 Dick Drago 1.00
3 Bob Moose 0.67
4 John Curtis 0.50
5 Mickey Lolich 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Dick Drago 7
3 John Curtis 6
3 Bob Moose 6
5 Mickey Lolich 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Steve Carlton 2.00
4 Jim Palmer 2.01
5 Catfish Hunter 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Catfish Hunter 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 303
2 Nolan Ryan 302
3 Mickey Lolich 235
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 Duke Sims .500
2 Carlos May .421
3 Cesar Tovar .419
4 Steve Yeager .406
5 Dusty Baker .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Billy Williams 7
3 John Mayberry 5
4 John Briggs 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 18
2 John Mayberry 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Carl Yastrzemski 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Al Santorini 0.00
1 Jon Matlack 0.00
4 Bill Hands 0.60
5 Ernie McAnally 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Fred Norman 25
3 Don Sutton 25
5 Andy Messersmith 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Terry Forster 4
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Bobby Bolin 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .373
2 Steve Yeager .362
3 Ken Reitz .356
4 Carlos May .350
5 John Mayberry .350

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 Dick Allen 21
5 2 tied 20

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 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Andy Messersmith 52
3 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Rudy May 48
5 Steve Carlton 47

Saves

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