On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 83 67 .553 --
Tigers 82 69 .543 1.5
Yankees 79 71 .527 4.0
Orioles 78 72 .520 5.0
Indians 69 83 .454 15.0
Brewers 62 89 .411 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 61 .596 --
White Sox 84 65 .564 5.0
Twins 75 74 .503 14.0
Royals 75 75 .500 14.5
Angels 73 78 .483 17.0
Rangers 52 98 .347 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 94 57 .623 --
Cubs 83 67 .553 10.5
Mets 78 71 .523 15.0
Cardinals 73 79 .480 21.5
Expos 67 81 .453 25.5
Phillies 56 94 .373 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 92 58 .613 --
Astros 83 66 .557 8.5
Dodgers 82 69 .543 10.5
Braves 70 80 .467 22.0
Giants 65 86 .430 27.5
Padres 57 92 .383 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Jim Northrup 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Northrup 5
2 John Mayberry 4
3 Garry Maddox 3
3 Tony Perez 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 3.25
2 Luis Tiant 1.14
3 Tom Bradley 1.11
4 Vida Blue 1.00
5 Bob Gibson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Tom Bradley 10
3 Luis Tiant 8
4 Ken Forsch 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Roberts 1
1 Chuck Seelbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Cesar Cedeno .325
3 Dusty Baker .324
4 Ralph Garr .321
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 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Dave Nelson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.88
2 Gaylord Perry 1.95
3 Steve Carlton 2.00
4 Catfish Hunter 2.01
5 Don Sutton 2.05

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 Tom Seaver 241
4 Mickey Lolich 235
5 Gaylord Perry 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 35
1 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 28
4 Tug McGraw 25
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Sims .486
2 Carlos May .436
3 Chris Chambliss .431
4 Steve Yeager .406
5 Cesar Tovar .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Billy Williams 7
3 John Mayberry 6
4 John Briggs 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 19
2 Billy Williams 18
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Carl Yastrzemski 14
5 Willie Davis 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Enzo Hernandez 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Dave Nelson 5

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 Luis Tiant 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Tom Bradley 29
3 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Steve Carlton 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Terry Forster 4
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Bobby Bolin 2
3 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .376
2 Ken Reitz .364
3 Steve Yeager .362
4 Carlos May .361
5 Jose Cruz .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 John Mayberry 9
3 Billy Williams 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 Carl Yastrzemski 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 John Mayberry 29
3 Billy Williams 27
4 Carl Yastrzemski 22
5 Dick Allen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
1 Joe Morgan 12
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Dave Nelson 9
5 Enzo Hernandez 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.34
2 Jerry Bell 0.93
3 Luis Tiant 1.19
4 Gaylord Perry 1.20
5 Steve Blass 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 6
1 Rudy May 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Andy Messersmith 52
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Bert Blyleven 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 10
2 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Tug McGraw 6
5 Bobby Bolin 5