On This Day

Saturday, September 30, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 67 .556 --
Tigers 83 69 .546 1.5
Yankees 79 71 .527 4.5
Orioles 78 73 .517 6.0
Indians 69 83 .454 15.5
Brewers 62 90 .408 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 61 .599 --
White Sox 85 65 .567 5.0
Twins 75 75 .500 15.0
Royals 75 76 .497 15.5
Angels 74 78 .487 17.0
Rangers 52 99 .344 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 57 .625 --
Cubs 83 68 .550 11.5
Mets 78 72 .520 16.0
Cardinals 74 79 .484 21.5
Expos 68 82 .453 26.0
Phillies 57 95 .375 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 92 59 .609 --
Astros 84 66 .560 7.5
Dodgers 83 69 .546 9.5
Braves 70 81 .464 22.0
Giants 66 86 .434 26.5
Padres 57 93 .380 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Kaline 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
4 Dick Billings 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 4
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Claude Osteen 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Denny Doyle 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barry Lersch 3.00
2 Nolan Ryan 2.12
3 Dock Ellis 1.33
4 Bill Hands 1.20
5 Marty Pattin 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 17
2 Balor Moore 10
3 Marty Pattin 9
4 Claude Osteen 8
5 Bill Gogolewski 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Steve Kealey 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Dusty Baker .326
3 Cesar Cedeno .323
4 Ralph Garr .322
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 108

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 Stan Bahnsen 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 319
2 Steve Carlton 303
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 .475
2 Carlos May .471
3 Al Kaline .447
4 Chris Chambliss .413
5 Dusty Baker .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Billy Williams 6
3 John Mayberry 5
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 18
2 Billy Williams 17
3 Carl Yastrzemski 16
4 Johnny Bench 14
5 2 tied 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 Barry Lersch 0.00
4 Ernie McAnally 0.61
5 Bert Blyleven 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Tom Seaver 35
3 Don Sutton 25
4 Joe Coleman 24
4 Luis Tiant 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .372
2 Ken Reitz .359
3 Dusty Baker .359
4 Steve Yeager .357
5 John Mayberry .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 John Mayberry 29
3 Billy Williams 26
4 Carl Yastrzemski 24
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 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.34
2 Dock Ellis 0.63
3 Jerry Bell 0.93
4 Gaylord Perry 1.04
5 Steve Carlton 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 6
1 Rudy May 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 86
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Fred Norman 46
3 Don Sutton 46
5 Woodie Fryman 45

Saves

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