On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 68 .553 --
Tigers 84 69 .549 0.5
Yankees 79 73 .520 5.0
Orioles 79 73 .520 5.0
Indians 71 83 .461 14.0
Brewers 62 91 .405 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 61 .601 --
White Sox 85 66 .563 6.0
Twins 76 75 .503 15.0
Royals 75 77 .493 16.5
Angels 74 79 .484 18.0
Rangers 53 99 .349 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 58 .621 --
Cubs 84 68 .553 10.5
Mets 79 72 .523 15.0
Cardinals 74 80 .481 21.5
Expos 69 82 .457 25.0
Phillies 57 96 .373 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 59 .612 --
Astros 84 67 .556 8.5
Dodgers 83 70 .542 10.5
Braves 70 82 .461 23.0
Giants 67 86 .438 26.5
Padres 58 93 .384 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Duffy 5
2 Ken Berry 3
2 Enzo Hernandez 3
2 Jim Holt 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Martinez 3
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
3 Larry Bowa 2
3 Nate Colbert 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 3
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Dave Nelson 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Bosman 3.25
2 Gaylord Perry 2.75
3 Don Gullett 2.50
4 Jim Bibby 0.88
5 Bert Blyleven 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Bosman 13
2 Gaylord Perry 11
3 Jim Bibby 7
3 Bert Blyleven 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Cesar Cedeno .323
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Dusty Baker .323
5 Rod Carew .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 123
2 Billy Williams 122
3 Dick Allen 113
4 Willie Stargell 112
5 Nate Colbert 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Bert Campaneris 48
4 Dave Nelson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.88
2 Gaylord Perry 1.92
3 Steve Carlton 2.00
4 Catfish Hunter 2.01
5 Don Sutton 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Wilbur Wood 24
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 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 36
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 28
4 Tug McGraw 25
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .500
2 Al Kaline .439
3 Duke Sims .432
4 Glenn Beckert .415
5 Frank Duffy .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 18
2 Billy Williams 15
3 Johnny Bench 13
4 Glenn Beckert 12
4 Carl Yastrzemski 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 9
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Dave Nelson 7
4 Lou Brock 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Barry Lersch 0.00
3 Rollie Fingers 0.64
4 Bert Blyleven 0.67
5 Tom Seaver 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 34
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Dick Bosman 28
4 Andy Messersmith 27
5 Gaylord Perry 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .372
2 John Mayberry .360
3 Ken Reitz .359
4 Al Kaline .348
5 Steve Yeager .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 31
2 John Mayberry 29
3 Billy Williams 27
4 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 Dick Allen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Lou Brock 11
3 Enzo Hernandez 11
3 Dave Nelson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 0.63
2 Jerry Bell 0.92
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Steve Carlton 1.16
5 Bob Gibson 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 6
1 Rudy May 6
1 Milt Pappas 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Andy Messersmith 47
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 11
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Tug McGraw 6
5 Bobby Bolin 5