On This Day

Monday, October 2, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 69 .552 --
Red Sox 84 69 .549 0.5
Orioles 79 73 .520 5.0
Yankees 79 74 .516 5.5
Indians 71 83 .461 14.0
Brewers 63 91 .409 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 61 .601 --
White Sox 86 66 .566 5.5
Twins 76 76 .500 15.5
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 85 68 .556 10.0
Mets 80 73 .523 15.0
Cardinals 74 80 .481 21.5
Expos 70 83 .458 25.0
Phillies 57 97 .370 38.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Thompson 4
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 Ron Hunt 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bradford 4
2 Boots Day 3
2 Pete LaCock 3
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
2 Ken Singleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.43
2 Mickey Lolich 1.36
3 Bill Stoneman 1.29
4 John Curtis 0.57
5 Dick Woodson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Dave Lemonds 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 15
2 Rick Reuschel 10
3 Bill Stoneman 9
4 John Curtis 4
4 Dick Woodson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Juan Pizarro 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 .319

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 Mickey Lolich 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 319
2 Steve Carlton 303
3 Mickey Lolich 250
4 Tom Seaver 241
5 Gaylord Perry 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 36
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 29
4 Tug McGraw 25
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .519
2 Al Kaline .488
3 Glenn Beckert .405
4 Chris Chambliss .400
5 Duke Sims .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 16
2 Billy Williams 14
3 Carl Yastrzemski 13
4 Johnny Bench 11
4 John Briggs 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 9
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Dave Nelson 6
4 Lou Brock 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Barry Lersch 0.00
3 Carl Morton 0.53
4 Rick Reuschel 0.56
5 Gaylord Perry 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Milt Pappas 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 34
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Mickey Lolich 29
4 Dick Bosman 28
5 Bert Blyleven 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .378
2 Ken Reitz .359
3 Al Kaline .357
3 Steve Yeager .357
5 2 tied .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 John Mayberry 29
3 Carl Yastrzemski 25
4 Billy Williams 24
5 Dick Allen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Enzo Hernandez 11
3 Dave Nelson 11
5 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.80
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 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Mickey Lolich 49
2 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Andy Messersmith 47
4 Tom Seaver 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 11
2 Terry Forster 7
3 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Tug McGraw 6
5 Bobby Bolin 5