On This Day

Tuesday, October 3, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 69 .555 --
Red Sox 84 70 .545 1.5
Orioles 80 74 .519 5.5
Yankees 79 75 .513 6.5
Indians 72 84 .462 14.5
Brewers 64 91 .413 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 62 .597 --
White Sox 87 66 .569 4.5
Twins 76 77 .497 15.5
Royals 75 78 .490 16.5
Angels 75 79 .487 17.0
Rangers 54 99 .353 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 58 .623 --
Cubs 85 69 .552 11.0
Mets 82 73 .529 14.5
Cardinals 74 81 .477 22.5
Expos 70 85 .452 26.5
Phillies 58 97 .374 38.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 59 .614 --
Astros 84 68 .553 9.5
Dodgers 84 70 .545 10.5
Braves 70 83 .458 24.0
Giants 68 86 .442 26.5
Padres 58 94 .382 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy McCraw 6
2 Ken Boswell 5
3 Al Bumbry 4
3 Chris Chambliss 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
1 Don Money 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy McCraw 5
2 Ken Boswell 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Coco Laboy 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Bill Fahey 2
4 Dick Billings 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Moose 2.00
2 Steve Renko 1.17
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Don Sutton 0.75
5 Steve Carlton 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 9
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Steve Carlton 7
3 Steve Renko 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Ralph Garr .322
3 Cesar Cedeno .321
4 Dusty Baker .321
5 Rod Carew .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Nate Colbert 38
3 Dick Allen 37
3 Billy Williams 37
5 Hank Aaron 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 124
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 57
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Bert Campaneris 50
5 Dave Nelson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.91
2 Gaylord Perry 1.92
3 Steve Carlton 1.97
4 Gary Nolan 1.99
5 Catfish Hunter 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Wilbur Wood 24
4 Mickey Lolich 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 319
2 Steve Carlton 310
3 Mickey Lolich 250
4 Tom Seaver 249
5 Gaylord Perry 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 36
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 29
4 Tug McGraw 26
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .519
2 Al Kaline .489
3 Glenn Beckert .421
4 Chris Chambliss .407
5 Duke Sims .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Billy Williams 6
3 John Briggs 5
3 Ron Fairly 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 16
2 Billy Williams 14
3 Carl Yastrzemski 13
4 John Briggs 12
5 Jim Northrup 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Enzo Hernandez 7
3 Dave Nelson 6
4 Lou Brock 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Lersch 0.00
2 Carl Morton 0.53
3 Rick Reuschel 0.56
4 Gaylord Perry 0.62
5 Bert Blyleven 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 42
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Steve Carlton 29
3 Mickey Lolich 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Terry Forster 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Tug McGraw 3
3 Chuck Seelbach 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .372
2 Al Kaline .362
3 Lou Brock .362
4 Ken Reitz .359
5 Chris Chambliss .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 John Mayberry 9
2 Billy Williams 9
4 Bobby Murcer 8
4 Carl Yastrzemski 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 16
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Enzo Hernandez 11
3 Dave Nelson 11
5 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Bell 0.92
2 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 1.14
4 Don Sutton 1.17
5 Bob Gibson 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Steve Carlton 51
4 Gaylord Perry 49
4 Don Sutton 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 11
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Tug McGraw 7
4 Sparky Lyle 6
5 Chuck Seelbach 5