On This Day

Wednesday, October 11, 1972

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1972 Playoffs

Cincinnati wins series 3 - 2

Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Reds 4
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Series tied 2 - 2

Oakland Athletics 3
Detroit Tigers 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 2
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Dave Cash 2
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Dick McAuliffe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Cash 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 0.86
2 Steve Blass 0.67
3 Catfish Hunter 0.56
4 Don Gullett 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Hiller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Steve Blass 4
3 Tom Hall 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .450
2 Matty Alou .368
3 Joe Rudi .353
4 Johnny Bench .350
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
3 Dave Cash 3
3 Al Oliver 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
4 Matty Alou 1
4 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Blue Moon Odom 0.00
1 Dock Ellis 0.00
4 Ross Grimsley 1.00
5 Catfish Hunter 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 14
2 Mickey Lolich 11
3 Catfish Hunter 9
4 Tom Hall 8
5 Bob Johnson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 70 .551 --
Red Sox 85 70 .548 0.5
Orioles 80 74 .519 5.0
Yankees 79 76 .510 6.5
Indians 72 84 .462 14.0
Brewers 65 91 .417 21.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 62 .600 --
White Sox 87 67 .565 5.5
Twins 77 77 .500 15.5
Royals 76 78 .494 16.5
Angels 75 80 .484 18.0
Rangers 54 100 .351 38.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 59 .619 --
Cubs 85 70 .548 11.0
Mets 83 73 .532 13.5
Cardinals 75 81 .481 21.5
Expos 70 86 .449 26.5
Phillies 59 97 .378 37.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 59 .617 --
Astros 84 69 .549 10.5
Dodgers 85 70 .548 10.5
Braves 70 84 .455 25.0
Giants 69 86 .445 26.5
Padres 58 95 .379 36.5