On This Day

Saturday, July 1, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 28 .569 --
Orioles 35 30 .538 2.0
Yankees 29 34 .460 7.0
Red Sox 28 34 .452 7.5
Indians 27 37 .422 9.5
Brewers 26 38 .406 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 24 .642 --
White Sox 40 27 .597 3.0
Twins 35 30 .538 7.0
Royals 32 33 .492 10.0
Angels 32 37 .464 12.0
Rangers 27 39 .409 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 41 25 .621 --
Mets 42 26 .618 0.0
Cubs 37 30 .552 4.5
Cardinals 36 33 .522 6.5
Expos 29 39 .426 13.0
Phillies 24 44 .353 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 42 27 .609 --
Astros 42 28 .600 0.5
Dodgers 36 33 .522 6.0
Braves 31 37 .456 10.5
Giants 29 46 .387 16.0
Padres 24 45 .348 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Dick Billings 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Nate Colbert 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 2
1 Ben Oglivie 2
3 Ken Berry 1
3 Leo Cardenas 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 Billy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 Ken Reynolds 1.60
3 Jerry Koosman 1.20
4 Dave Lemonds 1.17
5 Don Wilson 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 16
2 Ken Reynolds 8
2 Mike Torrez 8
2 Don Wilson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Luis Tiant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .339
2 Manny Sanguillen .329
3 Matty Alou .324
4 Lou Brock .323
5 Al Oliver .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Dave Kingman 17
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
5 6 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 59
2 Dick Allen 51
3 Dave Kingman 50
4 Al Oliver 49
5 2 tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 31
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Bobby Tolan 22
4 Bert Campaneris 21
5 3 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.55
2 Gaylord Perry 1.91
3 Gary Nolan 1.93
4 Jim Palmer 1.95
5 Steve Kline 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 13
2 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Ken Holtzman 11
5 4 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 159
2 Mickey Lolich 121
3 Nolan Ryan 114
4 Gaylord Perry 110
5 Joe Coleman 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 15
1 Sparky Lyle 15
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 Ken Sanders 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .500
2 Larry Biittner .410
3 Chris Cannizzaro .406
4 Lou Brock .403
5 Manny Mota .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Doug Rader 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 19
2 Jim Hickman 14
2 Rico Petrocelli 14
2 Joe Torre 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Pat Kelly 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Stephenson 0.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.51
3 Steve Kline 0.75
3 Luis Tiant 0.75
5 Gary Nolan 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Steve Arlin 29
3 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Rudy May 26
3 Paul Splittorff 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 4
1 Chuck Seelbach 4
3 Cy Acosta 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .458
2 Cesar Cedeno .391
3 Carl Yastrzemski .387
4 Richie Scheinblum .379
5 Boots Day .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Billy Williams 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 Mike Epstein 8
5 Doug Rader 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 32
2 John Mayberry 30
3 Billy Williams 26
4 Sal Bando 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
1 Joe Morgan 12
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Pat Kelly 9
5 George Scott 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Corbin 1.05
2 Gary Nolan 1.13
3 Nelson Briles 1.52
4 Scipio Spinks 1.55
5 Joe Coleman 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 65
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Gaylord Perry 50
5 Tom Bradley 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Tom Burgmeier 6
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Tug McGraw 6
2 Chuck Seelbach 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .338
2 Joe Torre .337
3 Ralph Garr .334
4 Manny Sanguillen .326
5 Matty Alou .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Lee May 32
4 Reggie Jackson 31
4 Earl Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 125
2 Harmon Killebrew 100
2 Rusty Staub 100
4 Bobby Bonds 96
4 Tony Perez 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Freddie Patek 37
5 Bert Campaneris 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.94
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Gaylord Perry 2.08
4 Tom Seaver 2.26
5 Pat Dobson 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 284
2 Joe Coleman 261
3 Steve Carlton 256
4 Tom Seaver 247
5 Fergie Jenkins 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Clay Carroll 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 Mike Marshall 21