On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 31 .563 --
Tigers 39 32 .549 1.0
Red Sox 34 34 .500 4.5
Yankees 33 36 .478 6.0
Indians 30 40 .429 9.5
Brewers 29 41 .414 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 27 .630 --
White Sox 41 32 .562 5.0
Twins 37 34 .521 8.0
Royals 36 36 .500 9.5
Angels 33 42 .440 14.0
Rangers 30 43 .411 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 46 27 .630 --
Mets 43 30 .589 3.0
Cardinals 39 34 .534 7.0
Cubs 39 35 .527 7.5
Expos 32 41 .438 14.0
Phillies 26 48 .351 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 29 .603 --
Astros 44 32 .579 1.5
Dodgers 39 35 .527 5.5
Braves 36 40 .474 9.5
Giants 32 48 .400 15.5
Padres 27 48 .360 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt May 7
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 Pat Kelly 4
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Kendall 2
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Ike Brown 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Alley 4
2 Ken Berry 3
2 Dave May 3
2 Milt May 3
2 Ken Singleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 1.22
2 Don Sutton 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.80
3 John Curtis 0.80
5 Bill Stoneman 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 11
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 John Curtis 8
2 Bruce Kison 8
2 Bill Stoneman 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .341
2 Manny Sanguillen .338
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Ralph Garr .320
5 Lou Piniella .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Dave Kingman 20
3 Hank Aaron 17
4 Dick Allen 16
4 3 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 61
2 Dick Allen 55
3 Dave Kingman 53
3 Willie Stargell 53
5 Al Oliver 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 32
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Cesar Cedeno 24
4 Bert Campaneris 22
4 2 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.86
2 Gary Nolan 1.90
3 Don Sutton 1.91
4 Gaylord Perry 1.97
5 Jim Palmer 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 13
1 Gaylord Perry 13
3 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Steve Carlton 11
4 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 174
2 Mickey Lolich 126
3 Nolan Ryan 122
4 Tom Bradley 117
5 2 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 17
2 Clay Carroll 16
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 Ken Sanders 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .444
2 Carlton Fisk .419
3 Chris Cannizzaro .406
4 Larry Biittner .400
5 Richie Scheinblum .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Dick Allen 5
1 John Briggs 5
4 Harmon Killebrew 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 17
2 John Briggs 16
3 Sal Bando 14
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Freddie Patek 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Ross 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.55
3 Gary Nolan 0.57
4 Jerry Koosman 0.65
5 Dave McNally 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Nolan Ryan 4
3 Ken Brett 3
3 Reggie Cleveland 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Steve Carlton 36
3 Paul Splittorff 30
4 Steve Arlin 28
5 3 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .396
2 Carl Yastrzemski .378
3 Cesar Cedeno .368
4 Richie Scheinblum .368
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 John Briggs 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 28
2 Sal Bando 26
3 Billy Williams 25
4 Johnny Bench 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
1 Joe Morgan 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Pat Kelly 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.09
2 Pat Dobson 1.22
3 Jim Barr 1.31
4 Ray Corbin 1.42
5 Earl Stephenson 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 72
2 Nolan Ryan 63
3 Tom Bradley 49
4 Jerry Koosman 48
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Ken Sanders 6
4 Dave Giusti 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .344
2 Joe Torre .338
3 Manny Sanguillen .333
4 Roberto Clemente .328
5 Carlos May .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Lee May 31
4 Johnny Bench 30
4 Reggie Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 122
2 Harmon Killebrew 101
2 Tony Perez 101
4 Willie Stargell 98
5 Rusty Staub 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 54
3 Cesar Cedeno 39
3 Amos Otis 39
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.96
2 Don Sutton 2.07
3 Wilbur Wood 2.11
4 Tom Seaver 2.17
5 Steve Kline 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23
5 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 278
2 Steve Carlton 265
3 Joe Coleman 263
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 Wilbur Wood 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Clay Carroll 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
2 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Mike Marshall 21