On This Day

Tuesday, July 11, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 42 34 .553 --
Orioles 41 35 .539 1.0
Red Sox 36 36 .500 4.0
Yankees 36 37 .493 4.5
Indians 32 43 .427 9.5
Brewers 30 44 .405 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 29 .623 --
White Sox 44 34 .564 4.5
Twins 38 37 .507 9.0
Royals 39 38 .506 9.0
Angels 36 43 .456 13.0
Rangers 33 45 .423 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 48 28 .632 --
Mets 44 33 .571 4.5
Cubs 42 37 .532 7.5
Cardinals 40 36 .526 8.0
Expos 34 43 .442 14.5
Phillies 28 51 .354 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 31 .597 --
Astros 46 34 .575 1.5
Dodgers 41 38 .519 6.0
Braves 37 42 .468 10.0
Giants 36 48 .429 13.5
Padres 29 50 .367 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Williams 8
2 Lou Brock 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Tim Foli 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 2
1 Billy Williams 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ray Fosse 1
2 Gil Garrido 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 1.75
2 Dick Tidrow 1.67
3 Steve Carlton 1.33
4 Clay Kirby 1.25
5 Ron Bryant 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 10
1 Dick Tidrow 10
3 Steve Carlton 8
4 Jerry Koosman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Fred Gladding 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Manny Sanguillen .336
3 Billy Williams .328
4 Lou Brock .327
5 2 tied .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 22
2 Dave Kingman 21
3 Hank Aaron 19
4 Dick Allen 18
4 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 66
2 Dick Allen 58
2 Dave Kingman 58
4 Willie Stargell 56
5 Al Oliver 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 34
2 Lou Brock 31
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Dave Nelson 23
5 3 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.87
2 Jim Palmer 1.92
3 Gary Nolan 1.93
4 Pat Dobson 2.06
5 Jim Kaat 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 14
1 Gaylord Perry 14
3 Steve Carlton 12
3 Gary Nolan 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Nolan Ryan 138
3 Mickey Lolich 136
4 Gaylord Perry 123
5 Tom Bradley 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 19
2 Clay Carroll 17
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .455
2 Billy Williams .452
3 Jim Northrup .405
4 Carlton Fisk .404
5 Bobby Darwin .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Don Money 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Money 17
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Richie Scheinblum 14
4 Dick Allen 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Ralph Garr 5
3 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 0.55
2 Mike Marshall 0.56
3 Jim Colborn 0.60
4 Gary Ross 0.71
5 Sparky Lyle 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Nolan Ryan 4
3 Reggie Cleveland 3
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Steve Carlton 36
3 Clay Kirby 33
4 Mickey Lolich 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .398
2 Manny Mota .391
3 Carl Yastrzemski .390
4 Cesar Cedeno .378
5 Lou Brock .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 11
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Dick Allen 9
4 Lee May 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 27
1 Billy Williams 27
3 Lee May 26
4 Johnny Bench 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 14
2 Lou Brock 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Bert Campaneris 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Nelson 0.96
2 Catfish Hunter 1.19
3 Pat Dobson 1.22
4 Gary Nolan 1.30
5 Jim Colborn 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Nolan Ryan 6
4 Ron Bryant 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Steve Carlton 69
3 Jerry Koosman 50
3 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Joe Coleman 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Dave Giusti 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .342
2 Joe Torre .339
3 Manny Sanguillen .328
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Billy Williams .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 33
4 Johnny Bench 31
5 Reggie Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 119
2 Harmon Killebrew 97
3 Lee May 96
4 Hank Aaron 95
4 2 others tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 39
3 Amos Otis 39
5 Dave Nelson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.95
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Catfish Hunter 2.18
4 Don Sutton 2.19
5 Wilbur Wood 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 281
2 Steve Carlton 264
3 Joe Coleman 260
4 Tom Seaver 255
5 Wilbur Wood 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Sparky Lyle 24
3 Clay Carroll 23
4 Dave Giusti 22
4 Mike Marshall 22