On This Day

Sunday, July 16, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 46 35 .568 --
Orioles 45 36 .556 1.0
Red Sox 38 39 .494 6.0
Yankees 37 41 .474 7.5
Indians 34 46 .425 11.5
Brewers 32 47 .405 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 30 .634 --
White Sox 45 38 .542 7.5
Twins 42 38 .525 9.0
Royals 41 41 .500 11.0
Angels 38 46 .452 15.0
Rangers 35 48 .422 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 30 .634 --
Mets 47 34 .580 4.5
Cubs 44 40 .524 9.0
Cardinals 42 39 .519 9.5
Expos 36 45 .444 15.5
Phillies 29 54 .349 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 31 .622 --
Astros 48 38 .558 5.0
Dodgers 43 40 .518 8.5
Braves 38 46 .452 14.0
Giants 38 50 .432 16.0
Padres 31 52 .373 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee May 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
3 Ken Berry 3
3 Leo Cardenas 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 John Ellis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Danny Cater 3
2 Garry Maddox 3
4 Bill Buckner 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Brock Davis 1
1 Enzo Hernandez 1
1 Mike Jorgensen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.75
2 Lloyd Allen 1.60
3 Roger Nelson 1.40
4 Bill Slayback 1.17
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lloyd Allen 8
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Rudy May 7
2 Roger Nelson 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Bob Locker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Billy Williams .334
3 Manny Sanguillen .332
4 Richie Scheinblum .330
5 Lou Brock .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Dave Kingman 21
3 Nate Colbert 20
3 Billy Williams 20
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 71
2 Dick Allen 61
3 Willie Stargell 60
4 Nate Colbert 59
4 Lee May 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 34
2 Lou Brock 32
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Dave Nelson 24
5 Bert Campaneris 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Gary Nolan 1.82
3 Jim Palmer 1.83
4 Don Sutton 2.02
5 Blue Moon Odom 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 15
1 Gaylord Perry 15
3 Gary Nolan 13
3 Jim Palmer 13
3 Wilbur Wood 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 187
2 Nolan Ryan 146
3 Mickey Lolich 140
4 Gaylord Perry 132
5 Joe Coleman 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 20
2 Sparky Lyle 19
3 Tug McGraw 14
4 Dave Giusti 13
4 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .448
2 Manny Mota .405
2 Jim Northrup .405
4 Bill Buckner .400
5 John Briggs .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Billy Williams 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 18
2 Nate Colbert 14
2 Bobby Darwin 14
2 Don Money 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Freddie Patek 5
2 Pete Rose 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Dave Giusti 0.00
3 Marty Pattin 0.33
4 Jack Billingham 0.50
4 Bob Gibson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Reggie Cleveland 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Clay Kirby 30
3 Steve Carlton 28
4 Jerry Koosman 25
4 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Northrup .414
2 Billy Williams .407
3 Manny Mota .403
4 Cesar Cedeno .394
5 Lou Brock .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Billy Williams 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 John Briggs 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 31
2 Nate Colbert 28
3 John Briggs 26
4 Billy Williams 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
4 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.14
2 Jim Colborn 1.29
3 Blue Moon Odom 1.37
4 Jim Palmer 1.46
5 Catfish Hunter 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 74
2 Steve Carlton 65
3 Jerry Koosman 56
4 Joe Coleman 51
5 Steve Arlin 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Dave Giusti 6
3 Ken Sanders 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .340
2 Joe Torre .338
3 Manny Sanguillen .333
4 Roberto Clemente .327
5 Billy Williams .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 34
4 Johnny Bench 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 117
2 Lee May 101
3 Harmon Killebrew 100
4 Willie Stargell 97
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Amos Otis 42
4 Cesar Cedeno 39
4 Dave Nelson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.84
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Don Sutton 2.10
4 Catfish Hunter 2.20
5 Wilbur Wood 2.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 282
2 Joe Coleman 268
3 Tom Seaver 264
4 Steve Carlton 263
5 Wilbur Wood 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 24
3 Sparky Lyle 24
5 Mike Marshall 22