On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 38 .582 --
Orioles 50 40 .556 2.5
Red Sox 46 43 .517 6.0
Yankees 44 44 .500 7.5
Indians 38 51 .427 14.0
Brewers 36 54 .400 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 36 .613 --
White Sox 51 42 .548 6.0
Twins 46 43 .517 9.0
Royals 45 47 .489 11.5
Angels 42 52 .447 15.5
Rangers 37 55 .402 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 34 .626 --
Mets 50 40 .556 6.5
Cardinals 46 44 .511 10.5
Cubs 47 46 .505 11.0
Expos 41 48 .461 15.0
Phillies 33 58 .363 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 34 .622 --
Astros 51 43 .543 7.0
Dodgers 49 42 .538 7.5
Braves 43 49 .467 14.0
Giants 41 53 .436 17.0
Padres 34 57 .374 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Cater 3
1 Dave Nelson 3
1 Ken Singleton 3
1 Joe Torre 3
1 Roy White 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Helms 4
1 Bob Montgomery 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.40
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Bill Stoneman 1.00
4 Tom Bradley 0.88
4 3 others tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 8
2 Tom Bradley 7
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Dock Ellis 7
2 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Denny McLain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .352
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Manny Sanguillen .324
4 Matty Alou .319
5 Ralph Garr .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 25
2 Johnny Bench 24
3 Nate Colbert 23
4 Billy Williams 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 75
2 Willie Stargell 72
3 Dick Allen 71
4 Billy Williams 67
5 Nate Colbert 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 37
1 Joe Morgan 37
3 Dave Nelson 29
4 Bert Campaneris 26
4 2 others tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.69
2 Gary Nolan 1.81
3 Don Sutton 1.90
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Steve Kline 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 17
1 Gaylord Perry 17
3 Wilbur Wood 16
4 Steve Carlton 15
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 208
2 Nolan Ryan 170
3 Mickey Lolich 161
4 Gaylord Perry 145
5 Joe Coleman 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 22
2 Sparky Lyle 20
3 Terry Forster 15
3 Dave Giusti 15
3 Tug McGraw 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .465
2 Joe Morgan .422
3 Cesar Cedeno .419
4 Danny Thompson .413
5 Billy Williams .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 7
2 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Earl Williams 6
4 Nate Colbert 5
4 Harmon Killebrew 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 16
2 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Dick Allen 13
3 Boog Powell 13
3 Billy Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 5
1 Lou Brock 5
1 Dave Nelson 5
1 Amos Otis 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.33
2 Bill Parsons 0.35
3 Bill Slayback 0.40
4 Don Sutton 0.50
5 Gary Gentry 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Don Newhauser 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Balor Moore 27
3 Steve Carlton 26
3 Joe Coleman 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ken Wright 4
4 Clay Carroll 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .436
2 Cesar Geronimo .375
3 Carlton Fisk .368
4 Dusty Baker .364
5 Willie Davis .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 14
2 Earl Williams 10
3 Nate Colbert 9
3 Billy Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 30
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Willie Stargell 25
4 Bobby Darwin 23
4 Boog Powell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Dave Nelson 9
2 Amos Otis 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.07
2 Jon Matlack 1.13
3 Bill Slayback 1.28
4 Frank Reberger 1.29
5 Gary Nolan 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Steve Carlton 62
3 Clay Kirby 56
4 Tom Seaver 51
5 Balor Moore 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6
5 Dave Giusti 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .332
2 Joe Torre .327
3 Rod Carew .326
4 Billy Williams .323
5 Roberto Clemente .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 38
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Dick Allen 33
3 Reggie Jackson 33
3 Harmon Killebrew 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 106
2 Joe Torre 103
3 Dick Allen 100
4 Lee May 98
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 44
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Amos Otis 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.73
2 Don Sutton 1.85
3 Jim Palmer 2.01
4 Catfish Hunter 2.05
5 Jon Matlack 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Jim Palmer 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 280
2 Steve Carlton 267
3 Joe Coleman 261
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 Clay Kirby 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 29
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 24
4 Mike Marshall 23
5 2 tied 22