On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 41 .573 --
Orioles 52 43 .547 2.5
Yankees 48 45 .516 5.5
Red Sox 47 47 .500 7.0
Indians 43 52 .453 11.5
Brewers 38 58 .396 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 38 .612 --
White Sox 53 43 .552 6.0
Twins 48 45 .516 9.5
Royals 46 50 .479 13.0
Angels 44 53 .454 15.5
Rangers 39 58 .402 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 36 .625 --
Mets 53 42 .558 6.5
Cubs 51 47 .520 10.0
Cardinals 47 48 .495 12.5
Expos 43 50 .462 15.5
Phillies 35 62 .361 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 37 .611 --
Astros 54 45 .545 6.0
Dodgers 49 47 .510 9.5
Braves 46 52 .469 13.5
Giants 45 54 .455 15.0
Padres 38 59 .392 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nate Colbert 7
2 Cleon Jones 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Cleon Jones 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Woodson 1.67
2 Gaylord Perry 1.50
3 Ken Holtzman 1.33
4 Jerry Koosman 0.88
4 Jon Matlack 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Acosta 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Woodson 10
2 Clay Kirby 7
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Jon Matlack 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Al Severinsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .346
2 Billy Williams .344
3 Ralph Garr .331
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Matty Alou .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 30
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Johnny Bench 24
4 Willie Stargell 22
4 Billy Williams 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 82
2 Dick Allen 77
3 Johnny Bench 76
4 Willie Stargell 75
5 Billy Williams 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 42
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
3 Dave Nelson 33
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.63
2 Gary Nolan 1.71
3 Don Sutton 1.89
4 Steve Kline 1.93
5 Jim Palmer 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 18
1 Gaylord Perry 18
3 Steve Carlton 16
3 Wilbur Wood 16
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 213
2 Nolan Ryan 181
3 Mickey Lolich 167
4 Gaylord Perry 151
5 Joe Coleman 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 22
1 Sparky Lyle 22
3 Dave Giusti 16
4 Terry Forster 15
4 Tug McGraw 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .436
2 Danny Thompson .396
2 Billy Williams .396
2 Earl Williams .396
5 Ralph Garr .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 10
2 Dick Allen 8
3 Bobby Murcer 6
4 Harmon Killebrew 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 23
2 Bobby Murcer 17
3 Dick Allen 16
4 Reggie Jackson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
1 Dave Nelson 8
4 Rick Auerbach 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.36
3 Steve Carlton 0.47
4 Rob Gardner 0.56
5 Don Sutton 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Don Newhauser 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Balor Moore 28
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 Clay Kirby 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .429
2 Ralph Garr .391
3 Manny Mota .377
4 Cesar Cedeno .367
5 Vic Davalillo .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 16
2 Dick Allen 13
3 Carlton Fisk 9
4 Boog Powell 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Willie Stargell 28
3 Bobby Murcer 27
3 Billy Williams 27
5 Dick Allen 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Dave Nelson 13
4 Amos Otis 10
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Gary Nolan 1.01
3 Jon Matlack 1.07
4 Rich Hand 1.13
5 Steve Carlton 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
2 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Clay Kirby 55
3 Steve Carlton 54
4 Mickey Lolich 46
5 Balor Moore 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .342
2 Billy Williams .327
3 Rod Carew .325
4 Joe Torre .320
5 Rusty Staub .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 37
1 Nate Colbert 37
3 Reggie Jackson 36
4 Dick Allen 34
4 Harmon Killebrew 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 111
2 Dick Allen 104
3 Joe Torre 103
4 Lee May 101
5 Willie Stargell 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 48
4 Cesar Cedeno 43
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.68
2 Don Sutton 1.84
3 Gary Nolan 1.99
4 Catfish Hunter 2.02
5 Jim Palmer 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
2 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Steve Carlton 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 272
1 Mickey Lolich 272
3 Joe Coleman 259
4 Tom Seaver 249
5 Clay Kirby 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 28
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 24
3 Sparky Lyle 24
5 Mike Marshall 22