On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 43 .561 --
Orioles 53 45 .541 2.0
Yankees 49 47 .510 5.0
Red Sox 49 48 .505 5.5
Indians 45 53 .459 10.0
Brewers 40 58 .408 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 38 .616 --
White Sox 55 43 .561 5.5
Twins 49 46 .516 10.0
Royals 46 51 .474 14.0
Angels 44 55 .444 17.0
Rangers 40 59 .404 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 37 .622 --
Mets 53 44 .546 7.5
Cubs 53 48 .525 9.5
Cardinals 48 49 .495 12.5
Expos 44 52 .458 16.0
Phillies 37 62 .374 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 38 .604 --
Astros 55 45 .550 5.0
Dodgers 51 47 .520 8.0
Braves 46 54 .460 14.0
Giants 45 56 .446 15.5
Padres 40 59 .404 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Jim Breazeale 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Reese 3
2 Luis Alvarado 2
2 Dusty Baker 2
2 Curt Blefary 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Davalillo 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Perry 1.75
2 Tommy John 1.17
3 Bill Hands 1.00
3 Ernie McAnally 1.00
3 Rick Reuschel 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 8
1 Rick Reuschel 8
3 Tommy John 7
3 Jim Perry 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Gary Ross 1
1 Mac Scarce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .353
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Ralph Garr .325
4 Manny Sanguillen .323
5 Matty Alou .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Johnny Bench 24
4 Lee May 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 84
2 Dick Allen 77
3 Johnny Bench 76
3 Willie Stargell 76
5 Billy Williams 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 43
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 Jim Palmer 1.87
3 Steve Kline 1.88
4 Catfish Hunter 2.00
5 Gary Nolan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 18
1 Gaylord Perry 18
3 Wilbur Wood 17
4 Steve Carlton 16
5 4 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 146

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .457
2 Ken Berry .410
3 Joe Rudi .393
4 Ken Singleton .391
5 Bernie Carbo .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 22
2 Bobby Murcer 19
3 George Scott 18
4 Dick Allen 16
5 Boog Powell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Dave Nelson 8
4 Rick Auerbach 7
5 Tommy Harper 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
4 Jim Perry 0.36
5 Bill Hands 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Don Newhauser 3
1 Jim Perry 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Don Wilson 24
3 Vida Blue 23
4 Balor Moore 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .407
2 Cesar Cedeno .384
3 Ralph Garr .370
4 Ken Singleton .356
5 Vic Davalillo .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 16
2 Dick Allen 13
3 Carlton Fisk 8
3 Bobby Murcer 8
3 Earl Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Bobby Murcer 27
3 George Scott 25
3 Willie Stargell 25
3 Billy Williams 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Dave Nelson 12
4 Amos Otis 10
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.93
3 Jon Matlack 1.07
3 Bill Greif 1.07
5 Rich Hand 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Clay Kirby 55
3 Tom Seaver 49
4 Steve Carlton 47
5 Mickey Lolich 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .339
2 Billy Williams .327
3 Rod Carew .326
4 Cesar Cedeno .323
5 Joe Torre .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Hank Aaron 36
2 Reggie Jackson 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 34
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 112
2 Joe Torre 104
3 Dick Allen 103
4 Willie Stargell 101
5 Lee May 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Dave Nelson 47
4 Cesar Cedeno 43
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.68
2 Catfish Hunter 1.96
3 Jim Palmer 2.01
4 Jon Matlack 2.02
5 Steve Kline 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 272
2 Steve Carlton 264
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Joe Coleman 252
5 Clay Kirby 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 28
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Dave Giusti 23
5 Mike Marshall 22