On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 44 .560 --
Orioles 53 47 .530 3.0
Red Sox 51 48 .515 4.5
Yankees 50 48 .510 5.0
Indians 46 54 .460 10.0
Brewers 41 59 .410 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 40 .604 --
White Sox 56 44 .560 4.5
Twins 51 46 .526 8.0
Royals 47 52 .475 13.0
Angels 45 56 .446 16.0
Rangers 41 60 .406 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 38 .620 --
Mets 54 45 .545 7.5
Cubs 54 49 .524 9.5
Cardinals 48 51 .485 13.5
Expos 45 53 .459 16.0
Phillies 39 62 .386 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 38 .616 --
Astros 57 45 .559 5.5
Dodgers 52 48 .520 9.5
Braves 46 57 .447 17.0
Giants 45 58 .437 18.0
Padres 41 60 .406 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Johnny Edwards 3
1 Al Oliver 3
1 Rico Petrocelli 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
2 Ted Ford 5
3 Willie Stargell 4
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.17
2 Luis Tiant 0.86
3 Gaylord Perry 0.80
4 Bill Parsons 0.71
4 Dave Roberts 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Clay Kirby 6
3 Luis Tiant 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .348
2 Billy Williams .336
3 Joe Rudi .322
4 Manny Sanguillen .321
5 Ralph Garr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Johnny Bench 25
4 Lee May 24
5 Willie Stargell 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 84
2 Willie Stargell 80
3 Dick Allen 79
4 Johnny Bench 78
5 Billy Williams 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 43
2 Joe Morgan 39
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
4 Dave Nelson 34
5 Bobby Tolan 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.70
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 Steve Carlton 17
3 Wilbur Wood 17
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 220
2 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Mickey Lolich 171
4 Gaylord Perry 159
5 2 tied 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 23
1 Sparky Lyle 23
3 Dave Giusti 17
4 Terry Forster 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Rudi .440
2 Carlos May .432
3 Dick Allen .421
4 George Scott .410
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 21
2 Bobby Murcer 20
3 George Scott 19
4 Dick Allen 18
5 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Dave Nelson 8
4 Rick Auerbach 6
5 4 tied 4

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 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jim Perry 3
2 Fritz Peterson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Balor Moore 31
3 Gaylord Perry 26
4 Steve Carlton 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .394
2 Rod Carew .371
3 Manny Mota .368
4 Danny Thompson .356
5 Dick Allen .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 15
2 Dick Allen 12
3 Lee May 9
3 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Earl Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Bobby Murcer 30
3 Willie Stargell 29
4 George Scott 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Dave Nelson 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Roger Metzger 8
4 Amos Otis 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.03
3 Bill Parsons 1.09
4 Jon Matlack 1.09
5 Dick Woodson 1.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Clay Kirby 57
3 Steve Carlton 54
4 Balor Moore 49
4 Gaylord Perry 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Jack Aker 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .338
2 Rod Carew .326
3 Billy Williams .323
4 Cesar Cedeno .322
5 Rusty Staub .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 38
2 Hank Aaron 36
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Harmon Killebrew 34
3 Lee May 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 112
2 Dick Allen 105
3 Willie Stargell 104
4 Joe Torre 103
5 Lee May 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Dave Nelson 47
4 Cesar Cedeno 45
5 Bert Campaneris 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.63
2 Jim Palmer 1.95
3 Catfish Hunter 1.99
4 Jon Matlack 1.99
5 Steve Kline 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Steve Carlton 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mickey Lolich 262
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Joe Coleman 252
5 Clay Kirby 227

Saves

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