On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 45 .559 --
Orioles 54 47 .535 2.5
Yankees 52 48 .520 4.0
Red Sox 51 49 .510 5.0
Indians 47 55 .461 10.0
Brewers 41 61 .402 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 41 .602 --
White Sox 58 44 .569 3.5
Twins 52 47 .525 8.0
Royals 47 54 .465 14.0
Angels 47 56 .456 15.0
Rangers 41 62 .398 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 38 .627 --
Mets 55 45 .550 8.0
Cubs 54 50 .519 11.0
Cardinals 49 51 .490 14.0
Expos 45 55 .450 18.0
Phillies 39 63 .382 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 39 .610 --
Astros 58 46 .558 5.0
Dodgers 53 48 .525 8.5
Braves 47 57 .452 16.0
Giants 46 59 .438 17.5
Padres 41 61 .402 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 6
2 Felipe Alou 5
2 Joe Rudi 5
4 Mike Andrews 4
4 13 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Mickey Stanley 2
4 Bernie Allen 1
4 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Richie Hebner 5
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Mike Andrews 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Henderson 2
1 Pat Kelly 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.12
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
2 Wayne Simpson 1.00
2 Paul Splittorff 1.00
2 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 9
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Paul Splittorff 7
2 Don Sutton 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .352
2 Billy Williams .336
3 Joe Rudi .327
4 Ralph Garr .322
5 Matty Alou .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Willie Stargell 26
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 Lee May 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 86
2 Nate Colbert 84
3 Dick Allen 82
4 Johnny Bench 79
5 Lee May 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 43
2 Joe Morgan 39
3 Cesar Cedeno 36
4 Dave Nelson 34
5 Bobby Tolan 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.70
2 Steve Kline 1.78
3 Jim Palmer 1.88
4 Catfish Hunter 2.00
5 Gary Nolan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 18
1 Gaylord Perry 18
1 Wilbur Wood 18
4 Steve Carlton 17
5 Jim Palmer 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 220
2 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Mickey Lolich 171
4 Gaylord Perry 159
5 2 tied 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 24
2 Clay Carroll 23
3 Dave Giusti 17
4 Terry Forster 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Rudi .500
2 Willie Stargell .457
3 Carlos May .435
4 Ed Herrmann .425
5 Vada Pinson .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 10
2 Dick Allen 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
4 Harmon Killebrew 6
5 Bobby Bonds 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 21
2 Bobby Murcer 19
2 Willie Stargell 19
4 Dick Allen 18
5 George Scott 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Dave Nelson 8
3 Rick Auerbach 6
3 Lou Brock 6
5 Ken Henderson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
2 Jim Perry 0.36
3 Rick Reuschel 0.50
4 Bill Hands 0.55
5 Steve Kline 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Steve Kline 3
3 Bob Moose 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Balor Moore 31
3 Gaylord Perry 26
4 Steve Carlton 25
5 Clay Kirby 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Ramon Hernandez 3
2 Horacio Pina 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .389
2 Rod Carew .380
3 Cesar Cedeno .371
4 Manny Mota .367
5 Joe Rudi .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 15
2 Dick Allen 12
3 Willie Stargell 10
4 Carlton Fisk 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Willie Stargell 33
3 Bobby Murcer 31
4 Dick Allen 27
5 George Scott 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Dave Nelson 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Roger Metzger 9
4 Amos Otis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.03
3 Gaylord Perry 1.03
4 Bill Parsons 1.09
5 Jon Matlack 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
2 Wilbur Wood 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 57
3 Steve Carlton 54
4 Balor Moore 49
5 Gaylord Perry 46

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 .339
2 Rod Carew .330
3 Cesar Cedeno .326
4 Billy Williams .323
5 Rusty Staub .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 38
1 Nate Colbert 38
3 Harmon Killebrew 35
3 Willie Stargell 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 112
2 Willie Stargell 110
3 Dick Allen 108
4 Lee May 103
5 Joe Torre 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 46
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.63
2 Jim Palmer 1.95
3 Steve Kline 1.98
4 Catfish Hunter 1.99
5 Jon Matlack 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Jim Palmer 23
5 Steve Carlton 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mickey Lolich 262
3 Joe Coleman 247
4 Tom Seaver 246
5 Clay Kirby 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 27
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Sparky Lyle 25
4 Dave Giusti 24
5 2 tied 22