On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 48 .547 --
Tigers 58 49 .542 0.5
Yankees 55 50 .524 2.5
Red Sox 53 51 .510 4.0
Indians 49 57 .462 9.0
Brewers 43 64 .402 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 45 .583 --
White Sox 61 45 .575 1.0
Twins 54 50 .519 7.0
Royals 51 54 .486 10.5
Angels 49 58 .458 13.5
Rangers 42 65 .393 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 39 .629 --
Mets 56 48 .538 9.5
Cubs 57 51 .528 10.5
Cardinals 51 53 .490 14.5
Expos 47 57 .452 18.5
Phillies 40 65 .381 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 41 .610 --
Astros 60 48 .556 5.5
Dodgers 55 50 .524 9.0
Braves 50 59 .459 16.0
Giants 48 61 .440 18.0
Padres 42 64 .396 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Wes Parker 4
3 Cesar Geronimo 3
3 Richie Hebner 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 2
2 Jim Breazeale 1
2 Terry Crowley 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Pappas 5
2 Jim Breazeale 3
2 Gene Clines 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 Graig Nettles 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy White 2
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 3.33
2 Lynn McGlothen 2.00
3 Mike Cuellar 1.44
4 Dave Lemonds 1.00
4 Roger Nelson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 13
2 Don Sutton 10
3 Larry Dierker 9
4 Lynn McGlothen 8
5 Jon Matlack 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Frank Linzy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .352
2 Billy Williams .340
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Joe Rudi .320
5 Manny Sanguillen .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 89
2 Nate Colbert 84
3 Dick Allen 82
4 Johnny Bench 80
5 Billy Williams 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 46
2 Cesar Cedeno 39
2 Joe Morgan 39
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 Bobby Tolan 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.69
2 Gaylord Perry 1.82
3 Jim Palmer 1.84
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Catfish Hunter 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 19
2 Steve Carlton 18
2 Mickey Lolich 18
2 Gaylord Perry 18
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 232
2 Nolan Ryan 198
3 Mickey Lolich 173
4 Gaylord Perry 161
5 Joe Coleman 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 26
2 Clay Carroll 24
3 Terry Forster 17
3 Dave Giusti 17
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .429
2 Ollie Brown .421
3 Ken Henderson .400
4 Roy Foster .394
5 Carlos May .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 8
2 Willie Stargell 7
3 Richie Hebner 5
3 Joe Rudi 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 19
1 Willie Stargell 19
3 Bobby Murcer 16
4 Joe Rudi 15
4 George Scott 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Dave Nelson 8
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Bob Moose 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
4 Rick Reuschel 0.33
5 Steve Kline 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Steve Kline 4
3 Stan Bahnsen 3
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 31
2 Don Sutton 30
3 Mike Cuellar 28
3 Lynn McGlothen 28
3 Nolan Ryan 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Jack Aker 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 Ramon Hernandez 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .379
2 Wes Parker .378
3 Billy Williams .376
4 Cesar Cedeno .374
5 Dick Allen .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 13
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
4 Bobby Murcer 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Nate Colbert 30
3 Bobby Murcer 27
3 Boog Powell 27
3 George Scott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Dave Nelson 13
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Amos Otis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Woodson 0.87
2 Steve Carlton 0.89
3 Steve Kline 0.95
4 Steve Barber 1.08
5 Rudy May 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Steve Kline 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Steve Carlton 50
3 Balor Moore 48
4 Tommy John 43
4 Clay Kirby 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Dave Giusti 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .340
2 Cesar Cedeno .330
3 Joe Torre .329
4 Rod Carew .329
5 Billy Williams .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Nate Colbert 36
2 Willie Stargell 36
4 Dick Allen 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 113
2 Dick Allen 108
2 Nate Colbert 108
4 Joe Torre 101
5 Lee May 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 49
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Amos Otis 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.71
2 Catfish Hunter 1.93
3 Steve Kline 1.95
4 Jim Palmer 1.96
5 Don Sutton 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mickey Lolich 257
3 Joe Coleman 242
4 Tom Seaver 241
5 Clay Kirby 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 27
1 Sparky Lyle 27
1 Ken Sanders 27
4 Dave Giusti 24
5 2 tied 21