On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 57 .540 --
Tigers 67 58 .536 0.5
Yankees 66 59 .528 1.5
Red Sox 64 58 .525 2.0
Indians 58 66 .468 9.0
Brewers 49 75 .395 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 51 .589 --
White Sox 71 52 .577 1.5
Twins 61 60 .504 10.5
Royals 60 63 .488 12.5
Angels 57 67 .460 16.0
Rangers 49 76 .392 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 46 .626 --
Cubs 67 58 .536 11.0
Mets 63 58 .521 13.0
Cardinals 60 63 .488 17.0
Expos 57 65 .467 19.5
Phillies 44 79 .358 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 46 .629 --
Astros 72 54 .571 7.0
Dodgers 66 57 .537 11.5
Braves 57 69 .452 22.0
Giants 56 70 .444 23.0
Padres 46 78 .371 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Richie Scheinblum 3
3 Dick Billings 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 Tommie Reynolds 1
1 Ron Santo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Ron Santo 3
3 Leo Cardenas 2
3 Horace Clarke 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Dave May 1
1 Roger Metzger 1
1 Gene Michael 1
1 Roy White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 Fritz Peterson 1.17
3 Wayne Twitchell 0.67
4 Larry Dierker 0.50
4 Woodie Fryman 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Claude Osteen 1
1 Fritz Peterson 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Wayne Twitchell 8
3 Fritz Peterson 7
4 Al Fitzmorris 5
5 Larry Dierker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .342
2 Billy Williams .340
3 Ralph Garr .321
4 Dick Allen .318
5 Richie Scheinblum .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 36
2 Dick Allen 32
2 Willie Stargell 32
4 Johnny Bench 29
5 Billy Williams 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 103
2 Nate Colbert 96
3 Billy Williams 95
4 Dick Allen 92
4 Johnny Bench 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Cesar Cedeno 47
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Dave Nelson 37
4 Bobby Tolan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.78
2 Steve Kline 1.79
3 Roger Nelson 1.91
4 Gary Nolan 1.93
5 Catfish Hunter 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 259
2 Nolan Ryan 243
3 Mickey Lolich 201
4 Tom Seaver 186
5 Gaylord Perry 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 25
3 Terry Forster 22
4 Dave Giusti 20
5 Tug McGraw 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave May .452
2 Ellie Rodriguez .412
3 Rod Carew .390
4 Bill Freehan .389
5 Ron Santo .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Ken Henderson 5
2 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Ron Woods 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 16
2 John Mayberry 13
2 Ron Woods 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 7
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Roy White 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Joe Morgan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.33
3 Ray Corbin 0.47
4 Nolan Ryan 0.49
5 Rob Gardner 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 Andy Messersmith 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Wayne Twitchell 28
3 Andy Messersmith 27
4 Bob Gibson 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Frank Linzy 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .409
2 Pete Rose .362
3 Rod Carew .359
4 Vada Pinson .354
5 2 tied .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 11
1 Ken Henderson 11
3 Bobby Murcer 10
3 Willie Stargell 10
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 28
1 Willie Stargell 28
3 Nate Colbert 27
3 Bobby Murcer 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Lou Brock 11
4 Bobby Tolan 10
4 Roy White 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.95
2 Dick Woodson 1.22
3 Jim Palmer 1.24
4 Dick Tidrow 1.32
5 Jim McAndrew 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Steve Carlton 51
3 Tom Seaver 49
3 Don Wilson 49
5 Andy Messersmith 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Jack Aker 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 Fred Gladding 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .334
2 Rod Carew .327
3 Billy Williams .324
4 Cesar Cedeno .324
5 Dick Allen .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Willie Stargell 38
3 Dick Allen 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
5 Johnny Bench 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 116
2 Nate Colbert 111
3 Dick Allen 107
4 Billy Williams 105
5 Johnny Bench 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.82
2 Gaylord Perry 1.97
3 Steve Kline 1.99
4 Catfish Hunter 2.02
5 Jim Kaat 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 Mickey Lolich 253
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Tom Seaver 249
5 Joe Coleman 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 30
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Terry Forster 22
3 Dave Giusti 22
5 2 tied 21