On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 57 .544 --
Tigers 67 59 .532 1.5
Yankees 67 59 .532 1.5
Red Sox 65 58 .528 2.0
Indians 58 67 .464 10.0
Brewers 50 75 .400 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 51 .592 --
White Sox 71 53 .573 2.5
Twins 62 60 .508 10.5
Royals 60 64 .484 13.5
Angels 57 68 .456 17.0
Rangers 49 77 .389 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 46 .629 --
Cubs 68 58 .540 11.0
Mets 63 59 .516 14.0
Cardinals 61 64 .488 17.5
Expos 57 66 .463 20.5
Phillies 45 80 .360 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 46 .632 --
Astros 73 54 .575 7.0
Dodgers 67 58 .536 12.0
Braves 58 70 .453 22.5
Giants 56 71 .441 24.0
Padres 46 79 .368 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 5
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Tom Hutton 4
2 Pete Rose 4
2 Ted Sizemore 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 2
1 Elrod Hendricks 2
1 Joe Lis 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Lis 5
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 Bobby Darwin 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Metzger 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Colborn 1.67
2 Rick Wise 1.43
3 Tom Seaver 1.33
4 Al Downing 1.17
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Wise 10
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Al Downing 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .340
2 Cesar Cedeno .340
3 Ralph Garr .318
4 Dick Allen .318
5 Dusty Baker .316

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 105
2 Billy Williams 98
3 Nate Colbert 96
4 Johnny Bench 93
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 53
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 194
5 Gaylord Perry 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 25
3 Terry Forster 22
4 Dave Giusti 21
5 Tug McGraw 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .432
2 Ellie Rodriguez .421
3 Dave May .412
4 Pete Rose .397
5 Vada Pinson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 6
1 John Mayberry 6
3 Ken Henderson 5
3 Bobby Murcer 5
3 Ron Woods 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 19
2 Ron Santo 15
3 Willie Stargell 14
4 Bobby Darwin 13
4 John Mayberry 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Bobby Tolan 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 Jim Colborn 0.36
4 Jim Barr 0.47
5 Ray Corbin 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Wayne Twitchell 28
3 Bob Gibson 26
3 Jim Palmer 26
3 Don Wilson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .393
2 Pete Rose .374
3 Ron Santo .366
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Vada Pinson .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 11
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Bobby Murcer 9
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Billy Williams 28
3 Willie Davis 26
3 Ken Henderson 26
5 Dusty Baker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Lou Brock 11
4 Bobby Tolan 10
5 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.95
2 Jim Palmer 1.24
3 Dick Tidrow 1.32
4 Jim McAndrew 1.34
5 Steve Kline 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Marty Pattin 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Don Wilson 49
4 Andy Messersmith 48
5 3 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Jack Aker 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .334
2 Rod Carew .328
3 Billy Williams .326
4 Cesar Cedeno .324
5 Dick Allen .319

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 110
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Dick Allen 105
5 Johnny Bench 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 53
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 41

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 Jim Palmer 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 Mickey Lolich 253
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Tom Seaver 250
5 Joe Coleman 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 30
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Terry Forster 22
5 2 tied 21