On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 62 .541 --
Yankees 74 64 .536 0.5
Orioles 74 64 .536 0.5
Tigers 73 64 .533 1.0
Indians 63 75 .457 11.5
Brewers 56 83 .403 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 57 .584 --
White Sox 78 59 .569 2.0
Twins 69 67 .507 10.5
Royals 66 69 .489 13.0
Angels 63 73 .463 16.5
Rangers 52 84 .382 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 48 .644 --
Cubs 75 62 .547 13.0
Mets 71 64 .526 16.0
Expos 64 72 .471 23.5
Cardinals 64 74 .464 24.5
Phillies 49 88 .358 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 53 .613 --
Astros 76 60 .559 7.5
Dodgers 73 64 .533 11.0
Braves 64 74 .464 20.5
Giants 61 77 .442 23.5
Padres 51 83 .381 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 4
1 Pete Rose 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Ollie Brown 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 5
2 Matty Alou 4
2 Coco Laboy 4
4 Richie Hebner 3
4 Harmon Killebrew 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
1 Jim Nettles 2
4 Mike Andrews 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.67
2 Reggie Cleveland 1.00
2 Bill Gogolewski 1.00
4 Woodie Fryman 0.73
5 Jim McAndrew 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 15
2 Woodie Fryman 8
3 Ernie McAnally 6
4 Dock Ellis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .339
2 Cesar Cedeno .327
3 Ralph Garr .322
4 Rod Carew .318
5 Dusty Baker .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 35
3 Willie Stargell 33
4 Johnny Bench 32
5 Billy Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 110
2 Dick Allen 106
2 Johnny Bench 106
4 Billy Williams 102
5 Nate Colbert 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Cesar Cedeno 50
2 Joe Morgan 50
4 Dave Nelson 41
5 Bert Campaneris 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.83
2 Roger Nelson 1.92
3 Steve Kline 2.01
4 Gary Nolan 2.05
5 Gaylord Perry 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Mickey Lolich 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 Nolan Ryan 275
3 Mickey Lolich 216
4 Tom Seaver 206
5 Gaylord Perry 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 28
3 Terry Forster 24
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .382
2 Pete Rose .379
3 Tom Hutton .378
4 Manny Mota .373
5 Ken Singleton .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Jim Ray Hart 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Joe Lis 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 15
2 Dick Allen 14
2 Johnny Bench 14
2 Bobby Murcer 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Dave Nelson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.69
4 Steve Blass 0.70
5 Tug McGraw 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Rudy May 32
3 Balor Moore 29
4 Bob Gibson 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
3 Mike Marshall 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .393
2 Pete Rose .382
3 Rod Carew .363
4 John Mayberry .360
5 Al Oliver .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
1 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Graig Nettles 8
3 Reggie Smith 8
3 Ron Woods 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 26
1 Billy Williams 26
3 Dick Allen 24
3 Reggie Smith 24
5 Ron Santo 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
5 Bobby Bonds 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.88
2 John Curtis 1.03
3 Jim McAndrew 1.21
4 Terry Forster 1.37
5 Don Gullett 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Woodie Fryman 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 77
2 Balor Moore 54
3 Bob Gibson 46
3 Rudy May 46
3 Wayne Twitchell 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .336
2 Billy Williams .335
3 Cesar Cedeno .320
4 Lou Piniella .316
5 Richie Scheinblum .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Dick Allen 38
3 Willie Stargell 37
4 Johnny Bench 35
5 Hank Aaron 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 116
2 Johnny Bench 112
2 Nate Colbert 112
4 Dick Allen 111
5 Billy Williams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 48
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.89
2 Gaylord Perry 1.93
3 Roger Nelson 2.00
4 Catfish Hunter 2.07
5 Gary Nolan 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 293
2 Nolan Ryan 281
3 Mickey Lolich 256
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Gaylord Perry 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 34
2 Clay Carroll 28
3 Terry Forster 24
3 Dave Giusti 24
3 Tug McGraw 24