On This Day

Wednesday, September 13, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 62 .544 --
Tigers 74 64 .536 1.0
Yankees 74 65 .532 1.5
Orioles 74 65 .532 1.5
Indians 63 76 .453 12.5
Brewers 57 83 .407 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 57 .587 --
White Sox 78 60 .565 3.0
Twins 69 68 .504 11.5
Royals 67 69 .493 13.0
Angels 64 73 .467 16.5
Rangers 52 85 .380 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 48 .647 --
Cubs 75 63 .543 14.0
Mets 72 64 .529 16.0
Cardinals 65 74 .468 24.5
Expos 64 73 .467 24.5
Phillies 49 89 .355 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 53 .616 --
Astros 77 60 .562 7.5
Dodgers 73 65 .529 12.0
Braves 64 75 .460 21.5
Giants 62 77 .446 23.5
Padres 51 84 .378 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boswell 4
1 Terry Harmon 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 Terry Crowley 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 4
1 Cleon Jones 4
1 Boog Powell 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Lovitto 2
1 Carl Taylor 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Leo Cardenas 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Barr 1.00
1 Steve Busby 1.00
1 Lynn McGlothen 1.00
1 Gaylord Perry 1.00
5 Andy Messersmith 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 10
1 Gaylord Perry 10
3 Steve Busby 8
4 Andy Messersmith 7
4 Blue Moon Odom 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .338
2 Cesar Cedeno .327
3 Ralph Garr .321
4 Rod Carew .318
5 Dusty Baker .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 35
3 Johnny Bench 33
3 Willie Stargell 33
5 Hank Aaron 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 111
2 Johnny Bench 108
3 Dick Allen 106
4 Billy Williams 103
5 Nate Colbert 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Cesar Cedeno 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 2.07

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 Gaylord Perry 209
5 Tom Seaver 206

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 Ken Reitz .412
2 Roberto Clemente .400
3 Larry Bowa .379
4 John Milner .378
5 Vada Pinson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
1 Joe Lis 4
1 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Cleon Jones 15
2 Al Oliver 15
4 Dick Allen 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Joe Lovitto 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.00
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Mike Corkins 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
5 Jerry Bell 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Rob Gardner 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Andy Messersmith 29
2 Gaylord Perry 29
4 Bob Gibson 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .393
2 Pete Rose .378
3 John Mayberry .378
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Al Oliver .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
1 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Reggie Smith 8
3 Ron Woods 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 Billy Williams 26
3 Dick Allen 24
3 John Mayberry 24
3 Reggie Smith 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
1 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Bobby Tolan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Bell 0.36
2 Luis Tiant 0.88
3 Steve Blass 0.99
4 John Curtis 1.03
5 Jim McAndrew 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 Milt Pappas 5
1 Luis Tiant 5
5 22 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 68
2 Andy Messersmith 47
2 Balor Moore 47
4 Bob Gibson 46
4 2 others tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 7
1 Tug McGraw 7
3 Pedro Borbon 5
3 Frank Linzy 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .336
2 Ralph Garr .336
3 Cesar Cedeno .322
4 Lou Piniella .319
5 Rod Carew .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Dick Allen 37
3 Hank Aaron 36
3 Johnny Bench 36
3 Willie Stargell 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 116
2 Johnny Bench 114
3 Billy Williams 111
4 Nate Colbert 110
5 Dick Allen 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 48
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.89
2 Gaylord Perry 1.94
3 Roger Nelson 2.00
4 Catfish Hunter 2.11
5 Steve Kline 2.12

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 235

Saves

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