On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 62 .551 --
Tigers 76 64 .543 1.0
Orioles 76 65 .539 1.5
Yankees 74 67 .525 3.5
Indians 63 79 .444 15.0
Brewers 58 85 .406 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 57 .593 --
White Sox 79 61 .564 4.0
Twins 71 68 .511 11.5
Royals 67 71 .486 15.0
Angels 66 74 .471 17.0
Rangers 52 88 .371 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 50 .640 --
Cubs 77 64 .546 13.0
Mets 72 66 .522 16.5
Cardinals 68 74 .479 22.5
Expos 64 76 .457 25.5
Phillies 51 89 .364 38.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 54 .614 --
Astros 78 62 .557 8.0
Dodgers 75 65 .536 11.0
Braves 65 76 .461 21.5
Giants 63 78 .447 23.5
Padres 52 86 .377 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Ray Hart 6
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 Willie McCovey 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
3 Burt Hooton 4
3 Gary Matthews 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.38
2 Vida Blue 1.00
2 Luis Tiant 1.00
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.00
5 Skip Lockwood 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Skip Lockwood 8
3 Wayne Twitchell 7
4 Balor Moore 6
4 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Mac Scarce 1
1 Chuck Seelbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .334
2 Cesar Cedeno .327
3 Rod Carew .320
4 Dusty Baker .320
5 Ralph Garr .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 36
3 Johnny Bench 33
3 Willie Stargell 33
5 Billy Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 112
2 Johnny Bench 110
3 Dick Allen 108
4 Billy Williams 107
5 Nate Colbert 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Cesar Cedeno 51
4 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Dave Nelson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.82
2 Roger Nelson 2.05
3 Gary Nolan 2.05
4 Luis Tiant 2.05
5 Gaylord Perry 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Wilbur Wood 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Mickey Lolich 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 286
2 Steve Carlton 281
3 Mickey Lolich 221
4 Gaylord Perry 209
5 Tom Seaver 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 29
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .435
2 Roberto Clemente .405
3 Jim Ray Hart .400
4 Mike Epstein .391
5 Ed Herrmann .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Dick Allen 16
2 Boog Powell 16
4 Harmon Killebrew 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Lou Brock 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Dock Ellis 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
4 Fred Norman 0.33
5 2 tied 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 4
1 Rudy May 4
3 Stan Bahnsen 3
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Fred Norman 33
3 Rudy May 32
4 Woodie Fryman 28
5 Balor Moore 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 John Mayberry .363
3 Pete Rose .354
4 Roberto Clemente .347
5 Bob Watson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 10
2 Dick Allen 8
2 Bobby Murcer 8
2 Ron Woods 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Johnny Bench 25
4 John Mayberry 24
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Bobby Tolan 9
5 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.76
2 Jim Palmer 1.26
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 John Curtis 1.38
5 Steve Blass 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Pappas 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Balor Moore 53
3 Bob Gibson 48
4 Rudy May 47
4 Andy Messersmith 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
1 Tug McGraw 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .331
2 Billy Williams .330
3 Lou Piniella .322
4 Rod Carew .321
5 Cesar Cedeno .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
2 Dick Allen 38
3 Johnny Bench 36
3 Willie Stargell 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 117
2 Johnny Bench 116
3 Billy Williams 114
4 Dick Allen 111
5 Nate Colbert 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 47
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.75
2 Gaylord Perry 1.95
3 Catfish Hunter 2.11
4 Roger Nelson 2.12
5 Gary Nolan 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Jim Palmer 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Nolan Ryan 291
3 Mickey Lolich 252
4 Tom Seaver 236
5 Gaylord Perry 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 29
3 Terry Forster 25
4 Dave Giusti 24
4 Tug McGraw 24