On This Day

Wednesday, October 4, 1972

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1972 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 7, 1972

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates

Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 70 .551 --
Red Sox 85 70 .548 0.5
Orioles 80 74 .519 5.0
Yankees 79 76 .510 6.5
Indians 72 84 .462 14.0
Brewers 65 91 .417 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 62 .600 --
White Sox 87 67 .565 5.5
Twins 77 77 .500 15.5
Royals 76 78 .494 16.5
Angels 75 80 .484 18.0
Rangers 54 100 .351 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 59 .619 --
Cubs 85 70 .548 11.0
Mets 83 73 .532 13.5
Cardinals 75 81 .481 21.5
Expos 70 86 .449 26.5
Phillies 59 97 .378 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 59 .617 --
Astros 84 69 .549 10.5
Dodgers 85 70 .548 10.5
Braves 70 84 .455 25.0
Giants 69 86 .445 26.5
Padres 58 95 .379 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Darwin 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Yeager 2
2 Jim Beauchamp 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Danny Thompson 3
1 Steve Yeager 3
4 Jim Beauchamp 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 3
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Tito Fuentes 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Borbon 999.00
2 Bert Blyleven 3.33
3 Marty Pattin 1.60
4 Balor Moore 1.33
5 Nolan Ryan 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Barry Lersch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Balor Moore 12
2 Bob Gibson 11
3 Bert Blyleven 10
3 Nolan Ryan 10
5 Jon Matlack 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .333
2 Ralph Garr .325
3 Dusty Baker .321
4 Cesar Cedeno .320
5 Rod Carew .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Nate Colbert 38
3 Dick Allen 37
3 Billy Williams 37
5 Hank Aaron 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Billy Williams 122
3 Dick Allen 113
4 Willie Stargell 112
5 Nate Colbert 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Bert Campaneris 52
5 Dave Nelson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.91
2 Gaylord Perry 1.92
3 Steve Carlton 1.97
4 Gary Nolan 1.99
5 Catfish Hunter 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Wilbur Wood 24
4 Mickey Lolich 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 329
2 Steve Carlton 310
3 Mickey Lolich 250
4 Tom Seaver 249
5 Gaylord Perry 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 37
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 29
4 Tug McGraw 27
5 Dave Giusti 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .512
2 Glenn Beckert .432
3 Duke Sims .415
4 Chris Chambliss .413
5 Jim Northrup .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Ron Fairly 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Billy Williams 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 14
2 Billy Williams 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 13
4 John Briggs 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Dave Nelson 8
3 Enzo Hernandez 7
4 Lou Brock 5
4 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 0.00
2 Barry Lersch 0.47
3 Dick Bosman 0.53
3 Carl Morton 0.53
5 Rick Reuschel 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Tom Seaver 42
3 Bert Blyleven 34
4 Marty Pattin 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos May .366
2 Lou Brock .366
3 Ken Reitz .359
4 Chris Chambliss .341
5 Ralph Garr .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 John Mayberry 9
2 Billy Williams 9
4 Bobby Murcer 8
4 Carl Yastrzemski 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 31
2 John Mayberry 29
3 Billy Williams 24
3 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 Dick Allen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 18
2 Dave Nelson 13
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.00
2 Jerry Bell 1.01
3 Barry Lersch 1.07
4 Don Sutton 1.17
5 Steve Carlton 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 7
2 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 86
2 Bert Blyleven 56
3 Tom Seaver 55
4 Balor Moore 50
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 12
2 Tug McGraw 8
3 Terry Forster 7
4 Sparky Lyle 6
5 Chuck Seelbach 5