On This Day

Sunday, October 8, 1972

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1972 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Cincinnati Reds 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 3
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Detroit Tigers 0
Oakland Athletics 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 Al Oliver 2
2 Joe Rudi 2
2 Bobby Tolan 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
4 Matty Alou 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Blue Moon Odom 0.67
2 Woodie Fryman 0.62
3 Jack Billingham 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Blue Moon Odom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 6
2 Woodie Fryman 5
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 Tom Hall 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bert Campaneris .429
2 Al Oliver .400
3 Reggie Jackson .385
4 Joe Rudi .375
4 Rennie Stennett .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Al Kaline 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Al Oliver 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Reggie Jackson 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Joe Morgan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Blue Moon Odom 0.00
1 Bob Johnson 0.00
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Blue Moon Odom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 6
2 Woodie Fryman 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ramon Hernandez 1

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

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

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

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