On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 30 .559 --
Tigers 37 31 .544 1.0
Red Sox 32 34 .485 5.0
Yankees 31 35 .470 6.0
Indians 28 39 .418 9.5
Brewers 27 40 .403 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 24 .657 --
White Sox 41 29 .586 5.0
Twins 36 33 .522 9.5
Royals 34 35 .493 11.5
Angels 32 40 .444 15.0
Rangers 29 41 .414 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 43 26 .623 --
Mets 43 28 .606 1.0
Cubs 37 33 .529 6.5
Cardinals 38 34 .528 6.5
Expos 31 39 .443 12.5
Phillies 25 46 .352 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 28 .611 --
Astros 44 29 .603 0.5
Dodgers 36 35 .507 7.5
Braves 33 38 .465 10.5
Giants 31 47 .397 16.0
Padres 25 47 .347 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Martinez 5
2 Jose Cardenal 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Paul Blair 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Mike Lum 3
2 Pete Rose 3
4 Bob Bailey 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Kilkenny 5.00
2 Pat Dobson 2.75
3 Tom Seaver 2.20
4 Lynn McGlothen 1.75
5 Rich Hand 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 11
1 Tom Seaver 11
3 Rich Hand 10
4 Jim Lonborg 8
5 Lynn McGlothen 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Gary Ross 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .341
2 Manny Sanguillen .335
3 Al Oliver .322
4 Lou Brock .320
5 Leron Lee .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Dave Kingman 20
3 Hank Aaron 17
4 Nate Colbert 16
5 5 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 61
2 Dick Allen 54
3 Dave Kingman 53
4 Willie Stargell 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 32
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Cesar Cedeno 22
3 Pat Kelly 22
3 Bobby Tolan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.90
2 Gaylord Perry 1.91
3 Steve Kline 1.95
4 Jim Palmer 2.02
5 Ross Grimsley 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 13
2 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Ken Holtzman 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 166
2 Mickey Lolich 121
3 Nolan Ryan 114
4 Gaylord Perry 110
5 Tom Bradley 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 16
1 Sparky Lyle 16
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 Ken Sanders 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .472
2 Ron Fairly .467
3 Ted Martinez .438
4 Cookie Rojas .413
5 Felix Millan .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Lee May 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 John Briggs 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 17
2 John Mayberry 16
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Dick Allen 14
3 Eric Soderholm 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.96
2 Roger Nelson 1.00
3 Mike Cuellar 1.04
4 Ross Grimsley 1.08
4 Paul Splittorff 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 4
1 Rick Wise 4
3 Tom Bradley 3
3 Ron Bryant 3
3 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Jim Lonborg 30
4 Mike Corkins 24
4 Jerry Koosman 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
3 Cy Acosta 3
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .424
2 Boots Day .394
3 Cesar Cedeno .387
4 Amos Otis .383
5 Larry Biittner .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 28
1 Johnny Bench 28
3 John Mayberry 27
4 Rico Petrocelli 25
5 Billy Williams 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Lou Brock 11
3 Pat Kelly 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.17
2 Pat Dobson 1.22
3 Ray Corbin 1.23
4 Paul Lindblad 1.44
5 Jim Barr 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Reggie Cleveland 5
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 64
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Tom Bradley 48
3 Mickey Lolich 48
5 Gaylord Perry 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Darold Knowles 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .336
2 Ralph Garr .336
3 Roberto Clemente .331
4 Manny Sanguillen .329
5 Matty Alou .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 33
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Tony Perez 100
3 Harmon Killebrew 99
4 Rusty Staub 97
5 Willie Stargell 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 54
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Cesar Cedeno 37
5 3 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.08
2 Wilbur Wood 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Tom Seaver 2.17
5 Steve Kline 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 26
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 278
2 Steve Carlton 257
3 Joe Coleman 256
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 2 tied 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Clay Carroll 23
4 Sparky Lyle 22
4 Mike Marshall 22