On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 46 .553 --
Orioles 56 47 .544 1.0
Yankees 53 48 .525 3.0
Red Sox 52 50 .510 4.5
Indians 48 56 .462 9.5
Brewers 41 63 .394 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 43 .590 --
White Sox 59 44 .573 2.0
Twins 54 47 .535 6.0
Royals 49 54 .476 12.0
Angels 47 57 .452 14.5
Rangers 41 64 .390 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 38 .631 --
Mets 55 47 .539 9.5
Cubs 55 50 .524 11.0
Cardinals 51 51 .500 13.5
Expos 45 56 .446 19.0
Phillies 39 64 .379 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 39 .618 --
Astros 58 47 .552 6.5
Dodgers 53 49 .520 10.0
Braves 48 58 .453 17.0
Giants 48 59 .449 17.5
Padres 41 63 .394 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Henderson 6
2 Cito Gaston 4
2 Boog Powell 4
4 Dick Billings 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Ted Ford 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Billings 4
1 Boog Powell 4
3 Ed Goodson 3
3 Ken Henderson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy John 1.86
2 Andy Messersmith 1.40
3 Dock Ellis 1.25
4 Bill Greif 0.71
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 13
2 Jim Colborn 7
2 Andy Messersmith 7
2 Frank Reberger 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .351
2 Billy Williams .339
3 Joe Rudi .326
4 Matty Alou .320
5 Manny Sanguillen .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 31
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Willie Stargell 27
4 Johnny Bench 25
5 Lee May 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 89
2 Nate Colbert 84
3 Dick Allen 82
4 Johnny Bench 79
5 Billy Williams 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 45
2 Joe Morgan 39
3 Cesar Cedeno 36
4 Dave Nelson 34
5 Bobby Tolan 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.70
2 Steve Kline 1.78
3 Jim Palmer 1.88
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Jon Matlack 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 18
1 Gaylord Perry 18
1 Wilbur Wood 18
4 Steve Carlton 17
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 220
2 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Mickey Lolich 173
4 Gaylord Perry 159
5 Tom Seaver 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 24
2 Clay Carroll 23
3 Terry Forster 17
3 Dave Giusti 17
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Rudi .463
2 Willie Stargell .457
3 Ollie Brown .441
4 Ken Henderson .396
5 Vada Pinson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Willie Stargell 8
3 Dick Allen 6
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Nate Colbert 20
3 Bobby Murcer 19
4 Dick Allen 16
5 George Scott 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Ken Henderson 6
3 Dave Nelson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
3 Jim Perry 0.35
4 Rick Reuschel 0.50
5 Bill Hands 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Phil Hennigan 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Bert Blyleven 24
3 Tommy John 24
5 Andy Messersmith 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jack Aker 4
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .427
2 Cesar Cedeno .393
3 Rod Carew .385
3 Willie Stargell .385
5 Manny Mota .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 14
2 Dick Allen 11
2 Willie Stargell 11
4 Lee May 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 34
2 Nate Colbert 32
3 Bobby Murcer 30
4 Boog Powell 27
4 Billy Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Dave Nelson 12
4 Amos Otis 10
5 Roger Metzger 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Jon Matlack 0.70
3 Steve Carlton 0.89
4 Gaylord Perry 1.03
5 Steve Barber 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Steve Kline 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Balor Moore 49
3 Mickey Lolich 47
3 Tom Seaver 47
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 6
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .337
2 Rod Carew .332
3 Cesar Cedeno .327
4 Joe Torre .326
5 Rusty Staub .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 38
2 Nate Colbert 37
3 Willie Stargell 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 113
2 Nate Colbert 110
3 Dick Allen 108
4 Joe Torre 102
5 Lee May 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 46
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.63
2 Jim Palmer 1.98
3 Jon Matlack 1.99
4 Steve Kline 2.03
5 Don Sutton 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Mickey Lolich 257
3 Tom Seaver 255
4 Joe Coleman 247
5 Clay Kirby 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 27
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Sparky Lyle 25
4 Dave Giusti 24
5 2 tied 21