On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 52 .536 --
Tigers 60 53 .531 0.5
Yankees 58 53 .523 1.5
Red Sox 56 54 .509 3.0
Indians 52 60 .464 8.0
Brewers 43 69 .384 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 46 .589 --
White Sox 65 46 .586 0.5
Twins 58 51 .532 6.5
Royals 54 56 .491 11.0
Angels 51 61 .455 15.0
Rangers 45 67 .402 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 42 .622 --
Mets 59 50 .541 9.0
Cubs 59 54 .522 11.0
Cardinals 53 57 .482 15.5
Expos 50 60 .455 18.5
Phillies 42 69 .378 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 43 .613 --
Astros 64 50 .561 5.5
Dodgers 59 51 .536 8.5
Braves 52 63 .452 18.0
Giants 51 64 .443 19.0
Padres 44 67 .396 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Dick McAuliffe 4
1 Jim Northrup 4
1 Leroy Stanton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
1 Leroy Stanton 2
3 Ron Allen 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Northrup 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Lee May 4
4 Doug Rader 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 2
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Terry Harmon 1
2 Don Kessinger 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Dave Lemonds 0.83
4 Marty Pattin 0.75
5 Rick Wise 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty Pattin 9
2 Andy Messersmith 8
2 Rick Wise 8
4 Tom Seaver 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .351
2 Billy Williams .336
3 Ralph Garr .329
4 Dusty Baker .322
5 Manny Sanguillen .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 34
2 Dick Allen 28
2 Willie Stargell 28
4 Johnny Bench 26
4 Lee May 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 91
2 Nate Colbert 89
3 Johnny Bench 86
4 Dick Allen 82
5 Billy Williams 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 47
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 40
4 Dave Nelson 36
5 Bert Campaneris 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.61
2 Gaylord Perry 1.87
3 Roger Nelson 1.90
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Gary Nolan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 21
2 Steve Carlton 20
3 Mickey Lolich 18
3 Gaylord Perry 18
5 Fergie Jenkins 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 242
2 Nolan Ryan 207
3 Mickey Lolich 177
4 Tom Seaver 169
5 Gaylord Perry 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 28
2 Clay Carroll 24
3 Terry Forster 19
3 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tug McGraw 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .450
2 Johnny Edwards .421
3 Richie Hebner .404
3 Tony Perez .404
5 Willie Montanez .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Richie Hebner 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Billings 15
1 Richie Hebner 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
3 Pedro Borbon 0.61
4 Tom Bradley 0.77
5 Mike Caldwell 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 5
2 Steve Carlton 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
1 Rudy May 29
1 Andy Messersmith 29
4 Mike Cuellar 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Jack Aker 4
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Fred Gladding 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .384
2 Ken Henderson .381
3 Ollie Brown .379
4 Doug Griffin .372
5 Richie Hebner .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 14
2 Bobby Murcer 10
3 Dick Allen 9
3 Willie Stargell 9
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 30
2 Bobby Murcer 29
3 Boog Powell 27
3 Willie Stargell 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 20
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Rick Auerbach 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Dave Nelson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Steve Kline 0.31
3 Steve Carlton 0.85
4 Dick Woodson 1.21
5 Woodie Fryman 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Wilbur Wood 8
3 Phil Hennigan 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Balor Moore 54
4 Tom Seaver 48
5 Clay Kirby 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Jack Aker 7
2 Terry Forster 7
4 Jim Brewer 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .345
2 Cesar Cedeno .333
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Billy Williams .325
5 Joe Torre .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Nate Colbert 39
3 Willie Stargell 35
4 Dick Allen 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 110
2 Willie Stargell 108
3 Dick Allen 107
4 Lee May 102
5 Joe Torre 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.79
2 Steve Kline 1.92
3 Catfish Hunter 1.97
4 Don Sutton 2.11
5 Jim Palmer 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Catfish Hunter 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mickey Lolich 246
2 Tom Seaver 246
4 Joe Coleman 241
5 Clay Kirby 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 29
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Dave Giusti 25
3 Ken Sanders 25
5 Jim Brewer 23