On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 69 60 .535 --
Orioles 69 60 .535 0.0
Red Sox 67 59 .532 0.5
Yankees 69 61 .531 0.5
Indians 60 68 .469 8.5
Brewers 52 77 .403 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 53 .589 --
White Sox 72 56 .563 3.5
Twins 64 62 .508 10.5
Royals 61 65 .484 13.5
Angels 60 69 .465 16.0
Rangers 50 79 .388 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 46 .641 --
Cubs 70 60 .538 13.0
Mets 66 60 .524 15.0
Cardinals 62 67 .481 20.5
Expos 59 68 .465 22.5
Phillies 47 83 .362 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 48 .628 --
Astros 73 57 .562 8.5
Dodgers 70 59 .543 11.0
Braves 60 72 .455 22.5
Giants 56 74 .431 25.5
Padres 48 80 .375 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Foli 6
1 Tony Perez 6
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Willie Stargell 5
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 6
2 Bobby Tolan 4
3 Andy Etchebarren 3
3 Willie Stargell 3
3 Gene Tenace 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Vic Davalillo 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 1.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.22
3 Jim Lonborg 1.14
4 Jon Matlack 1.12
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Jon Matlack 9
3 Bob Gibson 8
3 Bruce Kison 8
3 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Cesar Cedeno .338
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Dick Allen .317
5 Willie Stargell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 36
2 Willie Stargell 33
3 Dick Allen 32
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 108
2 Billy Williams 99
3 Nate Colbert 96
4 Johnny Bench 95
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 54
2 Cesar Cedeno 47
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Dave Nelson 38
5 Bobby Tolan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Kline 1.71
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
3 Roger Nelson 1.96
4 Gary Nolan 2.01
5 Catfish Hunter 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 19
3 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Mickey Lolich 205
4 Tom Seaver 194
5 Gaylord Perry 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 30
2 Clay Carroll 25
3 Terry Forster 22
4 Dave Giusti 21
5 Tug McGraw 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .408
2 Billy Williams .404
3 Tommy Helms .400
3 Carl Yastrzemski .400
5 John Mayberry .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 5
1 Ken Henderson 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 18
2 Ron Santo 15
3 John Mayberry 14
3 Willie Stargell 14
5 Darrell Evans 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
3 Amos Otis 4
3 Bobby Tolan 4
3 Roy White 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
1 Jim Colborn 0.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.23
5 Dick Tidrow 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 4
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Bob Gibson 34
3 Andy Messersmith 27
3 Balor Moore 27
3 Phil Niekro 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
4 Ted Abernathy 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .398
2 Ron Santo .375
3 John Mayberry .367
4 Willie Stargell .361
5 Billy Williams .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bobby Murcer 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Billy Williams 28
3 Ken Henderson 25
4 Richie Hebner 24
4 Ron Santo 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Bobby Tolan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.82
2 Jim McAndrew 1.19
3 Nolan Ryan 1.24
4 Steve Kline 1.28
5 Dick Tidrow 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Rudy May 53
3 Steve Carlton 50
3 Bob Gibson 50
5 Tom Seaver 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Jack Aker 6
2 Terry Forster 6
4 Pedro Borbon 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .336
2 Billy Williams .330
3 Cesar Cedeno .323
4 Rod Carew .321
5 Joe Rudi .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 39
1 Willie Stargell 39
3 Hank Aaron 36
3 Dick Allen 36
5 Johnny Bench 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 119
2 Nate Colbert 109
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Dick Allen 104
5 Johnny Bench 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.84
2 Jim Kaat 1.87
3 Steve Kline 1.91
4 Catfish Hunter 1.93
5 Gaylord Perry 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mickey Lolich 251
4 Tom Seaver 250
5 Joe Coleman 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 31
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Terry Forster 22
5 3 tied 21