On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 59 .546 --
Tigers 72 61 .541 0.5
Orioles 70 63 .526 2.5
Yankees 70 64 .522 3.0
Indians 61 71 .462 11.0
Brewers 54 79 .406 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 54 .591 --
White Sox 75 58 .564 3.5
Twins 66 65 .504 11.5
Royals 65 66 .496 12.5
Angels 62 71 .466 16.5
Rangers 50 83 .376 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 47 .644 --
Cubs 73 61 .545 13.0
Mets 67 64 .511 17.5
Cardinals 64 70 .478 22.0
Expos 61 71 .462 24.0
Phillies 49 84 .368 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 51 .617 --
Astros 75 58 .564 7.0
Dodgers 71 62 .534 11.0
Braves 63 72 .467 20.0
Giants 58 76 .433 24.5
Padres 50 82 .379 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Reitz 7
2 John Milner 6
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Mike Epstein 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 2
2 Dwain Anderson 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 6
2 Mike Epstein 4
3 Ken Boswell 3
3 John Milner 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Moose 1.67
2 Woodie Fryman 1.14
3 Steve Busby 1.00
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.88
4 Ernie McAnally 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 10
2 Woodie Fryman 8
3 Stan Bahnsen 7
3 Steve Busby 7
3 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dave Roberts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .341
2 Cesar Cedeno .328
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Dick Allen .317
5 Rod Carew .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 33
2 Willie Stargell 33
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 Billy Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 110
2 Dick Allen 102
3 Nate Colbert 101
3 Billy Williams 101
5 Johnny Bench 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Cesar Cedeno 48
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Bert Campaneris 38
4 Dave Nelson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.90
2 Roger Nelson 1.96
3 Steve Kline 1.97
4 Catfish Hunter 2.04
5 Gary Nolan 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Mickey Lolich 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 272
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Mickey Lolich 210
4 Tom Seaver 199
5 Gaylord Perry 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 31
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Terry Forster 23
4 Dave Giusti 21
4 Tug McGraw 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .429
2 Billy Williams .407
3 Tom Hutton .400
3 Vada Pinson .400
5 Chris Chambliss .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Ken Henderson 5
2 John Mayberry 5
2 John Milner 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 15
2 Billy Williams 14
3 John Mayberry 13
3 Wes Parker 13
3 Ron Santo 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Joe Morgan 5
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 Tim Foli 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
2 Jim McAndrew 0.39
3 Luis Tiant 0.50
3 Milt Pappas 0.50
5 Rudy May 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Bob Gibson 28
3 Reggie Cleveland 27
3 Andy Messersmith 27
5 Rudy May 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Tug McGraw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .375
2 Pete Rose .366
3 Dick Allen .351
4 Billy Williams .349
5 Vada Pinson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Henderson 9
1 Bobby Murcer 9
3 Ron Woods 8
4 John Mayberry 7
4 Reggie Smith 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Ron Santo 23
2 Ted Simmons 23
4 Ken Henderson 22
4 Reggie Smith 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 Bill Russell 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.65
2 Jerry Bell 1.08
3 Dick Tidrow 1.16
4 Jim McAndrew 1.19
5 Don Wilson 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Larry Dierker 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Rudy May 55
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 Don Wilson 51
5 Balor Moore 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Tug McGraw 6
4 Pedro Borbon 5
4 Frank Linzy 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .336
2 Ralph Garr .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .319
4 Dick Allen .319
5 Lou Piniella .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Hank Aaron 36
3 Dick Allen 36
5 Johnny Bench 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 116
2 Nate Colbert 114
3 Dick Allen 110
3 Billy Williams 110
5 Johnny Bench 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 53
2 Joe Morgan 53
4 Dave Nelson 45
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.92
2 Catfish Hunter 2.00
3 Gaylord Perry 2.02
4 Gary Nolan 2.08
5 Steve Kline 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mickey Lolich 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 Nolan Ryan 266
3 Mickey Lolich 251
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Joe Coleman 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Terry Forster 23
3 Dave Giusti 23
5 Tug McGraw 22