On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 60 .542 --
Tigers 72 62 .537 0.5
Orioles 72 63 .533 1.0
Yankees 71 64 .526 2.0
Indians 62 71 .466 10.0
Brewers 54 81 .400 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 55 .586 --
White Sox 76 58 .567 2.5
Twins 67 65 .508 10.5
Royals 65 67 .492 12.5
Angels 62 72 .463 16.5
Rangers 51 83 .381 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 47 .647 --
Cubs 74 61 .548 13.0
Mets 68 64 .515 17.5
Cardinals 64 71 .474 23.0
Expos 61 72 .459 25.0
Phillies 49 85 .366 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 52 .612 --
Astros 75 59 .560 7.0
Dodgers 72 62 .537 10.0
Braves 63 72 .467 19.5
Giants 59 76 .437 23.5
Padres 50 82 .379 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 5
2 Ray Fosse 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
5 27 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Ron Santo 3
3 Don Baylor 2
3 Ken Berry 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Lange 1.75
2 Gary Gentry 1.33
3 Roger Nelson 1.20
4 Gaylord Perry 1.11
5 Rob Gardner 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Rob Gardner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Gary Gentry 8
2 Don Gullett 8
4 Joe Coleman 7
4 Dick Lange 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Horacio Pina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Cesar Cedeno .326
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Al Oliver .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
2 Billy Williams 102
4 Nate Colbert 101
5 Johnny Bench 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Cesar Cedeno 48
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Dave Nelson 39
5 Bert Campaneris 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.90
2 Roger Nelson 1.92
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
3 Gaylord Perry 20

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Terry Forster 23
4 Tug McGraw 22
5 Dave Giusti 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .422
2 Billy Williams .418
3 Larry Bowa .400
4 Carl Yastrzemski .392
5 Chris Chambliss .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
1 Earl Williams 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
1 Billy Williams 15
4 Al Oliver 14
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
3 Bruce Kison 0.50
3 Milt Pappas 0.50
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Rob Gardner 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Bob Gibson 34
3 Andy Messersmith 27
4 Wayne Twitchell 26
5 Rudy May 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .380
2 Vada Pinson .379
3 Billy Williams .355
4 Al Oliver .355
5 Pete Rose .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 9
2 Ken Henderson 8
2 John Mayberry 8
2 Ron Woods 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Ron Santo 26
3 Reggie Smith 22
4 Richie Hebner 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.65
2 Jim McAndrew 0.74
3 Dick Tidrow 1.16
4 Don Wilson 1.33
5 Milt Pappas 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Rudy May 55
3 Don Wilson 51
4 Bob Gibson 48
5 Wayne Twitchell 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .337
2 Ralph Garr .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .317
4 Dick Allen .316
5 Al Oliver .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 113
3 Billy Williams 111
4 Dick Allen 109
5 Johnny Bench 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 53
2 Joe Morgan 53
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.95
2 Gaylord Perry 1.96
3 Roger Nelson 2.00
4 Catfish Hunter 2.00
5 Gary Nolan 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 Nolan Ryan 266
3 Mickey Lolich 251
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Joe Coleman 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 26
3 Terry Forster 23
3 Dave Giusti 23
3 Tug McGraw 23