It was a very fun 1972 Season! Though they missed the playoffs by one game, Marc Hollingsworth’s Oceanlake Seagulls led their division up until the final weeks, when usage caught up with them. His players dominated the NL leader boards,
including MVP. Below are your league leaders for the 1972 season and league MVP’s…
Who will be the playoff surprise with the Wild Card this year? Should be a fun postseason……here are your award winners for the 1972 Regular Season.
American League
AL MVP- Johnny Bench (South River Gladiators)
AL Batting Leaders
Batting Champion- Rod Carew (Hot Rods) .367
Hits – Rod Carew (Hot Rods) 207
RBI – Johnny Bench (Gladiators) 137
Doubles – Cesar Cedeno (Monarchs) 44
Triples – Aurelio Rodriguez (Lions) 12
Home Runs – Johnny Bench (Gladiators) 49
Stolen Bases – Lou Brock (Dragons) 37
AL Cy Young Award – Bert Blyleven (South River Gladiators)
AL Pitching Leaders
Wins – Bert Blyleven (Gladiators) 21
Strikeouts – Nolan Ryan (Dragons) 233
ERA – Marty Pattin (Hot Rods) 1.77
Shutouts – Pat Dobson (Lions) 6
Saves – Jim Brewer (Gladiators) 30
National League
NL MVP- Nate Colbert (Oceanlake Seagulls)
NL Batting Leaders
Batting Champion- Billy Williams (Beavers) .340
Hits – Willie Davis (Seagulls) 202
RBI – Nate Colbert (Seagulls) 134
Doubles – Ted Simmons (Totems) 41
Triples – Jose Morales (Royals) 14
Home Runs – Nate Colbert (Seagulls) 47
Stolen Bases – Dave Nelson (Seagulls) 59
NL Cy Young Award – Gaylord Perry (Seattle Totems)
NL Pitching Leaders
Wins – Gaylord Perry (Totems) 20
Strikeouts – Ferguson Jenkins (Weasels) 192
ERA – Gaylord Perry (Totems) 2.32
Shutouts – Gaylord Perry/Mickey Lolich (Totems) 6 each
Saves – Rollie Fingers (Sparkplugs) and Jim Ray (Bishops) 27