On This Day

Monday, April 17, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Orioles 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Brewers 1 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 1 .500 0.5
Red Sox 0 2 .000 1.5
Yankees 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 3 0 1.000 --
Twins 1 1 .500 1.5
Angels 1 1 .500 1.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.5
Rangers 1 1 .500 1.5
White Sox 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 2 0 1.000 --
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Mets 1 1 .500 1.0
Cardinals 1 2 .333 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 2 1 .667 --
Giants 2 1 .667 --
Padres 2 1 .667 --
Reds 1 1 .500 0.5
Astros 1 2 .333 1.0
Braves 1 3 .250 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Mota 4
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Ted Simmons 3
2 Jim Wynn 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tommy McCraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 4
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Tommy McCraw 3
4 Jose Cruz 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Doug Griffin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 1.60
2 Bill Singer 1.25
3 Dave McNally 0.80
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.75
4 Fritz Peterson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Al Santorini 1
1 Bill Singer 1
1 Milt Wilcox 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Wilcox 8
2 Reggie Cleveland 6
2 Fritz Peterson 6
4 Bill Singer 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .667
1 Manny Mota .667
3 Dick Green .571
3 Denis Menke .571
5 3 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Doug Rader 4
2 Bob Watson 4
4 Jose Cruz 3
4 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
4 Tommie Agee 1
4 24 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Andy Messersmith 0.00
1 17 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 Steve Blass 1
2 Pete Broberg 1
2 Steve Carlton 1
2 23 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
1 Andy Messersmith 9
3 Bill Greif 8
3 Bill Stoneman 8
3 Milt Wilcox 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .366
2 Glenn Beckert .343
3 Roberto Clemente .342
4 Ralph Garr .342
5 Tony Oliva .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 131
2 Harmon Killebrew 114
2 Willie Stargell 114
4 Hank Aaron 108
5 Lee May 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 45
4 Joe Morgan 40
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.80
2 Vida Blue 1.89
3 Wilbur Wood 1.89
4 Dave Roberts 2.18
5 Don Wilson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Wilbur Wood 22
5 Catfish Hunter 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 307
2 Vida Blue 281
3 Tom Seaver 267
4 Bill Stoneman 258
5 Fergie Jenkins 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 29
3 Jim Brewer 22
3 Mike Marshall 22
5 Ted Abernathy 20