On This Day

Wednesday, April 19, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 3 1 .750 --
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Yankees 2 2 .500 1.0
Indians 2 2 .500 1.0
Brewers 1 2 .333 1.5
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 4 1 .800 --
Twins 2 2 .500 1.5
Angels 2 2 .500 1.5
Royals 3 3 .500 1.5
White Sox 2 3 .400 2.0
Rangers 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 3 0 1.000 --
Phillies 3 2 .600 1.0
Pirates 2 2 .500 1.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5
Mets 1 2 .333 2.0
Cardinals 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 1 .800 --
Giants 3 2 .600 1.0
Astros 3 2 .600 1.0
Padres 3 2 .600 1.0
Reds 1 3 .250 2.5
Braves 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Johnny Jeter 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 5
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 Gene Michael 3
2 Danny Thompson 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Bell 2
1 Tommy McCraw 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
4 Jose Cardenal 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 2.33
2 Steve Carlton 1.67
3 Don Stanhouse 1.12
4 Bruce Dal Canton 0.86
5 Mike Kekich 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Stanhouse 9
2 Phil Niekro 7
3 Bruce Dal Canton 6
3 Andy Messersmith 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .500
1 Mark Belanger .500
1 Bobby Darwin .500
4 Dick Green .467
4 Bobby Tolan .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Dave Duncan 2
2 Tommy Helms 2
2 Greg Luzinski 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 8
2 Doug Rader 7
3 Dave Kingman 6
3 Carlos May 6
5 4 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Bobby Tolan 3
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 Bobby Bonds 2
3 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Steve Kline 0.00
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 12 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 2
1 Steve Carlton 2
1 Bob Locker 2
1 Don Sutton 2
5 44 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 15
2 Mickey Lolich 13
3 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Steve Carlton 10
4 2 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 2
1 Rollie Fingers 2
1 Jerry Johnson 2
1 John Strohmayer 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Glenn Beckert .340
4 Tony Oliva .338
5 Ralph Garr .337

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 130
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Hank Aaron 108
3 Harmon Killebrew 108
5 Lee May 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 49
3 Freddie Patek 44
4 Joe Morgan 42
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.80
2 Wilbur Wood 1.84
3 Vida Blue 1.89
4 Dave Roberts 2.14
5 Don Sutton 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
2 Wilbur Wood 23
4 Vida Blue 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 311
2 Vida Blue 270
3 Tom Seaver 267
4 Fergie Jenkins 250
5 Bill Stoneman 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 29
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 21
5 2 tied 20