On This Day

Thursday, April 20, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 4 1 .800 --
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.5
Yankees 2 2 .500 1.5
Indians 2 2 .500 1.5
Brewers 1 2 .333 2.0
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.5

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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 3 0 1.000 --
Pirates 3 2 .600 1.0
Phillies 3 2 .600 1.0
Cubs 2 3 .400 2.0
Mets 1 2 .333 2.0
Cardinals 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 1 .833 --
Giants 4 2 .667 1.0
Astros 3 2 .600 1.5
Padres 3 3 .500 2.0
Reds 1 3 .250 3.0
Braves 1 6 .143 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Cannizzaro 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Johnny Jeter 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Oscar Brown 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Ron Santo 1
1 Willie Stargell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 3
2 Chris Cannizzaro 2
2 Don Kessinger 2
2 Manny Mota 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Bill North 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 1.67
2 Sam McDowell 1.17
3 Tom Timmermann 0.60
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.56
5 Steve Arlin 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 Claude Osteen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 7
2 Steve Arlin 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
5 Tom Timmermann 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .500
1 Bobby Darwin .500
1 Manny Mota .500
4 Manny Sanguillen .474
5 3 tied .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Nate Colbert 2
2 Dave Duncan 2
2 Tommy Helms 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 8
2 Doug Rader 7
3 Willie Davis 6
3 Dave Kingman 6
3 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Bobby Tolan 3
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 Bobby Bonds 2
3 5 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 11 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 2
1 Steve Carlton 2
1 Pat Dobson 2
1 Bob Locker 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 15
2 Mickey Lolich 13
3 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Sam McDowell 11
5 3 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Johnson 3
2 Jim Brewer 2
2 Rollie Fingers 2
2 John Strohmayer 2
5 24 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Roberto Clemente .345
3 Tony Oliva .336
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Ralph Garr .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 129
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Harmon Killebrew 108
4 Hank Aaron 106
5 Lee May 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
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 Wilbur Wood 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
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 249
4 Bill Stoneman 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 30
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 21
5 3 tied 20