On This Day

Wednesday, April 26, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 3 .625 --
Orioles 5 5 .500 1.0
Indians 4 5 .444 1.5
Red Sox 3 5 .375 2.0
Yankees 3 5 .375 2.0
Brewers 2 5 .286 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 5 2 .714 --
White Sox 7 3 .700 -0.5
Athletics 5 3 .625 0.5
Rangers 5 5 .500 1.5
Royals 5 6 .455 2.0
Angels 4 6 .400 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 6 2 .750 --
Expos 5 3 .625 1.0
Pirates 5 4 .556 1.5
Phillies 5 4 .556 1.5
Cardinals 3 7 .300 4.0
Cubs 2 9 .182 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 2 .818 --
Astros 9 2 .818 0.0
Giants 5 6 .455 4.0
Padres 4 7 .364 5.0
Reds 3 6 .333 5.0
Braves 4 8 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Steve Braun 3
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Terry Harmon 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 4
2 Jim Fregosi 3
2 Gene Michael 3
2 Bobby Tolan 3
2 Jim Wynn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Jose Cardenal 2
3 Mike Anderson 1
3 Steve Brye 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Stoneman 1.00
1 Dick Tidrow 1.00
3 Ray Culp 0.88
4 Tom Seaver 0.86
5 Joe Coleman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rickey Clark 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 7
1 Bill Stoneman 7
3 Tom Seaver 6
4 Tom Bradley 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beene 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Rudy May 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .478
2 Bobby Tolan .459
3 Vada Pinson .433
4 Bobby Darwin .423
5 Manny Sanguillen .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Willie Crawford 4
1 Bobby Darwin 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Lee May 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Bobby Darwin 11
2 Lee May 11
2 Doug Rader 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Tommy McCraw 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
4 Lou Brock 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 0.25
2 Tom Seaver 0.38
3 Claude Osteen 0.50
4 Pete Broberg 0.53
5 Jim Perry 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 Jim Ray 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Wilbur Wood 23
3 Tom Seaver 21
4 Joe Coleman 20
4 Burt Hooton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
3 Jim Brewer 2
3 George Culver 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Roberto Clemente .343
3 Manny Sanguillen .339
4 Ralph Garr .332
5 Glenn Beckert .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Lee May 43
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 122
2 Hank Aaron 112
3 Lee May 109
4 Willie Stargell 108
5 Harmon Killebrew 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 45
4 Joe Morgan 41
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.67
2 Tom Seaver 1.69
3 Vida Blue 1.91
4 Dave Roberts 2.14
5 Don Sutton 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 25
2 Mickey Lolich 24
3 Joe Coleman 23
4 Pat Dobson 21
4 Fergie Jenkins 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 301
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Bill Stoneman 253
4 Vida Blue 252
4 Joe Coleman 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 28
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Ted Abernathy 20
4 3 others tied 20