On This Day

Friday, April 28, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 3 .667 --
Orioles 6 5 .545 1.0
Indians 4 6 .400 2.5
Red Sox 3 6 .333 3.0
Yankees 3 6 .333 3.0
Brewers 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 6 2 .750 --
Athletics 6 3 .667 0.5
White Sox 7 4 .636 0.5
Rangers 6 5 .545 1.5
Royals 6 6 .500 2.0
Angels 4 7 .364 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 8 2 .800 --
Expos 7 3 .700 1.0
Phillies 7 4 .636 1.5
Pirates 5 6 .455 3.5
Cardinals 4 7 .364 4.5
Cubs 3 9 .250 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 9 3 .750 --
Dodgers 9 4 .692 0.5
Giants 5 8 .385 4.5
Braves 5 8 .385 4.5
Reds 4 7 .364 4.5
Padres 4 9 .308 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Torre 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 6
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Ed Brinkman 4
2 Norm Cash 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 Mike Jorgensen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 0.80
2 Bill Singer 0.62
2 Tom Timmermann 0.62
4 Ken Holtzman 0.57
4 2 others tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Ron Bryant 6
3 Larry Dierker 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Mike McQueen 1
1 Horacio Pina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Tolan .467
2 Rico Carty .440
3 Norm Cash .414
4 Ken Singleton .412
5 Cesar Cedeno .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Bobby Darwin 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Willie Crawford 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 18
2 Bobby Darwin 13
3 Deron Johnson 11
3 Lee May 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bobby Tolan 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Tommy McCraw 5
3 Dave Nelson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 0.25
2 Tom Seaver 0.38
3 Paul Splittorff 0.41
4 Claude Osteen 0.50
5 Tom Timmermann 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
1 Horacio Pina 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Manny Sanguillen .338
4 Glenn Beckert .331
5 Cleon Jones .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
2 Lee May 42
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 125
2 Hank Aaron 109
3 Lee May 107
4 Willie Stargell 105
5 3 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Amos Otis 49
3 Freddie Patek 45
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.67
2 Tom Seaver 1.69
3 Vida Blue 1.91
4 Don Sutton 2.11
5 Dave Roberts 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 25
2 Joe Coleman 23
2 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
5 Pat Dobson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 293
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Fergie Jenkins 253
3 Bill Stoneman 253
5 2 tied 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 27
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 21
5 2 tied 20