On This Day

Sunday, April 30, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 4 .636 --
Orioles 7 6 .538 1.0
Indians 6 6 .500 1.5
Red Sox 4 7 .364 3.0
Yankees 4 8 .333 3.5
Brewers 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 8 3 .727 --
Athletics 7 4 .636 1.0
White Sox 8 5 .615 1.0
Rangers 7 6 .538 2.0
Royals 6 8 .429 3.5
Angels 5 8 .385 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 9 4 .692 --
Mets 8 4 .667 0.5
Phillies 9 5 .643 0.5
Pirates 5 8 .385 4.0
Cardinals 5 8 .385 4.0
Cubs 4 10 .286 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 4 .733 --
Astros 10 4 .714 0.5
Braves 7 8 .467 4.0
Reds 5 8 .385 5.0
Giants 6 10 .375 5.5
Padres 5 11 .313 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Bobby Darwin 5
2 Danny Thompson 5
5 3 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Anderson 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Herrmann 4
1 Bill Russell 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Denny Doyle 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 3
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Joe Morgan 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Brett 2.33
2 Lew Krausse 1.00
2 Dick Tidrow 1.00
4 Sam McDowell 0.86
5 Don Sutton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Rickey Clark 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Brett 7
1 Joe Coleman 7
3 Pat Dobson 6
3 Sam McDowell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Darwin .439
2 Rico Carty .438
3 Bobby Tolan .423
4 Norm Cash .412
5 Manny Sanguillen .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Bobby Darwin 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Dick Allen 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 18
2 Bobby Darwin 15
3 Willie Davis 13
3 Lee May 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Dave Nelson 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave LaRoche 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.38
3 Paul Splittorff 0.41
4 Claude Osteen 0.50
5 Don Sutton 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Mickey Lolich 28
3 Joe Coleman 27
4 Burt Hooton 24
4 Wilbur Wood 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Jerry Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Manny Sanguillen .336
4 Ralph Garr .335
5 Glenn Beckert .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
2 Lee May 42
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 Norm Cash 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 127
2 Hank Aaron 110
3 Lee May 108
4 Willie Stargell 106
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Freddie Patek 48
3 Amos Otis 47
4 Joe Morgan 44
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.69
2 Wilbur Wood 1.79
3 Vida Blue 1.94
4 Don Sutton 2.04
5 Dave Roberts 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 25
2 Mickey Lolich 24
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 302
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Joe Coleman 253
3 Fergie Jenkins 253
5 Bill Stoneman 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 32
2 Dave Giusti 27
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 21
5 3 tied 20