On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 5 .615 --
Indians 8 6 .571 0.5
Orioles 8 6 .571 0.5
Yankees 5 8 .385 3.0
Red Sox 4 7 .364 3.0
Brewers 3 8 .273 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 9 3 .750 --
Athletics 7 4 .636 1.5
White Sox 8 6 .571 2.0
Rangers 7 8 .467 3.5
Royals 7 9 .438 4.0
Angels 5 9 .357 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 11 4 .733 --
Phillies 11 6 .647 1.0
Expos 9 6 .600 2.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 5.0
Cardinals 6 9 .400 5.0
Cubs 6 10 .375 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 11 5 .688 --
Dodgers 12 6 .667 0.0
Braves 7 10 .412 4.5
Reds 6 9 .400 4.5
Padres 7 11 .389 5.0
Giants 6 13 .316 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Jim Hickman 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 5
2 Bobby Darwin 4
3 Billy Williams 3
4 Ed Crosby 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Enzo Hernandez 1
1 Mike Jorgensen 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.29
3 Clay Kirby 1.25
4 Dock Ellis 1.20
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Acosta 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Reggie Cleveland 9
4 Milt Wilcox 8
5 Dock Ellis 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Darwin .432
2 Rico Carty .429
3 Bobby Tolan .417
4 Rennie Stennett .409
5 Cesar Cedeno .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 Norm Cash 5
3 Ron Santo 5
3 Jim Wynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Bobby Darwin 19
3 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Jim Wynn 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.55
2 Claude Osteen 1.04
3 Milt Wilcox 1.13
4 Steve Arlin 1.24
5 Mike Marshall 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 4
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Mickey Lolich 4
1 Jim Ray 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 43
2 Tom Seaver 33
3 Gaylord Perry 32
4 Mickey Lolich 31
5 Milt Wilcox 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .368
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Manny Sanguillen .336
4 Glenn Beckert .335
5 Ralph Garr .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 42
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 Norm Cash 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 129
2 Lee May 109
3 Hank Aaron 105
3 Willie Stargell 105
5 Harmon Killebrew 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Freddie Patek 48
3 Amos Otis 47
4 Joe Morgan 44
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.74
2 Wilbur Wood 1.81
3 Vida Blue 1.94
4 Don Sutton 1.99
5 Don Wilson 2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 303
2 Tom Seaver 269
3 Joe Coleman 253
4 Bill Stoneman 250
5 Fergie Jenkins 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 26
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 21
5 2 tied 20