On This Day

Thursday, May 4, 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 11 4 .733 --
Phillies 11 6 .647 1.0
Expos 9 6 .600 2.0
Cubs 7 10 .412 5.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 5.0
Cardinals 6 10 .375 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 11 5 .688 --
Dodgers 12 6 .667 --
Reds 7 9 .438 4.0
Braves 7 11 .389 5.0
Padres 7 11 .389 5.0
Giants 6 13 .316 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 Bobby Tolan 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Matty Alou 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 3
2 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Don Kessinger 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scipio Spinks 0.55
2 Milt Pappas 0.38
3 Tom Kelley 0.25
4 Jim McGlothlin 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Milt Pappas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scipio Spinks 6
2 Milt Pappas 3
3 Tom Kelley 2
3 Jim McGlothlin 2
3 Ron Schueler 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Tolan .438
2 Bobby Darwin .432
3 Jim Hickman .410
4 Cesar Cedeno .400
5 Rico Carty .385

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
2 Bobby Tolan 19
4 Jim Wynn 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
1 Bobby Tolan 9
3 Dave Nelson 8
4 Lou Brock 7
5 3 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 .366
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Glenn Beckert .335
4 Ralph Garr .332
5 Manny Sanguillen .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 42
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 Norm Cash 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 127
2 Lee May 109
3 Hank Aaron 105
4 Harmon Killebrew 103
5 Willie Stargell 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Freddie Patek 48
3 Amos Otis 46
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 Bill Stoneman 250
4 Joe Coleman 248
4 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