On This Day

Sunday, May 7, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 6 .625 --
Indians 10 7 .588 0.5
Orioles 10 7 .588 0.5
Yankees 5 11 .313 5.0
Red Sox 4 10 .286 5.0
Brewers 4 10 .286 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 12 3 .800 --
Athletics 10 4 .714 1.5
White Sox 9 8 .529 4.0
Rangers 8 10 .444 5.5
Royals 8 11 .421 6.0
Angels 7 10 .412 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 12 6 .667 --
Phillies 13 7 .650 0.0
Expos 11 6 .647 0.5
Pirates 8 10 .444 4.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 4.5
Cubs 8 11 .421 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 12 6 .667 --
Dodgers 12 8 .600 1.0
Padres 9 12 .429 4.5
Reds 8 11 .421 4.5
Braves 8 13 .381 5.5
Giants 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Braun 4
1 Terry Harmon 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Jeter 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Ron Blomberg 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Ron Blomberg 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Dave Duncan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 Ray Fosse 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.62
2 Milt Wilcox 1.40
3 Bill Parsons 1.20
3 Dick Woodson 1.20
5 Rickey Clark 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 13
2 Nelson Briles 8
2 Rickey Clark 8
4 Mickey Lolich 7
4 Milt Wilcox 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Bob Moose 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Tolan .419
2 Jim Hickman .413
3 Cesar Cedeno .397
4 Rennie Stennett .396
5 Leron Lee .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Bobby Darwin 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Jim Wynn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 22
2 Bobby Darwin 20
2 Bobby Tolan 20
4 Jim Wynn 19
5 Nate Colbert 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Dave Nelson 9
5 Cesar Cedeno 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.42
2 Milt Wilcox 0.92
3 Steve Arlin 0.95
4 Dave LaRoche 1.00
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Sam McDowell 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
2 Tom Seaver 41
3 Mickey Lolich 38
4 Joe Coleman 36
4 2 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Horacio Pina 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .369
2 Roberto Clemente .354
3 Manny Sanguillen .333
4 Hank Aaron .332
5 Cleon Jones .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Lee May 41
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 Norm Cash 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 130
2 Harmon Killebrew 108
3 Hank Aaron 107
3 Lee May 107
3 Willie Stargell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Freddie Patek 48
3 Amos Otis 45
4 Joe Morgan 41
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.76
2 Tom Seaver 1.84
3 Don Sutton 1.87
4 Vida Blue 2.01
5 Don Wilson 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
1 Wilbur Wood 25
3 Joe Coleman 22
4 Pat Dobson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 297
2 Tom Seaver 268
3 Joe Coleman 257
4 Bill Stoneman 252
5 Fergie Jenkins 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 26
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 21
4 Fred Scherman 21