On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 9 .625 --
Tigers 14 10 .583 1.0
Orioles 13 12 .520 2.5
Red Sox 9 13 .409 5.0
Yankees 9 15 .375 6.0
Brewers 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 7 .708 --
Athletics 15 8 .652 1.5
White Sox 15 10 .600 2.5
Rangers 11 15 .423 7.0
Royals 11 16 .407 7.5
Angels 10 16 .385 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 20 7 .741 --
Phillies 15 12 .556 5.0
Pirates 14 12 .538 5.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 6.5
Expos 13 14 .481 7.0
Cardinals 10 19 .345 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 10 .630 --
Dodgers 18 11 .621 --
Reds 15 13 .536 2.5
Padres 13 16 .448 5.0
Braves 10 18 .357 7.5
Giants 9 22 .290 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Duffy Dyer 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 Carmen Fanzone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 5
2 Tom Haller 4
2 Doug Rader 4
2 Danny Thompson 4
5 Jackie Hernandez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.40
2 Mickey Lolich 1.17
3 Fred Norman 1.12
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
1 Fred Norman 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Roger Nelson 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Dan McGinn 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .381
2 Manny Sanguillen .374
3 Rick Monday .373
4 Bobby Tolan .361
5 Cesar Cedeno .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Dave Kingman 7
2 Jim Wynn 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Bobby Tolan 23
2 Jim Wynn 23
4 Tony Perez 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 14
1 Bobby Tolan 14
3 Lou Brock 13
4 Dave Nelson 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.52
2 Milt Wilcox 1.24
3 Claude Osteen 1.27
4 Wilbur Wood 1.38
5 Jim Kaat 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Jim Ray 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 70
2 Mickey Lolich 54
3 Tom Seaver 51
4 Wilbur Wood 48
5 Gaylord Perry 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
2 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Monday .421
2 Pat Kelly .389
3 Jim Fregosi .383
4 Joe Torre .379
5 Rod Carew .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 Joe Morgan 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 15
2 Jose Cardenal 12
2 Nate Colbert 12
2 Willie Stargell 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bobby Tolan 6
2 Cesar Tovar 6
4 Pat Kelly 5
4 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.47
3 Blue Moon Odom 0.64
4 Steve Blass 0.69
5 2 tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 Bert Blyleven 31
3 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Jim Palmer 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
3 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Lloyd Allen 2
4 14 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Manny Sanguillen .337
4 Hank Aaron .334
5 Cleon Jones .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
1 Willie Stargell 41
3 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 128
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Harmon Killebrew 107
4 Lee May 105
5 Hank Aaron 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Joe Morgan 46
3 Amos Otis 46
5 Sandy Alomar 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.75
2 Tom Seaver 1.76
3 Don Sutton 1.90
4 Vida Blue 2.00
5 Don Wilson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Joe Coleman 21
3 Pat Dobson 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 302
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Joe Coleman 249
4 Bill Stoneman 247
5 Wilbur Wood 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Jim Brewer 24
2 Dave Giusti 24
4 Rollie Fingers 21
4 2 others tied 21