On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 9 .640 --
Tigers 15 11 .577 1.5
Orioles 13 13 .500 3.5
Yankees 10 15 .400 6.0
Red Sox 9 15 .375 6.5
Brewers 8 15 .348 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 8 .680 --
White Sox 16 10 .615 1.5
Athletics 15 10 .600 2.0
Rangers 12 15 .444 6.0
Royals 12 16 .429 6.5
Angels 11 17 .393 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 7 .759 --
Pirates 15 12 .556 6.0
Phillies 15 13 .536 6.5
Cubs 14 14 .500 7.5
Expos 13 16 .448 9.0
Cardinals 11 20 .355 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 11 .621 --
Dodgers 19 12 .613 0.0
Reds 17 13 .567 1.5
Padres 13 17 .433 5.5
Braves 10 19 .345 8.0
Giants 10 23 .303 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Horace Clarke 3
2 Vic Davalillo 3
2 Mike Ferraro 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Grote 2
1 John Mayberry 2
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 Syd O'Brien 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 5
2 Jerry Grote 4
2 Willie Stargell 4
4 John Mayberry 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Moose 1.50
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.43
3 Buzz Capra 0.90
4 Paul Splittorff 0.88
5 Wilbur Wood 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Jim McGlothlin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim McGlothlin 10
2 Buzz Capra 9
3 Bill Parsons 7
3 Paul Splittorff 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .384
2 Manny Sanguillen .369
3 Rick Monday .361
4 Leron Lee .351
5 Bobby Tolan .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Norm Cash 7
2 Dave Kingman 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
2 Jim Wynn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Willie Stargell 24
3 Bobby Tolan 23
3 Jim Wynn 23
5 2 tied 22

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 0.89
2 Claude Osteen 1.05
3 Milt Wilcox 1.24
4 Wilbur Wood 1.36
5 Jim Lonborg 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 7
1 Gaylord Perry 7
1 Jim Ray 7
1 Wilbur Wood 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 70
2 Mickey Lolich 54
3 Wilbur Wood 53
4 Joe Coleman 51
4 Tom Seaver 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Wayne Granger 6
1 Tug McGraw 6
1 Ken Sanders 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Valentine .452
2 Joe Torre .404
3 Rick Monday .385
4 Roberto Clemente .380
4 Willie Stargell .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Rick Monday 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 16
2 Tony Perez 14
3 Nate Colbert 12
3 Dave Duncan 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Pat Kelly 6
1 Cesar Tovar 6
4 Willie Davis 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Bob Moose 0.42
3 Bill Singer 0.56
4 Steve Blass 0.69
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Steve Blass 3
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 29
1 Wilbur Wood 29
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Jim Palmer 25
5 Joe Coleman 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Wayne Granger 5
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .373
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Manny Sanguillen .337
4 Hank Aaron .333
5 Cleon Jones .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 38
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 131
2 Willie Stargell 116
3 Harmon Killebrew 104
4 Bobby Bonds 102
4 Lee May 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Joe Morgan 46
3 Amos Otis 46
5 Sandy Alomar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.74
2 Tom Seaver 1.76
3 Don Sutton 1.81
4 Vida Blue 2.08
5 Don Wilson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Joe Coleman 22
4 Pat Dobson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 298
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Joe Coleman 257
4 Bill Stoneman 241
4 Wilbur Wood 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
4 2 others tied 21