On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 10 .630 --
Tigers 16 12 .571 1.5
Orioles 15 13 .536 2.5
Yankees 12 15 .444 5.0
Red Sox 9 17 .346 7.5
Brewers 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 10 .643 --
Athletics 17 10 .630 0.5
Twins 17 11 .607 1.0
Rangers 15 15 .500 4.0
Royals 12 18 .400 7.0
Angels 11 19 .367 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 25 7 .781 --
Pirates 18 12 .600 6.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 9.0
Phillies 15 16 .484 9.5
Expos 13 19 .406 12.0
Cardinals 12 21 .364 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 12 .613 --
Dodgers 20 13 .606 --
Reds 18 15 .545 2.0
Padres 15 18 .455 5.0
Braves 12 20 .375 7.5
Giants 11 25 .306 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy White 6
2 Jerry Morales 5
2 Earl Williams 5
4 Mike Andrews 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Dave Duncan 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Darrel Chaney 3
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 3
2 Luis Alvarado 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.43
2 Fred Norman 1.29
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Ken Holtzman 1.00
5 3 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Fred Norman 9
4 Bill Hands 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 2
2 Don Carrithers 1
2 Danny Frisella 1
2 Ramon Hernandez 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .373
2 Manny Sanguillen .356
3 Leron Lee .353
4 Rick Monday .348
5 Lou Piniella .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Willie Stargell 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Willie Stargell 25
4 Bobby Bonds 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Lou Brock 14
2 Dave Nelson 14
2 Bobby Tolan 14
5 2 tied 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 Shellenback 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 8
2 Gaylord Perry 7
2 Jim Ray 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mickey Lolich 61
3 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Tom Seaver 54
5 Wilbur Wood 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 7
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Andrews .395
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .389
3 Bobby Valentine .385
4 Joe Rudi .380
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Dave Duncan 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 Tony Perez 4
2 Rusty Staub 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
1 Willie Stargell 16
3 Dave Duncan 13
3 Tony Perez 13
5 Rusty Staub 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Cesar Tovar 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Colborn 0.00
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
3 Bob Moose 0.42
4 Steve Blass 0.53
5 Wayne Granger 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 Bert Blyleven 31
3 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Tom Bradley 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Danny Frisella 4
3 Wayne Granger 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .380
2 Leron Lee .377
3 Lou Piniella .366
4 Rick Monday .360
5 Matty Alou .352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 22
1 Willie Stargell 22
1 Jim Wynn 22
4 Dave Kingman 21
4 Bobby Tolan 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Dave Nelson 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Tolan 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.01
2 Claude Osteen 1.05
3 Mickey Lolich 1.14
4 Dock Ellis 1.33
5 Fred Norman 1.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Mickey Lolich 48
2 Tom Seaver 48
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Terry Forster 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Roberto Clemente .342
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Cleon Jones .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 38
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 127
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Bobby Bonds 104
4 Harmon Killebrew 103
5 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 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.74
2 Don Sutton 1.81
3 Tom Seaver 1.82
4 Vida Blue 2.08
5 Don Wilson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 27
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Tom Seaver 266
3 Joe Coleman 250
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 Mike Marshall 21