On This Day

Monday, May 22, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 10 .655 --
Athletics 18 10 .643 0.5
Twins 17 11 .607 1.5
Rangers 15 16 .484 5.0
Royals 12 18 .400 7.5
Angels 11 20 .355 9.0

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 17 .469 10.0
Expos 14 19 .424 11.5
Cardinals 12 21 .364 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 12 .625 --
Dodgers 20 14 .588 1.0
Reds 18 15 .545 2.5
Padres 15 19 .441 6.0
Braves 12 20 .375 8.0
Giants 12 25 .324 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Denny Doyle 3
1 Carlos May 3
4 Mike Andrews 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Carlos May 5
3 Ron Fairly 4
4 Willie Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Mike Jorgensen 1
2 Mickey Rivers 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.00
1 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Dick Bosman 0.56
4 Nolan Ryan 0.50
5 Wilbur Wood 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Mike Torrez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Dick Bosman 5
4 Larry Dierker 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Barr 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .373
2 Leron Lee .360
3 Manny Sanguillen .356
4 Rick Monday .348
5 Lou Piniella .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Nate Colbert 9
3 Norm Cash 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Willie Stargell 25
4 Jim Wynn 24
5 4 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 1.37
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 Wilbur Wood 55
4 Bert Blyleven 54
4 Tom Seaver 54

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 .436
2 Joe Rudi .400
3 Joe Torre .377
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .375
5 Bobby Valentine .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Rick Monday 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Bob Watson 13
4 Carlos May 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Cesar Tovar 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Jim Colborn 0.00
3 Bob Moose 0.45
4 Steve Blass 0.53
5 Mickey Lolich 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 31
2 Tom Bradley 25
3 Wilbur Wood 24
4 Steve Carlton 23
4 Mickey Lolich 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Danny Frisella 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .385
2 Leron Lee .384
3 Lou Piniella .366
4 Rick Monday .360
5 Bill Russell .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Norm Cash 7
2 Nate Colbert 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Dick Allen 22
2 Willie Stargell 22
2 Jim Wynn 22
5 Bobby Tolan 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Dave Nelson 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bobby Tolan 10
5 Dave Kingman 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.01
2 Claude Osteen 1.05
3 Mickey Lolich 1.14
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.30
5 Dock Ellis 1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Wilbur Wood 43
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 .369
2 Roberto Clemente .342
3 Manny Sanguillen .333
4 Hank Aaron .330
5 Cleon Jones .327

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 126
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Bobby Bonds 104
4 Harmon Killebrew 103
4 Lee May 103

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 Don Sutton 1.67
2 Tom Seaver 1.77
3 Wilbur Wood 1.78
4 Vida Blue 2.08
5 Dave Roberts 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Joe Coleman 250
4 Wilbur Wood 242
5 Clay Kirby 231

Saves

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