On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 10 .643 --
Tigers 16 13 .552 2.5
Orioles 15 14 .517 3.5
Yankees 12 16 .429 6.0
Red Sox 10 17 .370 7.5
Brewers 9 17 .346 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 10 .667 --
Athletics 19 10 .655 0.5
Twins 17 11 .607 2.0
Rangers 15 17 .469 6.0
Royals 12 18 .400 8.0
Angels 11 21 .344 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 25 8 .758 --
Pirates 19 12 .613 5.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 8.0
Phillies 15 18 .455 10.0
Expos 15 19 .441 10.5
Cardinals 12 22 .353 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 12 .647 --
Dodgers 21 14 .600 1.5
Reds 18 16 .529 4.0
Padres 15 21 .417 8.0
Braves 13 20 .394 8.5
Giants 12 26 .316 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Helms 5
2 Rusty Staub 4
2 Bob Watson 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
1 Bob Watson 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Jorgensen 3
1 Doug Rader 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Mike Jorgensen 2
1 Roger Metzger 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Lonborg 1.17
2 Stan Bahnsen 1.14
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Bill Greif 0.90
5 Don Sutton 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Greif 9
2 Stan Bahnsen 8
2 Joe Coleman 8
4 Jim Lonborg 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Steve Kealey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .377
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Leron Lee .351
4 Manny Sanguillen .350
5 Tommy McCraw .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Nate Colbert 9
3 Norm Cash 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
3 Bob Watson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Willie Stargell 25
3 Bob Watson 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Lou Brock 14
2 Dave Nelson 14
2 Bobby Tolan 14
5 Cesar Cedeno 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.05
2 Jim Lonborg 1.24
3 Milt Wilcox 1.24
4 Don Sutton 1.29
5 Wilbur Wood 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mickey Lolich 61
3 Joe Coleman 59
4 Gaylord Perry 55
4 Wilbur Wood 55

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 Vic Davalillo .419
2 Mike Andrews .415
3 Joe Torre .386
4 Joe Rudi .385
5 Matty Alou .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Watson 6
2 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Dave Kingman 4
3 Rick Monday 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
2 Bob Watson 15
3 Reggie Jackson 14
4 Carlos May 12
4 Rusty Staub 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Willie Davis 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Cesar Tovar 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Jim Colborn 0.00
3 Bob Moose 0.45
4 Claude Osteen 0.52
5 Mickey Lolich 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Steve Blass 3
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Bahnsen 28
2 Bert Blyleven 27
3 Tom Bradley 25
3 Don Sutton 25
5 Wilbur Wood 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .379
2 Leron Lee .377
3 Lou Piniella .376
4 Matty Alou .372
5 Tommy McCraw .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Norm Cash 7
2 Nate Colbert 7
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Dick Allen 22
2 Willie Stargell 22
4 Bobby Bonds 20
4 4 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Joe Morgan 11
2 Dave Nelson 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.05
2 Jim Lonborg 1.14
3 Mickey Lolich 1.14
4 Jim Palmer 1.32
5 Dock Ellis 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 7
1 Gaylord Perry 7
3 Phil Niekro 6
3 Jim Ray 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Gaylord Perry 47
5 Joe Coleman 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .372
2 Roberto Clemente .343
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Rod Carew .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 38
4 Deron Johnson 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 127
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Harmon Killebrew 103
3 Lee May 103
5 Bobby Bonds 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Joe Morgan 46
3 Amos Otis 46
5 Sandy Alomar 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.75
2 Tom Seaver 1.77
3 Wilbur Wood 1.78
4 Vida Blue 2.16
5 Dave Roberts 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 295
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Joe Coleman 258
4 Wilbur Wood 242
5 Clay Kirby 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 2 tied 20