On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 12 .600 --
Tigers 17 14 .548 1.5
Orioles 16 15 .516 2.5
Yankees 14 16 .467 4.0
Red Sox 11 18 .379 6.5
Brewers 10 18 .357 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 10 .677 --
Twins 19 11 .633 1.5
Athletics 19 11 .633 1.5
Rangers 15 19 .441 7.5
Royals 13 19 .406 8.5
Angels 12 22 .353 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 26 9 .743 --
Pirates 20 13 .606 5.0
Cubs 17 16 .515 8.0
Expos 16 19 .457 10.0
Phillies 15 19 .441 10.5
Cardinals 13 23 .361 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 12 .657 --
Dodgers 21 15 .583 2.5
Reds 18 17 .514 5.0
Braves 14 20 .412 8.5
Padres 15 22 .405 9.0
Giants 13 26 .333 12.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Ferraro 3
1 Billy Williams 3
3 Matty Alou 2
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Duffy Dyer 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 Lenny Randle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 2
1 Carmen Fanzone 2
1 Lenny Randle 2
1 Ellie Rodriguez 2
1 Roy White 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hands 1.67
2 Marty Pattin 1.50
3 Bob Gibson 1.43
4 Skip Lockwood 1.00
5 Pete Broberg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
2 Marty Pattin 9
3 Pete Broberg 6
3 Skip Lockwood 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Roger Nelson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .369
2 Manny Sanguillen .364
3 Leron Lee .356
4 Matty Alou .350
5 Tommy McCraw .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Nate Colbert 9
3 Norm Cash 8
3 Dave Duncan 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Willie Stargell 25
3 Bob Watson 25
5 6 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
1 Joe Morgan 16
3 Dave Nelson 14
3 Bobby Tolan 14
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.56
2 Claude Osteen 1.06
3 Jim Lonborg 1.24
4 Milt Wilcox 1.24
5 Don Sutton 1.29

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 66
3 Joe Coleman 59
4 Gaylord Perry 55
4 Wilbur Wood 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
1 Tug McGraw 7
4 Clay Carroll 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .455
2 Mike Andrews .410
3 Joe Rudi .386
4 Vic Davalillo .382
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Watson 6
2 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Jose Cardenal 4
3 3 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 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Al Downing 0.00
3 Wayne Granger 0.60
4 Jim Rooker 0.69
4 Luke Walker 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 Fred Norman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Bahnsen 28
1 Mickey Lolich 28
3 Bert Blyleven 27
4 Jim Palmer 26
4 Steve Stone 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Leron Lee .383
2 Joe Torre .376
3 Matty Alou .366
4 Bill Russell .354
5 Lou Brock .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Norm Cash 7
2 Nate Colbert 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 22
1 Willie Stargell 22
3 Dick Allen 21
3 Al Oliver 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 10
4 Pat Kelly 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.07
2 Jim Lonborg 1.14
3 Jim Palmer 1.15
4 Mickey Lolich 1.30
5 Jim Kaat 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Phil Niekro 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Ken Holtzman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 Mickey Lolich 53
3 Bert Blyleven 45
4 Joe Coleman 44
5 Don Sutton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Tug McGraw 6
4 Clay Carroll 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .371
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Rod Carew .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 32
4 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 126
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Lee May 104
4 Bobby Bonds 102
5 Hank Aaron 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Joe Morgan 47
2 Freddie Patek 47
4 Amos Otis 45
5 Sandy Alomar 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.75
2 Tom Seaver 1.77
3 Wilbur Wood 1.78
4 Vida Blue 2.24
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 300
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Joe Coleman 255
4 Wilbur Wood 242
5 Bill Stoneman 233

Saves

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