On This Day

Friday, May 26, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 13 .581 --
Tigers 18 14 .563 0.5
Orioles 17 15 .531 1.5
Yankees 14 17 .452 4.0
Red Sox 12 18 .400 5.5
Brewers 10 19 .345 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 11 .656 --
Twins 20 11 .645 0.5
Athletics 20 11 .645 0.5
Rangers 15 20 .429 7.5
Royals 13 20 .394 8.5
Angels 13 22 .371 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 26 10 .722 --
Pirates 21 13 .618 4.0
Cubs 18 16 .529 7.0
Expos 16 20 .444 10.0
Phillies 15 20 .429 10.5
Cardinals 14 23 .378 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 12 .667 --
Dodgers 21 16 .568 3.5
Reds 19 17 .528 5.0
Braves 15 20 .429 8.5
Padres 15 23 .395 10.0
Giants 13 27 .325 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Gene Clines 3
2 Dave May 3
2 Willie Montanez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Andy Kosco 1
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Carmen Fanzone 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Wynn 3
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 1.50
2 Ken Brett 1.00
2 Milt Wilcox 1.00
4 Bert Blyleven 0.88
5 Gary Nolan 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nelson Briles 9
1 Steve Carlton 9
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Mike Kekich 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .373
2 Manny Sanguillen .368
3 Leron Lee .362
4 Matty Alou .346
5 Roberto Clemente .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Nate Colbert 9
3 Norm Cash 8
3 Dave Duncan 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Bobby Darwin 25
3 Al Oliver 25
3 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Dave Nelson 14
3 Bobby Tolan 14
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.06
2 Jim Lonborg 1.24
3 Don Sutton 1.29
4 Jim Kaat 1.31
5 Milt Wilcox 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 8
1 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Ken Holtzman 7
3 Jim Ray 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 88
2 Mickey Lolich 66
3 Bert Blyleven 61
4 Joe Coleman 59
5 Wilbur Wood 57

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 .459
2 Mike Andrews .405
3 Joe Torre .386
4 Manny Sanguillen .385
5 Vic Davalillo .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
2 Reggie Jackson 14
3 Rod Carew 13
4 Doug Rader 12
4 Bob Watson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Willie Davis 6
2 Cesar Tovar 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.42
2 Wayne Granger 0.60
3 Doyle Alexander 0.66
4 Luke Walker 0.69
5 Claude Osteen 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 34
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Stan Bahnsen 28
3 Mickey Lolich 28
5 Steve Stone 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Leron Lee .398
2 Joe Torre .391
3 Roberto Clemente .364
4 Matty Alou .355
5 Manny Sanguillen .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Norm Cash 7
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 22
1 Willie Stargell 22
3 Dick Allen 21
3 Rod Carew 21
3 Joe Torre 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 10
4 Dave Kingman 9
4 Bobby Tolan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.07
2 Jim Lonborg 1.14
3 Jim Palmer 1.15
4 Milt Wilcox 1.25
5 Jim Kaat 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Jim Kaat 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 64
2 Bert Blyleven 52
3 Mickey Lolich 47
4 Joe Coleman 44
5 Tom Seaver 41

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 .370
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Hank Aaron .329
5 Ralph Garr .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 39
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 126
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Lee May 105
4 Hank Aaron 103
5 Bobby Bonds 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Freddie Patek 48
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Amos Otis 44
5 Sandy Alomar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.75
2 Wilbur Wood 1.83
3 Tom Seaver 1.92
4 Vida Blue 2.24
5 Dave Roberts 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Wilbur Wood 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 263
3 Joe Coleman 255
4 Wilbur Wood 238
5 Clay Kirby 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Fred Scherman 21