On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 14 .576 --
Indians 18 14 .563 0.5
Orioles 18 15 .545 1.0
Yankees 14 18 .438 4.5
Red Sox 13 18 .419 5.0
Brewers 10 20 .333 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 11 .656 --
White Sox 21 12 .636 0.5
Twins 20 12 .625 1.0
Rangers 16 20 .444 7.0
Angels 14 22 .389 9.0
Royals 13 21 .382 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 27 10 .730 --
Pirates 21 14 .600 5.0
Cubs 19 16 .543 7.0
Phillies 16 20 .444 10.5
Expos 16 21 .432 11.0
Cardinals 14 24 .368 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 13 .649 --
Dodgers 22 16 .579 2.5
Reds 20 17 .541 4.0
Braves 15 21 .417 8.5
Padres 15 24 .385 10.0
Giants 14 27 .341 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Ed Goodson 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Dick Billings 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 5
2 Marty Perez 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Dick Billings 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 2
1 Rick Monday 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Dave Cash 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 1.00
2 Dave McNally 0.80
3 Jim McAndrew 0.71
4 Gaylord Perry 0.56
5 3 tied 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Rickey Clark 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 10
2 Dave McNally 8
3 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Bill Singer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .364
2 Joe Torre .362
3 Leron Lee .349
4 Matty Alou .344
5 Rick Monday .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Nate Colbert 9
2 Dave Duncan 9
4 Norm Cash 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Dick Allen 28
3 Bobby Bonds 26
3 Bob Watson 26
5 6 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 Joe Coleman 7
3 Ken Holtzman 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 88
2 Mickey Lolich 66
3 Joe Coleman 63
4 Bert Blyleven 61
5 Gaylord Perry 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Wayne Granger 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
1 Tug McGraw 7
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Andrews .429
2 Dusty Baker .425
3 Don Kessinger .405
4 Darrell Evans .387
5 Joe Rudi .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 15
1 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Bob Watson 13
4 Doug Rader 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Willie Davis 5
2 Pat Kelly 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.00
2 Al Downing 0.42
3 Doyle Alexander 0.66
4 Luke Walker 0.69
5 Claude Osteen 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 34
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 Stan Bahnsen 30
4 Mickey Lolich 28
5 Dave McNally 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .376
2 Leron Lee .373
3 Roberto Clemente .360
4 Matty Alou .359
5 Rick Monday .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 7
1 Reggie Jackson 7
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 22
2 Dave Duncan 21
2 Reggie Jackson 21
2 Willie Stargell 21
2 Joe Torre 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 10
4 Pat Kelly 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Lonborg 1.14
2 Jim Palmer 1.15
3 Milt Wilcox 1.25
4 Claude Osteen 1.30
5 Jim Kaat 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Fergie Jenkins 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 64
2 Bert Blyleven 52
3 Mickey Lolich 47
4 Gaylord Perry 45
5 Joe Coleman 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .367
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Ralph Garr .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Willie Stargell 111
3 Lee May 105
4 Bobby Bonds 104
5 Hank Aaron 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 1.78
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 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Joe Coleman 23
4 Pat Dobson 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 294
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Joe Coleman 259
4 Wilbur Wood 238
5 Clay Kirby 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Fred Scherman 22
5 Rollie Fingers 21