On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 14 .588 --
Orioles 19 15 .559 1.0
Indians 18 15 .545 1.5
Red Sox 14 18 .438 5.0
Yankees 14 19 .424 5.5
Brewers 10 21 .323 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 11 .667 --
Twins 21 12 .636 1.0
White Sox 21 13 .618 1.5
Rangers 16 21 .432 8.0
Angels 15 22 .405 9.0
Royals 13 22 .371 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 27 11 .711 --
Pirates 22 14 .611 4.0
Cubs 19 17 .528 7.0
Expos 17 21 .447 10.0
Phillies 16 21 .432 10.5
Cardinals 15 24 .385 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 14 .632 --
Dodgers 23 16 .590 1.5
Reds 20 18 .526 4.0
Braves 16 22 .421 8.0
Padres 16 24 .400 9.0
Giants 15 28 .349 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Garry Maddox 6
3 Ralph Garr 4
3 Reggie Smith 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.50
2 Steve Arlin 0.88
3 Tom Bradley 0.83
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.67
4 Tom Kelley 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Arlin 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Reggie Cleveland 6
2 Tom Kelley 6
2 Ron Schueler 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .371
2 Manny Sanguillen .364
3 Leron Lee .351
4 Matty Alou .346
5 Al Oliver .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Nate Colbert 10
3 Dave Duncan 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Dick Allen 29
3 Bobby Bonds 27
3 Jose Cardenal 27
3 2 others tied 27

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 Kaat 1.11
3 Don Sutton 1.29
4 Milt Wilcox 1.40
5 Wilbur Wood 1.65

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 Bob Watson .407
2 Dusty Baker .404
3 Joe Rudi .400
4 Roberto Clemente .391
5 Manny Mota .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 14
2 Dick Allen 13
2 Jose Cardenal 13
4 Reggie Jackson 12
4 Doug Rader 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Elliott Maddox 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.42
2 Claude Osteen 0.53
3 Luke Walker 0.69
4 Doyle Alexander 0.71
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 28
2 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Steve Carlton 26
4 Dave McNally 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .386
2 Leron Lee .368
3 Roberto Clemente .365
4 Matty Alou .361
4 Lou Piniella .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 22
1 Reggie Jackson 22
3 Dick Allen 21
3 Dave Duncan 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Joe Morgan 10
2 Dave Nelson 10
4 Pat Kelly 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 1.11
2 Jim Palmer 1.13
3 Milt Wilcox 1.25
4 Claude Osteen 1.30
5 Mickey Lolich 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Manny Sanguillen .333
4 Rod Carew .329
5 Ralph Garr .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 32
4 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Bobby Bonds 105
4 Lee May 104
5 Hank Aaron 103

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 2.10
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 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Fred Scherman 21