On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 15 .571 --
Tigers 20 16 .556 0.5
Indians 18 16 .529 1.5
Yankees 16 19 .457 4.0
Red Sox 14 19 .424 5.0
Brewers 11 21 .344 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 11 .686 --
Twins 21 12 .636 2.0
White Sox 22 14 .611 2.5
Angels 16 23 .410 10.0
Rangers 16 23 .410 10.0
Royals 13 22 .371 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 28 11 .718 --
Pirates 24 14 .632 3.5
Cubs 20 17 .541 7.0
Expos 17 22 .436 11.0
Phillies 16 23 .410 12.0
Cardinals 15 25 .375 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 15 .615 --
Dodgers 24 16 .600 0.5
Reds 21 18 .538 3.0
Braves 17 22 .436 7.0
Padres 16 25 .390 9.0
Giants 15 29 .341 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Pagan 5
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 Gene Clines 4
2 Joe Rudi 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Conigliaro 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Conigliaro 4
1 Joe Hague 4
1 George Scott 4
1 Leroy Stanton 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 1.33
2 Buzz Capra 1.20
3 Pete Broberg 1.00
3 Marty Pattin 1.00
5 Jim Nash 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 8
1 Marty Pattin 8
3 Tom Griffin 7
4 Buzz Capra 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 2
2 Jim Brewer 1
2 Clay Carroll 1
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .372
2 Manny Sanguillen .355
3 Matty Alou .343
4 Rick Monday .339
5 Leron Lee .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Nate Colbert 10
3 Dave Duncan 9
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Willie Stargell 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Dick Allen 30
2 Willie Stargell 30
4 Al Oliver 28
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Bobby Tolan 15
4 Dave Nelson 14
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.06
2 Jim Kaat 1.11
3 Don Sutton 1.27
4 Milt Wilcox 1.40
5 Jim Lonborg 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 8
1 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Joe Coleman 7
3 Ken Holtzman 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 88
2 Mickey Lolich 67
3 Joe Coleman 63
4 Wilbur Wood 62
5 Bert Blyleven 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Clay Carroll 8
3 Wayne Granger 7
3 Tug McGraw 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellie Rodriguez .448
2 Dusty Baker .412
3 Joe Rudi .406
4 Roberto Clemente .388
5 Don Baylor .387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 14
2 Jose Cardenal 12
2 Reggie Jackson 12
2 Doug Rader 12
2 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Elliott Maddox 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.42
2 Claude Osteen 0.53
3 Tom Griffin 0.64
4 Jim Kaat 0.67
5 Doyle Alexander 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
1 Steve Carlton 26
3 Steve Stone 23
4 Stan Bahnsen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
3 Terry Forster 4
4 Danny Frisella 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .370
2 Rick Monday .369
3 Joe Torre .368
4 Joe Rudi .354
5 Leron Lee .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
3 Nate Colbert 7
3 Dave Duncan 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 24
2 Dick Allen 22
3 Jose Cardenal 21
3 Dave Duncan 21
3 Reggie Jackson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Pat Kelly 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Dave Nelson 9
2 Bobby Tolan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 1.11
2 Milt Wilcox 1.25
3 Mel Stottlemyre 1.27
4 Claude Osteen 1.30
5 Jim Palmer 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Ken Holtzman 5
4 Phil Niekro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 64
2 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Joe Coleman 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Clay Carroll 7
3 Wayne Granger 6
4 Terry Forster 5
4 Tug McGraw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .368
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Rod Carew .326
5 Ralph Garr .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 38
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 122
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Hank Aaron 103
3 Lee May 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 1.76
2 Wilbur Wood 1.90
3 Tom Seaver 1.95
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
3 Pat Dobson 23
5 Don Sutton 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 295
2 Joe Coleman 258
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Wilbur Wood 243
5 Clay Kirby 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Fred Scherman 21