On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 16 .556 --
Orioles 20 16 .556 --
Indians 18 16 .529 1.0
Yankees 16 20 .444 4.0
Red Sox 15 19 .441 4.0
Brewers 12 21 .364 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 12 .667 --
Twins 22 12 .647 1.0
White Sox 22 15 .595 2.5
Angels 17 23 .425 9.0
Rangers 17 23 .425 9.0
Royals 13 23 .361 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 29 11 .725 --
Pirates 24 14 .632 4.0
Cubs 20 17 .541 7.5
Expos 17 22 .436 11.5
Phillies 16 24 .400 13.0
Cardinals 15 25 .375 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 16 .610 --
Astros 24 16 .600 0.5
Reds 22 18 .550 2.5
Braves 17 22 .436 7.0
Padres 16 25 .390 9.0
Giants 15 30 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Ted Ford 3
2 Ken Henderson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Phil Roof 2
3 Dave Duncan 1
3 Carlton Fisk 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Bob Oliver 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
4 Frank Robinson 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Ted Ford 1
2 Dave Nelson 1
2 George Scott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 0.91
2 Jon Matlack 0.75
2 Don Wilson 0.75
4 Jack Billingham 0.67
4 Rich Hand 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Jack Billingham 6
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Jon Matlack 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Horacio Pina 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 12
2 Nate Colbert 10
2 Dave Duncan 10
4 Reggie Jackson 9
4 Willie Stargell 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 35
2 Dick Allen 30
2 Willie Stargell 30
4 Bobby Bonds 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 18
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Dave Nelson 15
3 Bobby Tolan 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 1.11
2 Don Sutton 1.27
3 Claude Osteen 1.35
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 94
2 Mickey Lolich 67
3 Joe Coleman 63
4 Wilbur Wood 62
5 Bert Blyleven 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 9
1 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Wayne Granger 7
3 Tug McGraw 7
3 Horacio Pina 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellie Rodriguez .452
2 Rusty Staub .424
3 Don Kessinger .410
4 Roberto Clemente .400
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Dave Duncan 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 13
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Doug Rader 13
1 Rusty Staub 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.41
2 Al Downing 0.61
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 Fritz Peterson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Stan Bahnsen 24
4 Steve Stone 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Terry Forster 3
4 Danny Frisella 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .375
2 Rick Monday .370
3 Joe Torre .358
4 Leron Lee .352
5 Joe Rudi .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 22
1 Rusty Staub 22
3 Dick Allen 21
3 Jose Cardenal 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Joe Morgan 11
3 Pat Kelly 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 1.24
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.27
3 Milt Wilcox 1.33
4 Jim Palmer 1.34
5 Bob Moose 1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Sam McDowell 45
4 Joe Coleman 43
5 Stan Bahnsen 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .367
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .330
4 Rod Carew .327
5 Ralph Garr .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
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 121
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Lee May 103
4 Hank Aaron 102
4 2 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.76
2 Wilbur Wood 1.88
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 240
5 Steve Carlton 226

Saves

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