On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 16 .568 --
Orioles 20 16 .556 0.5
Indians 18 17 .514 2.0
Yankees 17 20 .459 4.0
Red Sox 15 19 .441 4.5
Brewers 12 22 .353 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 12 .676 --
Twins 23 12 .657 1.0
White Sox 22 16 .579 3.5
Angels 18 23 .439 9.0
Rangers 17 24 .415 10.0
Royals 13 24 .351 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 29 11 .725 --
Pirates 24 15 .615 4.5
Cubs 20 18 .526 8.0
Expos 18 22 .450 11.0
Phillies 16 24 .400 13.0
Cardinals 16 25 .390 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 16 .619 --
Astros 24 17 .585 1.5
Reds 23 18 .561 2.5
Braves 18 22 .450 7.0
Padres 16 26 .381 10.0
Giants 15 31 .326 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 John Briggs 3
1 George Foster 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 Doug Rader 3
2 Eric Soderholm 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 George Foster 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.67
2 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 Al Downing 0.78
4 Ron Reed 0.58
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 10
2 George Culver 7
2 Al Downing 7
2 Ron Reed 7
5 Rickey Clark 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Manny Sanguillen .353
4 Leron Lee .336
5 Rick Monday .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Nate Colbert 10
2 Dave Duncan 10
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Willie Stargell 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 36
2 Dick Allen 31
2 Willie Stargell 31
4 Bobby Bonds 30
5 Doug Rader 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 19
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 1.79
5 Jim Lonborg 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 8
1 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Joe Coleman 7
3 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 94
2 Mickey Lolich 67
3 Bert Blyleven 65
4 Joe Coleman 63
5 Wilbur Wood 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 10
2 Clay Carroll 9
3 Wayne Granger 8
4 Tug McGraw 7
4 Horacio Pina 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellie Rodriguez .438
2 Johnny Bench .429
3 Rusty Staub .426
4 Matty Alou .400
5 Bob Watson .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Dave Duncan 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 16
2 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Leroy Stanton 14
4 Dick Allen 13
4 Johnny Bench 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 6
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Jim Wynn 5
4 Lou Brock 4
4 10 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.41
2 Tom Griffin 0.64
3 Jim Kaat 0.67
4 Jim Panther 0.71
5 Jon Matlack 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Tom Bradley 30
4 Buzz Capra 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Cecil Upshaw 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Monday .366
2 Roberto Clemente .365
3 Bob Watson .360
4 Joe Torre .358
5 Joe Rudi .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Dave Duncan 8
2 Willie Stargell 8
4 Johnny Bench 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 23
2 Dick Allen 22
2 Reggie Jackson 22
2 Rusty Staub 22
5 Jose Cardenal 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Pat Kelly 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 Dave Nelson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 1.24
2 Jim Palmer 1.34
3 Bob Moose 1.42
4 Mickey Lolich 1.55
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 Mel Stottlemyre 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Bert Blyleven 52
3 Tom Bradley 45
4 Stan Bahnsen 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .328
4 Rod Carew .327
5 Ralph Garr .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
1 Willie Stargell 41
3 Lee May 38
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 121
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Hank Aaron 102
3 Bobby Bonds 102
3 3 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Joe Morgan 48
2 Freddie Patek 48
4 Amos Otis 45
5 Sandy Alomar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.81
2 Wilbur Wood 1.88
3 Tom Seaver 1.95
4 Vida Blue 2.10
5 Gaylord Perry 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Pat Dobson 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 289
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 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Fred Scherman 21