On This Day

Thursday, June 1, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 17 .553 --
Orioles 20 17 .541 0.5
Indians 19 17 .528 1.0
Red Sox 16 19 .457 3.5
Yankees 17 21 .447 4.0
Brewers 13 22 .371 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 12 .676 --
Twins 23 13 .639 1.5
White Sox 22 16 .579 3.5
Angels 18 23 .439 9.0
Rangers 17 24 .415 10.0
Royals 14 24 .368 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 30 11 .732 --
Pirates 24 15 .615 5.0
Cubs 21 18 .538 8.0
Expos 18 22 .450 11.5
Phillies 16 25 .390 14.0
Cardinals 16 26 .381 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 17 .605 --
Reds 24 18 .571 1.5
Astros 24 18 .571 1.5
Braves 18 22 .450 6.5
Padres 16 26 .381 9.5
Giants 16 31 .340 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug Griffin 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
3 John Milner 3
3 Tony Perez 3
3 Ron Santo 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 John Felske 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
3 George Scott 3
3 Rusty Staub 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Lee May 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Murphy 0.80
1 Jerry Reuss 0.80
3 Bill Singer 0.75
3 Steve Stone 0.75
5 Sonny Siebert 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Jim McAndrew 1
1 Gaylord Perry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 8
2 Sonny Siebert 7
3 Jim McAndrew 6
3 Bill Singer 6
3 Steve Stone 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .353
2 Joe Torre .353
3 Matty Alou .351
4 Leron Lee .336
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Johnny Bench 10
2 Nate Colbert 10
2 Dave Duncan 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

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

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 Steve Stone 1.60
5 Gaylord Perry 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Mickey Lolich 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
3 Joe Coleman 65
5 Gaylord Perry 63

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 Johnny Bench .469
2 Ellie Rodriguez .438
3 Rusty Staub .407
4 Darrell Evans .406
5 Matty Alou .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 14
1 Bobby Bonds 14
1 Doug Rader 14
1 Leroy Stanton 14
1 Rusty Staub 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.41
2 Tom Griffin 0.63
3 Jim Kaat 0.67
4 Roric Harrison 0.67
5 Pat Dobson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Jim McAndrew 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tom Bradley 23
4 Buzz Capra 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Clay Carroll 4
3 Cecil Upshaw 3
4 Terry Forster 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Monday .357
1 Joe Rudi .357
3 Willie Stargell .354
4 Roberto Clemente .352
5 Bob Watson .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 24
2 Willie Stargell 23
3 Dick Allen 22
3 Jose Cardenal 22
3 Reggie Jackson 22

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 Gaylord Perry 1.40
4 Bob Moose 1.42
5 Claude Osteen 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 7
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 Gaylord Perry 43
5 Stan Bahnsen 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Clay Carroll 8
3 Wayne Granger 7
4 Terry Forster 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Rod Carew .327
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Matty Alou .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 38
4 Earl Williams 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 121
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Rusty Staub 105
4 Bobby Bonds 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 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 2.38

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 260
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