On This Day

Saturday, June 3, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 17 .575 --
Orioles 21 18 .538 1.5
Indians 19 19 .500 3.0
Yankees 18 22 .450 5.0
Red Sox 16 21 .432 5.5
Brewers 15 22 .405 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 13 .667 --
Twins 23 15 .605 2.5
White Sox 23 17 .575 3.5
Angels 20 23 .465 8.0
Royals 16 24 .400 10.5
Rangers 17 26 .395 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 12 .721 --
Pirates 25 16 .610 5.0
Cubs 23 18 .561 7.0
Expos 19 23 .452 11.5
Phillies 16 27 .372 15.0
Cardinals 16 28 .364 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 17 .622 --
Reds 26 18 .591 1.5
Astros 25 19 .568 2.5
Braves 19 23 .452 7.5
Padres 16 28 .364 11.5
Giants 17 32 .347 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Lou Piniella 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 5
2 Rick Reichardt 4
3 Mike Andrews 3
3 Duffy Dyer 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 3
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scipio Spinks 1.17
2 Ken Forsch 1.12
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Pete Broberg 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Forsch 9
1 Tom Seaver 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Tom Phoebus 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Chuck Seelbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .344
2 Matty Alou .342
3 Joe Torre .341
4 Lou Piniella .338
5 Leron Lee .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
1 Dave Kingman 13
3 Nate Colbert 10
3 Dave Duncan 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 37
2 Dick Allen 33
2 Johnny Bench 33
4 Bobby Bonds 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 19
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Dave Nelson 16
4 Bobby Tolan 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.14
2 Claude Osteen 1.35
3 Steve Stone 1.60
4 Jim Kaat 1.69
5 Gaylord Perry 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Ken Holtzman 8
2 Mickey Lolich 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
2 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 102
2 Mickey Lolich 73
3 Wilbur Wood 68
4 Bert Blyleven 65
4 2 others tied 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellie Rodriguez .448
2 Johnny Bench .444
3 Bob Watson .407
4 Bobby Murcer .388
5 Manny Mota .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Dave Duncan 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Leroy Stanton 16
3 Dick Allen 14
4 Mike Epstein 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Dave Nelson 5
1 George Scott 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.54
2 Jim Palmer 0.58
3 Jim Panther 0.60
4 Tom Griffin 0.63
5 Clyde Wright 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Pete Broberg 26
3 Jerry Reuss 25
4 Tom Bradley 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .365
2 Bob Watson .362
3 Joe Rudi .358
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .342
5 Matty Alou .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Dave Duncan 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 24
2 Johnny Bench 23
2 Reggie Jackson 23
2 Willie Stargell 23
2 Rusty Staub 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Stone 1.21
2 Gaylord Perry 1.29
2 Jim Palmer 1.29
4 Bob Moose 1.42
5 Don Sutton 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Jim Kaat 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 45
2 Sam McDowell 45
4 Jim Palmer 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .327
4 Ralph Garr .327
5 Rod Carew .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 121
2 Willie Stargell 110
3 Rusty Staub 105
4 Bobby Bonds 103
4 Lee May 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Freddie Patek 49
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Amos Otis 45
5 Sandy Alomar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.75
2 Wilbur Wood 1.86
3 Tom Seaver 1.97
4 Vida Blue 2.22
5 Gaylord Perry 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 295
2 Tom Seaver 262
3 Joe Coleman 253
4 Wilbur Wood 246
5 Clay Kirby 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Jim Brewer 24
2 Dave Giusti 24
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 Fred Scherman 20