On This Day

Monday, June 5, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 17 .585 --
Indians 20 20 .500 3.5
Orioles 21 21 .500 3.5
Red Sox 17 22 .436 6.0
Yankees 18 24 .429 6.5
Brewers 15 23 .395 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 13 .690 --
Twins 24 16 .600 4.0
White Sox 25 17 .595 4.0
Angels 20 24 .455 10.0
Rangers 18 26 .409 12.0
Royals 17 25 .405 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 13 .705 --
Pirates 27 16 .628 3.5
Cubs 24 18 .571 6.0
Expos 19 24 .442 11.5
Cardinals 17 28 .378 14.5
Phillies 16 28 .364 15.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 18 .609 --
Reds 27 18 .600 0.5
Astros 26 19 .578 1.5
Braves 20 23 .465 6.5
Padres 16 29 .356 11.5
Giants 17 34 .333 13.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Brye 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Bobby Darwin 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Eddie Leon 1
1 Brooks Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Eric Soderholm 2
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 Bobby Darwin 1
3 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Merv Rettenmund 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.00
2 Dick Woodson 0.67
3 Dave McNally 0.45
4 Blue Moon Odom 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 1
1 Dick Woodson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 8
2 Dick Woodson 6
3 Dave McNally 5
4 Blue Moon Odom 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Darold Knowles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .350
2 Matty Alou .342
3 Joe Torre .341
4 Lou Piniella .333
5 Dick Allen .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
2 Johnny Bench 13
3 Reggie Jackson 11
3 Willie Stargell 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 38
2 Dick Allen 36
3 Johnny Bench 35
3 Willie Stargell 35
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 19
2 Dave Nelson 18
3 Lou Brock 17
4 Bobby Tolan 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.14
2 Claude Osteen 1.49
3 Steve Stone 1.60
4 Jim Kaat 1.69
5 Tom Timmermann 1.78

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 Bert Blyleven 71
3 Gaylord Perry 71
5 2 tied 68

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .429
1 Ellie Rodriguez .429
3 George Scott .422
4 Rusty Staub .400
5 Bob Watson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Dave Kingman 6
4 Tommy Harper 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Leroy Stanton 16
3 Reggie Jackson 13
3 Rusty Staub 13
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Mike Jorgensen 5
1 George Scott 5
4 Horace Clarke 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Steve Stone 0.33
3 Bruce Kison 0.61
4 Tom Griffin 0.63
5 Clyde Wright 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Steve Stone 3
2 Don Sutton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 28
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Don Wilson 23
4 Dick Drago 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .409
2 Joe Rudi .357
3 Matty Alou .349
4 Roberto Clemente .344
5 Ed Kirkpatrick .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Dave Kingman 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 26
1 Reggie Jackson 26
1 Willie Stargell 26
4 Rusty Staub 25
5 Johnny Bench 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Joe Morgan 10
3 Dave Nelson 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Kison 0.36
2 Jim Palmer 1.13
3 Steve Stone 1.21
4 Bob Moose 1.42
5 Gaylord Perry 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Bert Blyleven 48
4 Sam McDowell 45
5 Mickey Lolich 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .358
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Manny Sanguillen .328
4 Ralph Garr .326
5 Rod Carew .325

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 114
3 Rusty Staub 107
4 Bobby Bonds 102
4 Lee May 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Freddie Patek 49
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Amos Otis 46
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.78
2 Wilbur Wood 1.88
3 Tom Seaver 2.00
4 Vida Blue 2.22
5 Gaylord Perry 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 286
2 Tom Seaver 256
3 Joe Coleman 253
4 Wilbur Wood 241
5 Steve Carlton 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Jim Brewer 24
2 Dave Giusti 24
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 2 tied 19