On This Day

Tuesday, June 6, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 18 .581 --
Orioles 21 22 .488 4.0
Indians 20 21 .488 4.0
Red Sox 18 22 .450 5.5
Yankees 18 25 .419 7.0
Brewers 15 24 .385 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 13 .698 --
Twins 25 16 .610 4.0
White Sox 25 18 .581 5.0
Angels 21 25 .457 10.5
Rangers 19 26 .422 12.0
Royals 18 25 .419 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 32 13 .711 --
Pirates 27 16 .628 4.0
Cubs 24 19 .558 7.0
Expos 19 25 .432 12.5
Cardinals 18 28 .391 14.5
Phillies 16 29 .356 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 18 .617 --
Reds 27 19 .587 1.5
Astros 27 19 .587 1.5
Braves 21 23 .477 6.5
Padres 16 29 .356 12.0
Giants 17 35 .327 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Boots Day 4
4 Dick Billings 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
3 Sal Bando 2
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 2
1 Lou Brock 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vince Colbert 1.17
2 Jim Palmer 0.92
3 Jim Kaat 0.80
4 Mickey Lolich 0.78
5 Dick Bosman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 11
2 Jim Kaat 8
3 Vince Colbert 7
3 Mickey Lolich 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .350
2 Matty Alou .348
3 Joe Torre .339
4 Lou Piniella .331
5 Dick Allen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
1 Dave Kingman 14
3 Reggie Jackson 12
4 Willie Stargell 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 38
2 Johnny Bench 37
3 Dick Allen 36
4 Willie Stargell 35
5 Reggie Jackson 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.14
2 Claude Osteen 1.49
3 Tom Timmermann 1.78
4 Gaylord Perry 1.83
5 Wilbur Wood 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
3 Ken Holtzman 8
3 Tom Seaver 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 102
2 Mickey Lolich 80
3 Bert Blyleven 71
3 Gaylord Perry 71
5 Wilbur Wood 70

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .423
2 George Scott .422
3 Ellie Rodriguez .406
4 Ted Ford .405
5 Manny Mota .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Darrell Evans 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Leroy Stanton 15
3 Darrell Evans 13
3 Reggie Jackson 13
3 Rusty Staub 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Amos Otis 5
2 George Scott 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Clyde Wright 0.39
3 Bruce Kison 0.61
4 Tom Griffin 0.63
5 Bob Gibson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 28
2 Jim Palmer 25
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Don Wilson 23
5 Dick Drago 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Wayne Granger 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .406
2 Joe Rudi .362
3 Bill Buckner .356
4 Matty Alou .354
5 Ed Kirkpatrick .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Dick Allen 26
2 Johnny Bench 26
2 Willie Stargell 26
5 Rusty Staub 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Dave Nelson 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.36
2 Bruce Kison 0.36
3 Bob Moose 1.42
4 Don Sutton 1.50
5 Jim Palmer 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
4 Stan Bahnsen 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Mickey Lolich 49
4 Bert Blyleven 48
5 Jim Palmer 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 111
3 Rusty Staub 107
4 Bobby Bonds 101
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Freddie Patek 49
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Amos Otis 47
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.78
2 Wilbur Wood 1.89
3 Tom Seaver 2.00
4 Vida Blue 2.30
5 Gaylord Perry 2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 293
2 Joe Coleman 257
3 Tom Seaver 256
4 Wilbur Wood 243
5 Steve Carlton 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 2 tied 19