On This Day

Wednesday, June 7, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 19 .568 --
Orioles 22 22 .500 3.0
Indians 20 22 .476 4.0
Red Sox 18 23 .439 5.5
Yankees 19 25 .432 6.0
Brewers 15 25 .375 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 13 .705 --
Twins 25 17 .595 5.0
White Sox 26 18 .591 5.0
Angels 22 25 .468 10.5
Royals 19 25 .432 12.0
Rangers 19 27 .413 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 32 14 .696 --
Pirates 29 16 .644 2.5
Cubs 25 19 .568 6.0
Expos 20 25 .444 11.5
Cardinals 19 28 .404 13.5
Phillies 17 29 .370 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 19 .604 --
Reds 28 19 .596 0.5
Astros 27 20 .574 1.5
Braves 21 24 .467 6.5
Padres 16 31 .340 12.5
Giants 17 36 .321 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Gene Clines 5
3 Derrel Thomas 5
5 Al Oliver 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 John Briggs 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Dave Cash 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.38
2 Reggie Cleveland 1.12
3 Dock Ellis 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Jerry Reuss 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Reggie Cleveland 9
3 Clay Kirby 8
4 Bob Johnson 7
4 Fred Norman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .350
2 Joe Torre .347
3 Manny Sanguillen .345
4 Lou Piniella .341
5 Joe Rudi .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
1 Dave Kingman 14
3 Willie Stargell 13
4 Reggie Jackson 12
5 Nate Colbert 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 40
2 Dave Kingman 38
3 Dick Allen 37
3 Johnny Bench 37
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 Ken Holtzman 9
1 Mickey Lolich 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
4 Tom Seaver 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 113
2 Mickey Lolich 80
3 Bert Blyleven 71
3 Gaylord Perry 71
5 Wilbur Wood 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 11
2 Clay Carroll 10
3 Wayne Granger 9
3 Tug McGraw 9
5 Horacio Pina 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Clines .467
2 Bill Buckner .447
3 Johnny Bench .423
4 Ellie Rodriguez .406
5 2 tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
4 Mike Epstein 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Leroy Stanton 15
2 Willie Stargell 15
4 Darrell Evans 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Amos Otis 5
2 George Scott 5
2 Roy White 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Clyde Wright 0.39
3 Don Sutton 0.53
4 Bruce Kison 0.61
5 Jim Panther 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Jim McAndrew 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Tom Bradley 28
3 Dick Drago 25
3 Jim Palmer 25
5 Jerry Reuss 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .389
1 Bill Buckner .389
3 Joe Rudi .376
4 Matty Alou .357
5 Willie Stargell .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.36
1 Bruce Kison 0.36
3 Sparky Lyle 1.08
4 Bob Moose 1.47
5 Dock Ellis 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
4 Steve Blass 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Bert Blyleven 48
4 Jim Palmer 47
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 10
2 Clay Carroll 9
3 Wayne Granger 6
4 Tug McGraw 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Roberto Clemente .343
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Manny Sanguillen .325
5 Matty Alou .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
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 124
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Rusty Staub 108
4 Bobby Bonds 101
5 Frank Robinson 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Freddie Patek 50
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 24
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 236

Saves

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