On This Day

Saturday, June 10, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 21 .543 --
Orioles 24 22 .522 1.0
Indians 22 22 .500 2.0
Red Sox 19 24 .442 4.5
Yankees 20 27 .426 5.5
Brewers 16 27 .372 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 13 .717 --
White Sox 28 18 .609 5.0
Twins 25 19 .568 7.0
Angels 23 26 .469 11.5
Royals 20 27 .426 13.5
Rangers 20 29 .408 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 33 16 .673 --
Pirates 31 17 .646 1.5
Cubs 26 20 .565 5.5
Cardinals 22 28 .440 11.5
Expos 20 27 .426 12.0
Phillies 19 30 .388 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 30 19 .612 --
Dodgers 31 20 .608 --
Astros 28 22 .560 2.5
Braves 23 25 .479 6.5
Padres 16 34 .320 14.5
Giants 17 38 .309 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Allen 3
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Mike Lum 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos May 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Earl Williams 4
4 Mike Lum 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Oates 2
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Davey Johnson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.43
2 John Curtis 1.11
3 Jerry Koosman 1.00
4 Tom Kelley 0.80
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Tom Kelley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 10
1 John Curtis 10
3 Tom Griffin 8
3 Tom Kelley 8
5 Steve Stone 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .337
2 Matty Alou .335
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Joe Rudi .330
5 Dick Allen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 15
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Reggie Jackson 12
5 Nate Colbert 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Johnny Bench 41
3 Dave Kingman 38
4 Dick Allen 37
5 Al Oliver 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 20
2 Lou Brock 19
3 Dave Nelson 18
4 Bobby Tolan 17
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.25
2 Claude Osteen 1.44
3 Gaylord Perry 1.77
4 Wilbur Wood 1.88
5 Milt Wilcox 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Ken Holtzman 9
2 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Wilbur Wood 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 113
2 Mickey Lolich 86
3 Gaylord Perry 82
4 Tom Bradley 78
5 2 tied 74

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .450
2 George Scott .425
3 Cesar Cedeno .412
3 Billy Conigliaro .412
5 Johnny Bench .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Carlton Fisk 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Willie Stargell 19
3 Leroy Stanton 15
3 Rusty Staub 15
5 Ted Simmons 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 7
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Amos Otis 5
2 Roy White 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Ray Culp 0.60
3 Pedro Borbon 0.61
4 Bob Gibson 0.67
5 Bruce Kison 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Wright 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Dave Hamilton 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 33
2 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Jerry Reuss 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .405
2 Vic Davalillo .391
3 Joe Rudi .371
4 Johnny Bench .361
5 Dusty Baker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Willie Stargell 9
4 Dave Kingman 8
4 Bob Watson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 29
2 Johnny Bench 28
3 Reggie Jackson 27
4 Dick Allen 26
4 Rusty Staub 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Bert Campaneris 9
1 Dave Nelson 9
4 Willie Davis 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Panther 1.05
2 Al Downing 1.22
3 Dock Ellis 1.24
4 Claude Osteen 1.54
5 Gaylord Perry 1.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Tom Bradley 56
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Jim Palmer 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 10
2 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Danny Frisella 5
3 Tug McGraw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .358
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Manny Sanguillen .326
5 Ralph Garr .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 125
2 Willie Stargell 116
3 Rusty Staub 106
4 Bobby Bonds 102
5 Lee May 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 49
3 Amos Otis 46
4 Freddie Patek 45
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.70
2 Wilbur Wood 1.85
3 Tom Seaver 2.08
4 Gaylord Perry 2.25
5 Vida Blue 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 293
2 Tom Seaver 257
3 Joe Coleman 250
4 Wilbur Wood 238
5 Steve Carlton 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Clay Carroll 20