On This Day

Sunday, June 11, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 21 .553 --
Orioles 25 22 .532 1.0
Indians 22 23 .489 3.0
Red Sox 20 24 .455 4.5
Yankees 20 28 .417 6.5
Brewers 16 29 .356 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 14 .702 --
White Sox 30 18 .625 3.5
Twins 26 19 .578 6.0
Angels 23 27 .460 11.5
Royals 21 27 .438 12.5
Rangers 20 30 .400 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 33 17 .660 --
Pirates 32 17 .653 0.5
Cubs 27 21 .563 5.0
Cardinals 22 29 .431 11.5
Expos 20 28 .417 12.0
Phillies 20 30 .400 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 19 .620 --
Dodgers 31 21 .596 1.0
Astros 29 22 .569 2.5
Braves 23 26 .469 7.5
Padres 17 34 .333 14.5
Giants 18 39 .316 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos May 5
2 Luis Alvarado 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
4 Jose Cardenal 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
2 Luis Alvarado 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Hal McRae 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 999.00
2 Al Downing 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.90
4 Joe Coleman 0.86
5 Gary Nolan 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Stan Bahnsen 8
3 Terry Forster 7
3 Bruce Kison 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .337
2 Matty Alou .335
3 Joe Torre .335
4 Lou Piniella .328
5 2 tied .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 44
1 Willie Stargell 44
3 Dick Allen 39
4 Dave Kingman 38
5 Al Oliver 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 21
2 Lou Brock 19
3 Dave Nelson 18
4 Bobby Tolan 17
5 2 tied 14

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 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 122
2 Mickey Lolich 86
3 Gaylord Perry 82
4 Tom Bradley 78
5 Joe Coleman 75

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .444
2 Cesar Cedeno .432
3 George Scott .432
4 Sandy Alomar .429
5 Rico Carty .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Carlton Fisk 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Willie Stargell 19
3 Rusty Staub 15
4 Bob Oliver 14
4 Leroy Stanton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 7
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Amos Otis 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Clay Kirby 0.39
3 Ray Culp 0.60
4 Pedro Borbon 0.61
5 Tom Phoebus 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Wright 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Dave Hamilton 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Tom Bradley 33
3 Jim Palmer 24
4 Gaylord Perry 22
5 Bob Gibson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .417
2 Vic Davalillo .391
3 Johnny Bench .379
4 Joe Rudi .362
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 Johnny Bench 31
2 Willie Stargell 29
3 Dick Allen 28
4 Reggie Jackson 27
5 Rusty Staub 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Bert Campaneris 9
1 Pat Kelly 9
1 Elliott Maddox 9
1 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.36
2 Jim Panther 1.05
3 Dock Ellis 1.24
4 Jim Palmer 1.41
5 Bruce Kison 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 6
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Gary Nolan 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 Tom Bradley 56
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Bert Blyleven 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 10
2 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .356
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Manny Sanguillen .324
5 Ralph Garr .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 36
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Rusty Staub 105
4 Bobby Bonds 102
5 Lee May 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 50
3 Amos Otis 46
4 Freddie Patek 44
5 2 tied 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 256
4 Steve Carlton 243
5 Wilbur Wood 238

Saves

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