On This Day

Monday, June 12, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 21 .563 --
Orioles 26 22 .542 1.0
Indians 22 23 .489 3.5
Red Sox 20 24 .455 5.0
Yankees 20 28 .417 7.0
Brewers 16 30 .348 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 15 .688 --
White Sox 30 18 .625 3.0
Twins 26 20 .565 6.0
Angels 23 27 .460 11.0
Royals 21 27 .438 12.0
Rangers 21 30 .412 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 32 17 .653 --
Mets 33 18 .647 --
Cubs 27 21 .563 4.5
Cardinals 23 29 .442 10.5
Expos 20 29 .408 12.0
Phillies 20 30 .400 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 19 .620 --
Dodgers 31 22 .585 1.5
Astros 30 22 .577 2.0
Braves 24 26 .480 7.0
Padres 17 34 .333 14.5
Giants 18 39 .316 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee May 3
2 Rod Carew 2
2 Norm Cash 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Dalton Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mincher 4
2 Dusty Baker 2
2 Gary Gentry 2
2 Tommy Helms 2
2 Dalton Jones 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Elliott Maddox 1
1 George Scott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 1.60
2 Jerry Reuss 1.17
3 Vida Blue 0.88
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.83
4 Gary Gentry 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Joe Niekro 1
1 Mike Paul 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Jerry Reuss 7
4 Ernie McAnally 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .337
2 Joe Torre .335
3 Matty Alou .333
4 Cesar Cedeno .331
5 Lou Piniella .328

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 20
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 Bert Blyleven 78
4 Tom Bradley 78

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 Cesar Cedeno .450
2 Bill Buckner .432
3 Sandy Alomar .424
4 Johnny Bench .412
5 George Scott .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Willie Stargell 18
3 Rusty Staub 16
4 Bob Oliver 14
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 6
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 George Scott 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Clay Kirby 0.39
3 Ray Culp 0.60
4 Mike Paul 0.63
5 Tom Phoebus 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Dave Hamilton 3
1 Bill Parsons 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Tom Bradley 28
3 Pat Dobson 27
4 Gaylord Perry 22
5 2 tied 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 .423
2 Vic Davalillo .391
3 Johnny Bench .374
4 Sandy Alomar .361
5 Dusty Baker .358

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 30
2 Willie Stargell 29
3 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Rusty Staub 27
5 Dick Allen 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Pat Kelly 9
2 Elliott Maddox 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Dave Nelson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Panther 1.05
2 Dock Ellis 1.24
3 Jim Palmer 1.41
4 Bruce Kison 1.50
5 Claude Osteen 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 6
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Gary Nolan 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 Tom Bradley 56
3 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Mickey Lolich 48
5 Stan Bahnsen 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 9
2 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .358
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Rod Carew .335
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Ralph Garr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 36
4 Earl Williams 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Rusty Staub 106
4 Bobby Bonds 101
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 50
3 Amos Otis 46
4 Freddie Patek 43
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.70
2 Wilbur Wood 1.85
3 Tom Seaver 2.08
4 Vida Blue 2.22
5 Gaylord Perry 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 24
4 Joe Coleman 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 286
2 Tom Seaver 257
3 Joe Coleman 256
4 Steve Carlton 243
5 Wilbur Wood 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 2 tied 20