On This Day

Wednesday, June 14, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 22 .560 --
Orioles 28 22 .560 --
Indians 22 25 .468 4.5
Red Sox 21 25 .457 5.0
Yankees 21 29 .420 7.0
Brewers 16 32 .333 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 17 .660 --
White Sox 31 19 .620 2.0
Twins 27 21 .563 5.0
Angels 25 27 .481 9.0
Royals 22 28 .440 11.0
Rangers 23 30 .434 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 34 19 .642 --
Pirates 32 18 .640 0.5
Cubs 28 22 .560 4.5
Cardinals 23 30 .434 11.0
Expos 21 30 .412 12.0
Phillies 20 33 .377 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 34 19 .642 --
Dodgers 32 22 .593 2.5
Astros 31 23 .574 3.5
Braves 25 27 .481 8.5
Padres 18 35 .340 16.0
Giants 19 39 .328 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken McMullen 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
3 Cleon Jones 3
3 Billy Williams 3
5 39 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Cater 4
1 Cito Gaston 4
3 Duffy Dyer 3
3 Ron Santo 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.29
2 Dave McNally 1.25
3 Tom Bradley 1.12
4 Ken Forsch 1.00
4 Catfish Hunter 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 9
1 Catfish Hunter 9
1 Mickey Lolich 9
4 Ken Forsch 7
4 Nolan Ryan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .336
2 Manny Sanguillen .335
3 Matty Alou .333
4 Joe Torre .328
5 Leron Lee .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Willie Stargell 44
3 Dick Allen 39
4 Dave Kingman 38
5 Al Oliver 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 24
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 Wilbur Wood 1.75
4 Gaylord Perry 1.76
5 Milt Wilcox 1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 122
2 Mickey Lolich 95
3 Gaylord Perry 91
4 Tom Bradley 87
5 Bert Blyleven 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 13
2 Sparky Lyle 12
3 Wayne Granger 10
3 Tug McGraw 10
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .434
2 Rico Carty .420
3 Sandy Alomar .418
4 Amos Otis .417
5 Bill Buckner .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
2 Billy Williams 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 23
2 Sal Bando 14
2 Bob Oliver 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.55
2 Tom Phoebus 0.57
3 Clay Kirby 0.59
4 Pedro Borbon 0.64
4 Tom Hall 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Sonny Siebert 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 37
2 Gaylord Perry 31
3 Steve Carlton 28
3 Mickey Lolich 28
5 Catfish Hunter 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Clay Carroll 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .413
2 Johnny Bench .381
3 Sandy Alomar .374
4 Rico Carty .359
5 Willie Stargell .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Willie Stargell 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 33
2 Willie Stargell 26
3 Rusty Staub 24
4 Dick Allen 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Elliott Maddox 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.69
2 Jim Palmer 1.41
3 Dock Ellis 1.50
4 Gaylord Perry 1.53
5 Bob Gibson 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Gary Nolan 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Tom Bradley 57
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Gaylord Perry 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 10
2 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .356
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Rod Carew .339
4 Ralph Garr .325
5 Manny Sanguillen .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 36
4 Reggie Jackson 32
5 Earl Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Rusty Staub 107
4 Bobby Bonds 100
5 Harmon Killebrew 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Amos Otis 45
4 Freddie Patek 41
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.67
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Gaylord Perry 2.03
4 Tom Seaver 2.08
5 Vida Blue 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Pat Dobson 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
5 Joe Coleman 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 295
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Joe Coleman 251
4 Wilbur Wood 239
5 Steve Carlton 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Clay Carroll 21