On This Day

Thursday, June 15, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 22 .560 --
Orioles 28 22 .560 --
Indians 23 25 .479 4.0
Red Sox 21 26 .447 5.5
Yankees 22 29 .431 6.5
Brewers 16 32 .333 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 17 .660 --
White Sox 31 20 .608 2.5
Twins 27 21 .563 5.0
Angels 25 28 .472 9.5
Royals 23 28 .451 10.5
Rangers 23 30 .434 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 18 .654 --
Mets 34 19 .642 0.5
Cubs 29 22 .569 4.5
Cardinals 23 30 .434 11.5
Expos 21 30 .412 12.5
Phillies 20 33 .377 14.5

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 36 .333 16.5
Giants 19 41 .317 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 3
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 2
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 Ed Goodson 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 6
2 Bob Robertson 4
3 Horace Clarke 3
3 Tommy Harper 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Jim Howarth 1
1 Ron Santo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hands 1.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.71
2 Bill Greif 0.71
4 Sonny Siebert 0.57
5 Bob Moose 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Bob Moose 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hands 7
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 Bill Greif 5
2 Bob Moose 5
2 Steve Stone 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .338
2 Rico Carty .336
3 Matty Alou .333
4 Joe Torre .328
5 Lou Piniella .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 45
3 Al Oliver 40
4 Dick Allen 39
5 Dave Kingman 38

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 .421
2 Sandy Alomar .415
3 Rico Carty .413
4 Bill Buckner .409
5 Amos Otis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Billy Williams 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Bobby Murcer 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
2 Billy Williams 14
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 6
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 2 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 2 others tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 31
2 Steve Carlton 28
2 Mickey Lolich 28
4 Tom Bradley 27
5 Steve Stone 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Dave Giusti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .423
2 Willie Stargell .383
3 Johnny Bench .381
4 Sandy Alomar .374
5 Richie Scheinblum .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 Reggie Jackson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 33
2 Willie Stargell 27
3 Rusty Staub 24
4 Ted Simmons 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Elliott Maddox 9
3 Don Baylor 8
3 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Pat Kelly 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.69
2 Bob Gibson 1.23
3 Jim Palmer 1.30
4 Gaylord Perry 1.53
5 Burt Hooton 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Gary Nolan 5
1 Fritz Peterson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Tom Bradley 57
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Steve Stone 45
5 Gaylord Perry 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 10
2 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Dave Giusti 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .357
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Rod Carew .338
4 Ralph Garr .325
5 Manny Sanguillen .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 35
4 Reggie Jackson 32
5 Earl Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 113
3 Rusty Staub 107
4 Bobby Bonds 102
5 Harmon Killebrew 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Amos Otis 45
4 Freddie Patek 40
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 Dave Giusti 24
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Clay Carroll 21