On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 30 22 .577 --
Orioles 30 22 .577 --
Indians 23 27 .460 6.0
Yankees 24 29 .453 6.5
Red Sox 22 27 .449 6.5
Brewers 16 34 .320 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 17 .673 --
White Sox 32 21 .604 3.5
Twins 27 23 .540 7.0
Royals 25 28 .472 10.5
Angels 25 30 .455 11.5
Rangers 23 32 .418 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 35 19 .648 --
Mets 35 20 .636 0.5
Cubs 31 22 .585 3.5
Cardinals 24 31 .436 11.5
Expos 22 32 .407 13.0
Phillies 20 35 .364 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 20 .636 --
Astros 33 23 .589 2.5
Dodgers 32 24 .571 3.5
Braves 27 28 .491 8.0
Padres 19 37 .339 16.5
Giants 20 42 .323 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Tommy Harper 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Jim Breazeale 1
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Bill Melton 4
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.50
2 Al Downing 1.00
3 Reggie Cleveland 0.82
4 Milt Pappas 0.75
5 Ernie McAnally 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 12
2 Reggie Cleveland 9
3 Ernie McAnally 8
4 Tom Hall 6
4 Milt Pappas 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .340
2 Rico Carty .333
3 Cesar Cedeno .326
4 Roberto Clemente .325
5 Matty Alou .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Dave Kingman 15
3 Willie Stargell 14
4 Nate Colbert 13
4 Reggie Jackson 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 50
2 Willie Stargell 46
3 Dave Kingman 40
3 Al Oliver 40
5 Dick Allen 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 25
2 Lou Brock 22
3 Dave Nelson 19
4 Bobby Tolan 17
5 Pat Kelly 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.25
2 Claude Osteen 1.66
3 Jim Palmer 1.88
4 Gaylord Perry 1.88
5 Milt Wilcox 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 11
2 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Gaylord Perry 10
5 9 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 134
2 Mickey Lolich 95
3 Gaylord Perry 93
4 Tom Bradley 90
5 Joe Coleman 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 13
1 Sparky Lyle 13
3 Tug McGraw 11
4 Wayne Granger 10
5 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .432
2 Richie Scheinblum .421
3 Amos Otis .417
4 Rico Carty .400
5 Bernie Allen .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Johnny Bench 6
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Duffy Dyer 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Willie Stargell 15
2 Billy Williams 15
4 John Mayberry 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Pat Kelly 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Kirby 0.31
2 Burt Hooton 0.44
3 Tom Phoebus 0.54
4 Jack Billingham 0.55
5 Tom Hall 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dave Hamilton 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 40
2 Tom Bradley 30
2 Gaylord Perry 30
4 Reggie Cleveland 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .388
2 Ellie Rodriguez .385
3 Bill Buckner .370
4 Amos Otis .363
5 Willie Stargell .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
2 Billy Williams 10
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Willie Stargell 26
3 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Ted Simmons 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Pat Kelly 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.69
2 Jim Palmer 1.11
3 Bob Gibson 1.23
4 Dave Hamilton 1.30
5 Pat Dobson 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 64
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Gaylord Perry 46
4 Joe Coleman 42
4 Catfish Hunter 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Clay Carroll 8
3 Tug McGraw 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .354
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Ralph Garr .330
5 Manny Sanguillen .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 35
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 Earl Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Rusty Staub 107
4 Bobby Bonds 104
5 Earl Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Amos Otis 46
4 Freddie Patek 40
5 Dave Nelson 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.67
2 Wilbur Wood 1.86
3 Tom Seaver 2.08
4 Gaylord Perry 2.08
5 Vida Blue 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 24
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 292
2 Joe Coleman 261
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Steve Carlton 245
5 Wilbur Wood 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 2 tied 21