On This Day

Thursday, June 22, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 24 .571 --
Orioles 31 25 .554 1.0
Yankees 25 29 .463 6.0
Red Sox 24 29 .453 6.5
Indians 24 30 .444 7.0
Brewers 18 36 .333 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 18 .679 --
White Sox 35 22 .614 3.5
Twins 30 24 .556 7.0
Angels 27 32 .458 12.5
Royals 25 30 .455 12.5
Rangers 24 34 .414 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 36 21 .632 --
Mets 37 22 .627 0.0
Cubs 34 23 .596 2.0
Cardinals 26 32 .448 10.5
Expos 25 33 .431 11.5
Phillies 21 36 .368 15.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 37 24 .607 --
Reds 36 24 .600 0.5
Dodgers 33 26 .559 3.0
Braves 27 30 .474 8.0
Padres 20 39 .339 16.0
Giants 22 44 .333 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 Pete Rose 3
4 Tom Egan 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Doug Rader 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 3
2 Tom Egan 2
2 Bobby Tolan 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 Rick Reichardt 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Skip Lockwood 0.44
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.38
3 Wayne Simpson 0.33
4 Dave Roberts 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 George Culver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Culver 7
2 Skip Lockwood 4
3 Stan Bahnsen 3
3 Don Gullett 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jim Ray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .336
2 Matty Alou .333
2 Joe Rudi .333
2 Manny Sanguillen .333
5 Rico Carty .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Willie Stargell 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 52
2 Willie Stargell 47
3 Dick Allen 43
3 Dave Kingman 43
3 2 others tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Lou Brock 23
3 Dave Nelson 19
3 Bobby Tolan 19
5 Pat Kelly 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.72
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
3 Claude Osteen 1.81
4 Joe Coleman 1.84
5 Gaylord Perry 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
1 Wilbur Wood 11
4 Stan Bahnsen 10
4 Ken Holtzman 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 138
2 Mickey Lolich 103
3 Gaylord Perry 100
4 Tom Bradley 94
5 Joe Coleman 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Tug McGraw 12
4 Wayne Granger 11
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .452
2 Cesar Cedeno .404
3 Jose Cardenal .396
4 Rico Carty .395
4 Tim McCarver .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Mike Epstein 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 17
2 Johnny Bench 15
2 Danny Cater 15
4 Bob Oliver 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Pat Kelly 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
4 Toby Harrah 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Dobson 0.38
2 Jerry Reuss 0.50
3 Vida Blue 0.53
4 Steve Kline 0.56
5 Tommy John 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
4 Steve Arlin 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 29
2 Tom Bradley 26
2 Catfish Hunter 26
4 Steve Carlton 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .370
2 Ellie Rodriguez .365
3 George Scott .365
4 Bill Buckner .359
5 Rico Carty .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 10
3 Mike Epstein 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 35
2 Bob Oliver 25
3 Al Oliver 22
3 Rico Petrocelli 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Pat Kelly 10
3 Lou Brock 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 George Scott 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
2 Tom Phoebus 1.05
3 Sparky Lyle 1.07
4 Jim Palmer 1.22
5 Dave Hamilton 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Gaylord Perry 50
4 Fergie Jenkins 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .346
2 Ralph Garr .340
3 Joe Torre .339
4 Manny Sanguillen .328
5 Matty Alou .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Lee May 33
4 Norm Cash 30
4 Earl Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Rusty Staub 106
3 Bobby Bonds 104
3 Willie Stargell 104
5 Tony Perez 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Amos Otis 43
4 Freddie Patek 35
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.90
2 Wilbur Wood 1.92
3 Tom Seaver 1.95
4 Gaylord Perry 2.09
5 Vida Blue 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 289
2 Joe Coleman 257
2 Tom Seaver 257
4 Steve Carlton 237
5 Wilbur Wood 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Jim Brewer 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 2 tied 21