On This Day

Friday, June 23, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 24 .571 --
Orioles 31 25 .554 1.0
Yankees 26 29 .473 5.5
Red Sox 24 30 .444 7.0
Indians 24 31 .436 7.5
Brewers 19 36 .345 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 19 .667 --
White Sox 35 23 .603 3.5
Twins 30 25 .545 7.0
Angels 28 32 .467 11.5
Royals 26 30 .464 11.5
Rangers 25 34 .424 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 37 21 .638 --
Mets 37 22 .627 0.5
Cubs 34 24 .586 3.0
Cardinals 26 32 .448 11.0
Expos 26 33 .441 11.5
Phillies 21 37 .362 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 24 .607 --
Astros 37 25 .597 0.5
Dodgers 34 26 .567 2.5
Braves 27 31 .466 8.5
Padres 21 39 .350 15.5
Giants 22 45 .328 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 4
2 Rick Auerbach 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Jim Lyttle 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Ted Ford 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 4
2 Rick Auerbach 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Nate Colbert 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Phil Gagliano 1
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
1 Terry Humphrey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Arlin 2.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.67
3 Ross Grimsley 1.17
4 Dave Hamilton 1.14
5 Paul Splittorff 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Paul Splittorff 9
3 Steve Arlin 8
3 Dave Hamilton 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .339
2 Matty Alou .333
3 Manny Sanguillen .332
4 Lou Piniella .327
4 Joe Rudi .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 19
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Nate Colbert 14
3 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 55
2 Willie Stargell 47
3 Al Oliver 44
4 Dick Allen 43
4 2 others tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Lou Brock 23
3 Bobby Tolan 20
4 Dave Nelson 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 .432
2 Cesar Cedeno .397
3 Lou Brock .390
4 Rico Carty .386
4 Ron Santo .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Mike Epstein 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
1 Rico Petrocelli 17
3 Danny Cater 15
3 John Mayberry 15
5 Bob Oliver 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
1 Joe Morgan 7
3 Pat Kelly 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Dobson 0.38
2 Vida Blue 0.53
3 Steve Kline 0.56
4 Tom Phoebus 0.63
5 Jim Palmer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 3
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 29
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Tom Bradley 26
3 Catfish Hunter 26
5 Steve Carlton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .398
2 Rico Carty .369
3 Bobby Murcer .366
4 Johnny Bench .363
5 Ellie Rodriguez .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
2 Billy Williams 10
3 Mike Epstein 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Bob Oliver 26
3 Al Oliver 23
4 Willie Stargell 22
4 Billy Williams 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
2 Tom Phoebus 1.05
3 Sparky Lyle 1.07
4 Joe Coleman 1.18
5 Jim Palmer 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Fritz Peterson 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Nolan Ryan 48
4 Gaylord Perry 45
5 Jerry Reuss 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Dave Giusti 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .342
2 Joe Torre .340
3 Ralph Garr .339
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Lee May 33
4 Norm Cash 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 122
2 Bobby Bonds 103
2 Rusty Staub 103
4 Willie Stargell 100
5 Tony Perez 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 50
3 Amos Otis 43
4 Bert Campaneris 34
4 2 others tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.93
2 Tom Seaver 1.95
3 Wilbur Wood 1.95
4 Gaylord Perry 2.09
5 Vida Blue 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
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 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 25
3 Jim Brewer 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 Clay Carroll 21