On This Day

Sunday, June 25, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 33 26 .559 --
Orioles 33 26 .559 --
Yankees 26 31 .456 6.0
Indians 26 31 .456 6.0
Red Sox 25 32 .439 7.0
Brewers 21 37 .362 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 40 20 .667 --
White Sox 36 24 .600 4.0
Twins 32 26 .552 7.0
Angels 29 34 .460 12.5
Royals 27 32 .458 12.5
Rangers 26 35 .426 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 21 .650 --
Mets 37 25 .597 3.0
Cubs 34 26 .567 5.0
Cardinals 29 32 .475 10.5
Expos 27 34 .443 12.5
Phillies 22 38 .367 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 25 .603 --
Astros 38 26 .594 0.5
Dodgers 35 28 .556 3.0
Braves 29 32 .475 8.0
Giants 24 45 .348 17.0
Padres 21 41 .339 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 5
2 Doug Griffin 4
2 John Mayberry 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 Chris Speier 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Tommy Helms 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Nate Colbert 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Cesar Tovar 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 2.25
2 Steve Carlton 1.14
3 Tom Timmermann 1.12
4 Scipio Spinks 1.08
5 Tommy John 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scipio Spinks 13
2 Catfish Hunter 9
2 Jon Matlack 9
2 Tom Timmermann 9
5 Steve Carlton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .342
2 Matty Alou .335
3 Joe Rudi .333
4 Manny Sanguillen .332
5 Rico Carty .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 19
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Reggie Jackson 15
4 Norm Cash 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 55
2 Al Oliver 47
2 Willie Stargell 47
4 Dick Allen 45
4 Dave Kingman 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 28
2 Lou Brock 25
3 Dave Nelson 20
3 Bobby Tolan 20
5 Pat Kelly 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.68
2 Jim Palmer 1.74
3 Joe Coleman 1.75
4 Claude Osteen 1.81
5 Jim Kaat 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Mickey Lolich 11
2 Wilbur Wood 11
4 Stan Bahnsen 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 146
2 Mickey Lolich 108
3 Joe Coleman 103
4 Gaylord Perry 102
5 Tom Bradley 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Wayne Granger 12
3 Tug McGraw 12
5 Dave Giusti 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .415
2 Carl Yastrzemski .408
3 Amos Otis .404
4 Cesar Cedeno .404
5 Lou Brock .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Mike Epstein 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Norm Cash 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 17
2 Rico Petrocelli 16
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Billy Williams 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
2 Pat Dobson 0.38
3 Nelson Briles 0.53
4 Mike Kilkenny 0.61
5 Mike Kekich 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Steve Arlin 3
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 Mike Torrez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 34
2 Steve Carlton 33
3 Jim Lonborg 28
4 Catfish Hunter 27
4 Nolan Ryan 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .407
2 Amos Otis .387
3 Rico Carty .362
4 Ellie Rodriguez .360
5 Joe Rudi .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Mike Epstein 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 37
2 Bob Oliver 26
3 John Mayberry 23
3 Al Oliver 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Pat Kelly 10
4 Lou Brock 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.79
2 Joe Coleman 1.11
3 Dave Hamilton 1.23
4 Jim Palmer 1.31
5 Pedro Borbon 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Clyde Wright 6
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Nolan Ryan 5
3 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 67
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Catfish Hunter 49
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Gaylord Perry 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Dave Giusti 8
3 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Tom Burgmeier 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .341
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Ralph Garr .333
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Stargell 35
3 Lee May 34
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 Norm Cash 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Rusty Staub 102
3 Bobby Bonds 101
4 Harmon Killebrew 96
4 Willie Stargell 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 68
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Amos Otis 42
4 Freddie Patek 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.91
2 Wilbur Wood 1.95
3 Gaylord Perry 2.11
4 Tom Seaver 2.19
5 Don Wilson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Joe Coleman 23
4 Pat Dobson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 283
2 Joe Coleman 268
3 Tom Seaver 250
4 Steve Carlton 245
5 Wilbur Wood 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 32
2 Dave Giusti 27
3 Jim Brewer 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 Clay Carroll 21