On This Day

Monday, June 26, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 34 26 .567 --
Orioles 33 27 .550 1.0
Indians 27 31 .466 6.0
Yankees 26 32 .448 7.0
Red Sox 25 33 .431 8.0
Brewers 22 37 .373 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 20 .672 --
White Sox 36 25 .590 5.0
Twins 33 26 .559 7.0
Royals 28 32 .467 12.5
Angels 29 35 .453 13.5
Rangers 26 36 .419 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 22 .639 --
Mets 38 25 .603 2.0
Cubs 35 26 .574 4.0
Cardinals 30 32 .484 9.5
Expos 27 35 .435 12.5
Phillies 22 39 .361 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 25 .609 --
Astros 39 26 .600 0.5
Dodgers 35 29 .547 4.0
Braves 29 33 .468 9.0
Giants 25 45 .357 17.0
Padres 21 42 .333 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Mota 4
1 Larry Stahl 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Tim Cullen 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Rader 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Joe Lahoud 1
2 Lee May 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Eric Soderholm 4
3 Vada Pinson 3
3 Mickey Stanley 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 Ted Martinez 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Skip Lockwood 1.20
2 Bob Moose 1.11
3 Balor Moore 1.00
3 Rick Reuschel 1.00
5 Jerry Koosman 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 10
2 Jerry Koosman 9
3 Ron Bryant 7
3 Bob Gibson 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .349
2 Matty Alou .333
2 Joe Rudi .333
4 Manny Sanguillen .326
5 Al Oliver .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 56
2 Al Oliver 47
2 Willie Stargell 47
4 Dave Kingman 46
5 Dick Allen 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 29
2 Lou Brock 25
3 Bobby Tolan 21
4 Dave Nelson 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.68
2 Jim Palmer 1.74
3 Joe Coleman 1.75
4 Jim Kaat 1.90
5 Gary Nolan 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Ken Holtzman 11
2 Mickey Lolich 11
2 Wilbur Wood 11
5 3 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 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .440
2 Lou Brock .432
3 John Mayberry .415
4 Cesar Cedeno .414
5 Ron Santo .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 18
2 Rico Petrocelli 15
3 Billy Williams 14
4 Nate Colbert 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Cesar Tovar 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.53
3 Mike Kilkenny 0.61
4 Joe Coleman 0.64
5 Jim Palmer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
3 Steve Arlin 2
3 Stan Bahnsen 2
3 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 28
2 Catfish Hunter 27
3 Jim Lonborg 26
3 Nolan Ryan 26
5 Jerry Koosman 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .421
2 Amos Otis .383
3 George Scott .362
4 Ellie Rodriguez .360
5 Joe Rudi .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Mike Epstein 8
3 Doug Rader 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Bob Oliver 24
3 John Mayberry 23
4 Sal Bando 22
4 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Pat Kelly 10
4 Don Baylor 8
4 Lou Brock 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
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 Bob Gibson 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 58
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Catfish Hunter 49
4 Gaylord Perry 47
5 Nolan Ryan 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Dave Giusti 8
3 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Tom Burgmeier 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .342
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Ralph Garr .332
4 Rod Carew .324
5 Manny Sanguillen .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 127
2 Rusty Staub 102
3 Bobby Bonds 100
4 Tony Perez 97
5 Harmon Killebrew 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 68
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Amos Otis 42
4 Bert Campaneris 36
4 Freddie Patek 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.91
2 Wilbur Wood 2.01
3 Gaylord Perry 2.11
4 Tom Seaver 2.19
5 Jim Palmer 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 283
2 Joe Coleman 263
3 Tom Seaver 250
4 Steve Carlton 245
5 Wilbur Wood 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 33
2 Dave Giusti 26
3 Sparky Lyle 22
4 Jim Brewer 21
4 Clay Carroll 21