On This Day

Wednesday, June 28, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 27 .565 --
Orioles 34 28 .548 1.0
Red Sox 27 33 .450 7.0
Indians 27 34 .443 7.5
Yankees 26 34 .433 8.0
Brewers 25 37 .403 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 21 .667 --
White Sox 37 26 .587 5.0
Twins 34 27 .557 7.0
Royals 29 32 .475 12.0
Angels 30 36 .455 13.5
Rangers 26 37 .413 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 24 .619 --
Mets 40 25 .615 0.0
Cubs 36 28 .563 3.5
Cardinals 32 33 .492 8.0
Expos 29 36 .446 11.0
Phillies 23 41 .359 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 41 25 .621 --
Astros 40 27 .597 1.5
Dodgers 36 30 .545 5.0
Braves 30 35 .462 10.5
Giants 26 46 .361 18.0
Padres 22 44 .333 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Jack Brohamer 4
1 Ralph Garr 4
4 Rick Auerbach 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 George Scott 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Sal Bando 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 2.25
2 Tom Seaver 1.43
3 Ron Schueler 1.00
4 Dave Lemonds 0.62
4 Gary Ryerson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Don Sutton 9
3 Mike Corkins 8
4 Ron Schueler 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Gebhard 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Ray Newman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .345
2 Joe Rudi .332
3 Matty Alou .330
4 Al Oliver .327
5 Manny Sanguillen .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 58
2 Al Oliver 49
3 Dave Kingman 47
3 Willie Stargell 47
5 Dick Allen 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 29
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Bobby Tolan 21
4 Dave Nelson 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.55
2 Jim Palmer 1.74
3 Gary Nolan 1.93
4 Gaylord Perry 1.96
5 Joe Coleman 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 12
1 Gaylord Perry 12
3 Ken Holtzman 11
3 Wilbur Wood 11
5 4 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 146
2 Mickey Lolich 117
3 Joe Coleman 105
4 Gaylord Perry 102
5 Tom Bradley 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 15
2 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 Ken Sanders 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .463
2 Lou Brock .449
3 Carl Yastrzemski .418
4 Cesar Cedeno .407
5 Joe Rudi .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Doug Rader 5
1 Billy Williams 5
4 John Briggs 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 20
2 Jim Hickman 16
3 Rico Petrocelli 15
4 Reggie Smith 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Cesar Tovar 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.50
2 Nelson Briles 0.53
3 Mike Kilkenny 0.61
4 Denny Riddleberger 0.64
5 Jim Palmer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Joe Coleman 30
4 Jim Lonborg 29
5 Catfish Hunter 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
4 Clay Carroll 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .408
2 Carl Yastrzemski .394
3 Amos Otis .389
4 Lou Brock .357
5 George Scott .349

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 38
2 Sal Bando 26
3 John Mayberry 25
3 Bob Oliver 25
5 George Scott 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Pat Kelly 9
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
2 Tommy John 1.24
3 Dave Hamilton 1.30
4 Jim Palmer 1.36
5 Pedro Borbon 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Dave Hamilton 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 58
2 Nolan Ryan 53
3 Mickey Lolich 51
4 Tom Bradley 49
5 Catfish Hunter 43

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 .340
2 Roberto Clemente .338
3 Ralph Garr .336
4 Manny Sanguillen .325
5 Matty Alou .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Lee May 32
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 Norm Cash 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 126
2 Rusty Staub 100
3 Bobby Bonds 99
4 Harmon Killebrew 98
4 Tony Perez 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Freddie Patek 36
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.87
2 Wilbur Wood 2.06
3 Gaylord Perry 2.11
4 Tom Seaver 2.19
5 Jim Palmer 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 280
2 Joe Coleman 265
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Steve Carlton 243
5 Wilbur Wood 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 32
2 Dave Giusti 25
3 Clay Carroll 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 Mike Marshall 21