On This Day

Thursday, June 29, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 36 27 .571 --
Orioles 34 29 .540 2.0
Red Sox 27 34 .443 8.0
Yankees 27 34 .443 8.0
Indians 27 35 .435 8.5
Brewers 26 37 .413 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 22 .662 --
White Sox 38 27 .585 5.0
Twins 34 29 .540 8.0
Royals 31 32 .492 11.0
Angels 31 36 .463 13.0
Rangers 26 38 .406 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 24 .625 --
Mets 40 26 .606 1.0
Cubs 36 29 .554 4.5
Cardinals 33 33 .500 8.0
Expos 29 37 .439 12.0
Phillies 24 41 .369 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 41 26 .612 --
Astros 41 27 .603 0.5
Dodgers 36 31 .537 5.0
Braves 30 36 .455 10.5
Giants 27 46 .370 17.0
Padres 23 44 .343 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mayberry 5
2 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Dave Roberts 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Kusnyer 5
1 John Mayberry 5
3 Bill Freehan 4
4 Wayne Garrett 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos May 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.75
2 Ray Lamb 0.75
4 Dick Drago 0.70
5 Lynn McGlothen 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 13
2 Dick Drago 7
2 Rudy May 7
4 Lynn McGlothen 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rickey Clark 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .342
2 Manny Sanguillen .336
3 Matty Alou .329
4 Al Oliver .323
5 Joe Torre .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 59
2 Al Oliver 49
3 Dick Allen 48
4 Dave Kingman 47
4 Willie Stargell 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 29
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Bobby Tolan 21
4 Bert Campaneris 20
4 2 others tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.55
2 Gary Nolan 1.93
3 Jim Palmer 1.95
4 Gaylord Perry 1.96
5 Joe Coleman 1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 159
2 Mickey Lolich 117
3 Joe Coleman 105
4 Tom Bradley 104
5 Gaylord Perry 102

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .511
2 Lou Brock .434
3 Carl Yastrzemski .421
4 Cesar Cedeno .417
5 Ron Santo .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 6
2 Mike Epstein 5
2 Doug Rader 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 25
2 Jim Hickman 15
2 Rico Petrocelli 15
4 Nate Colbert 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Stephenson 0.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.35
3 Denny Riddleberger 0.64
4 Mike Kilkenny 0.66
5 Gary Nolan 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Paul Splittorff 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 37
2 Joe Coleman 30
3 Jim Lonborg 29
4 Rudy May 26
4 Nolan Ryan 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
1 Chuck Seelbach 4
4 Wayne Granger 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .449
2 Richie Scheinblum .407
3 Cesar Cedeno .398
4 Carl Yastrzemski .394
5 Amos Otis .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Billy Williams 9
4 Mike Epstein 8
4 Doug Rader 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 39
2 John Mayberry 30
3 Sal Bando 26
3 Bob Oliver 26
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Pat Kelly 9
5 George Scott 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
2 Dave Hamilton 1.27
3 Pedro Borbon 1.44
4 Gary Nolan 1.48
5 Pat Dobson 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 Mike Torrez 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 71
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Nolan Ryan 53
4 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Catfish Hunter 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Dave Giusti 7
3 Tom Burgmeier 6
3 Wayne Granger 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .340
2 Joe Torre .340
3 Ralph Garr .334
4 Manny Sanguillen .330
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Lee May 32
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 Earl Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 125
2 Rusty Staub 100
3 Harmon Killebrew 99
4 Bobby Bonds 98
4 Tony Perez 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Freddie Patek 37
5 3 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.87
2 Wilbur Wood 2.01
3 Gaylord Perry 2.11
4 Tom Seaver 2.26
5 Pat Dobson 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 280
2 Joe Coleman 265
3 Steve Carlton 256
4 Tom Seaver 247
5 Wilbur Wood 235

Saves

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