On This Day

Friday, June 30, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 36 28 .563 --
Orioles 35 29 .547 1.0
Yankees 28 34 .452 7.0
Red Sox 27 34 .443 7.5
Indians 27 36 .429 8.5
Brewers 26 37 .413 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 23 .652 --
White Sox 39 27 .591 4.0
Twins 35 29 .547 7.0
Royals 31 33 .484 11.0
Angels 31 37 .456 13.0
Rangers 27 38 .415 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 25 .615 --
Mets 41 26 .612 0.0
Cubs 37 29 .561 3.5
Cardinals 34 33 .507 7.0
Expos 29 38 .433 12.0
Phillies 24 42 .364 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 41 27 .603 --
Astros 41 28 .594 0.5
Dodgers 36 32 .529 5.0
Braves 31 36 .463 9.5
Giants 28 46 .378 16.0
Padres 24 44 .353 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 3
1 Mike Epstein 3
1 Ted Ford 3
1 Ted Kubiak 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 John Boccabella 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Billy Williams 3
1 Earl Williams 3
4 Mike Andrews 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ted Ford 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 Al Gallagher 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Simpson 2.00
2 Gaylord Perry 1.60
3 Rick Reuschel 1.50
4 Balor Moore 0.89
5 Bill Slayback 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 8
1 Balor Moore 8
1 Gaylord Perry 8
1 Wayne Simpson 8
5 Rollie Fingers 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .336
2 Manny Sanguillen .332
3 Matty Alou .323
4 Al Oliver .323
5 Lou Brock .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
5 4 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 59
2 Dick Allen 51
3 Al Oliver 49
4 Dave Kingman 47
4 2 others tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 30
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 Gaylord Perry 1.91
3 Gary Nolan 1.93
4 Jim Palmer 1.95
5 Steve Kline 1.95

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 Gaylord Perry 110
4 Joe Coleman 105
5 Tom Bradley 104

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 .489
2 Lou Brock .429
3 Carl Yastrzemski .404
4 Larry Biittner .395
5 Cesar Cedeno .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 19
2 Jim Hickman 15
3 Nate Colbert 14
3 Rico Petrocelli 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Carlos May 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Stephenson 0.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.51
3 Denny Riddleberger 0.64
4 Mike Kilkenny 0.66
5 Steve Kline 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 3 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 Ken Sanders 4
1 Chuck Seelbach 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .464
2 Carl Yastrzemski .394
3 Cesar Cedeno .387
4 Richie Scheinblum .386
5 Amos Otis .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
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 35
2 John Mayberry 30
3 Sal Bando 26
4 Billy Williams 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Pat Kelly 9
5 Carlos May 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
2 Ray Corbin 1.05
3 Dave Hamilton 1.27
4 Gary Nolan 1.48
5 Scipio Spinks 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Mike Torrez 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
1 Clyde Wright 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 65
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Mickey Lolich 50
3 Gaylord Perry 50
5 Catfish Hunter 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Tom Burgmeier 6
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .340
2 Joe Torre .339
3 Ralph Garr .337
4 Manny Sanguillen .325
5 Matty Alou .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 125
2 Rusty Staub 100
3 Harmon Killebrew 99
4 Bobby Bonds 98
5 Tony Perez 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Freddie Patek 37
5 3 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.87
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Gaylord Perry 2.08
4 Tom Seaver 2.26
5 Pat Dobson 2.28

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 261
3 Steve Carlton 256
4 Tom Seaver 247
5 Wilbur Wood 226

Saves

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