On This Day

Sunday, July 2, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 29 .561 --
Orioles 36 30 .545 1.0
Yankees 31 34 .477 5.5
Red Sox 30 34 .469 6.0
Indians 27 39 .409 10.0
Brewers 26 40 .394 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 24 .647 --
White Sox 41 28 .594 3.5
Twins 36 31 .537 7.5
Royals 33 34 .493 10.5
Angels 32 38 .457 13.0
Rangers 28 40 .412 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 42 25 .627 --
Mets 42 27 .609 1.0
Cubs 37 31 .544 5.5
Cardinals 37 33 .529 6.5
Expos 30 39 .435 13.0
Phillies 24 45 .348 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 27 .614 --
Astros 43 28 .606 0.5
Dodgers 36 34 .514 7.0
Braves 31 38 .449 11.5
Giants 30 46 .395 16.0
Padres 24 46 .343 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Oglivie 6
1 Cookie Rojas 6
1 Richie Scheinblum 6
4 Juan Beniquez 5
4 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
1 Cookie Rojas 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
4 John Briggs 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Corkins 1.80
2 Tom Bradley 1.33
3 Dave Roberts 1.00
4 Dick Woodson 0.89
5 Reggie Cleveland 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Corkins 9
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Dave Roberts 8
2 Dick Woodson 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .339
2 Manny Sanguillen .332
3 Al Oliver .323
4 Joe Rudi .319
5 Lou Brock .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Dave Kingman 18
3 Hank Aaron 16
4 Nate Colbert 15
4 Reggie Jackson 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 61
2 Dick Allen 53
3 Dave Kingman 51
4 Al Oliver 50
5 Willie Stargell 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 31
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Pat Kelly 22
3 Bobby Tolan 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 1.90
2 Gaylord Perry 1.91
3 Jim Palmer 1.95
4 Steve Kline 1.95
5 Don Sutton 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 13
2 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Wilbur Wood 12
4 Ken Holtzman 11
4 Gary Nolan 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 159
2 Mickey Lolich 121
3 Nolan Ryan 114
4 Gaylord Perry 110
5 Tom Bradley 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 16
1 Sparky Lyle 16
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 Cookie Rojas .415
3 Larry Biittner .410
4 Chris Cannizzaro .406
5 Manny Mota .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 John Briggs 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 17
1 Reggie Smith 17
3 John Mayberry 16
4 Rico Petrocelli 15
4 Eric Soderholm 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Pat Kelly 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nelson Briles 0.51
2 Paul Splittorff 1.08
3 Ray Corbin 1.10
4 Gary Nolan 1.16
5 Rick Reuschel 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Reggie Cleveland 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Steve Arlin 29
3 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Steve Carlton 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 4
2 Cy Acosta 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .442
2 Richie Scheinblum .400
3 Cesar Cedeno .383
4 Boots Day .380
5 Amos Otis .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Mike Epstein 8
5 Hank Aaron 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 33
2 John Mayberry 30
3 Rico Petrocelli 25
3 Billy Williams 25
5 Sal Bando 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
1 Joe Morgan 12
3 Lou Brock 11
3 Pat Kelly 11
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Corbin 1.05
2 Gary Nolan 1.17
3 Nelson Briles 1.52
4 Scipio Spinks 1.55
5 Pat Dobson 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 5
1 Reggie Cleveland 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 65
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Tom Bradley 48
5 Gaylord Perry 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .336
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Ralph Garr .331
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Rod Carew .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Lee May 32
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Harmon Killebrew 100
2 Rusty Staub 100
4 Tony Perez 99
5 Bobby Bonds 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Freddie Patek 37
5 3 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.08
2 Wilbur Wood 2.09
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Vida Blue 2.26
5 Tom Seaver 2.26

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 278
2 Joe Coleman 262
3 Steve Carlton 256
4 Tom Seaver 247
5 Wilbur Wood 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Clay Carroll 23
3 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Mike Marshall 21