On This Day

Friday, April 21, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 2 2 .500 2.0
Red Sox 2 3 .400 2.5
Yankees 2 3 .400 2.5
Indians 2 3 .400 2.5
Brewers 1 2 .333 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 4 1 .800 --
Twins 2 2 .500 1.5
Royals 3 3 .500 1.5
White Sox 2 3 .400 2.0
Angels 2 3 .400 2.0
Rangers 2 3 .400 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 4 0 1.000 --
Pirates 4 2 .667 1.0
Mets 2 2 .500 2.0
Phillies 3 3 .500 2.0
Cubs 2 4 .333 3.0
Cardinals 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 6 1 .857 --
Astros 4 2 .667 1.5
Giants 4 3 .571 2.0
Padres 3 4 .429 3.0
Reds 2 3 .400 3.0
Braves 1 7 .125 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Bud Harrelson 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 4
1 Lenny Randle 4
3 Doug Rader 3
3 Frank Robinson 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.80
2 Burt Hooton 1.00
3 Al Downing 0.75
4 Milt Wilcox 0.67
4 Don Wilson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 9
1 Tom Seaver 9
3 Al Downing 6
3 Milt Wilcox 6
5 Steve Blass 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .526
2 Sandy Alomar .500
2 Bobby Darwin .500
2 Johnny Jeter .500
2 Manny Sanguillen .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Nate Colbert 2
2 Willie Davis 2
2 Dave Duncan 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 10
2 Bobby Darwin 8
2 Manny Mota 8
4 Willie Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 Bobby Bonds 2
3 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
1 Steve Kline 0.00
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 2
1 Steve Carlton 2
1 Pat Dobson 2
1 Bob Locker 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 16
2 Andy Messersmith 15
2 Tom Seaver 15
4 Milt Wilcox 14
5 Mickey Lolich 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Johnson 3
2 Jim Brewer 2
2 George Culver 2
2 Rollie Fingers 2
2 John Strohmayer 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Manny Sanguillen .337
4 Tony Oliva .336
5 Ralph Garr .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Lee May 40
2 Willie Stargell 40
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 126
2 Harmon Killebrew 108
2 Willie Stargell 108
4 Hank Aaron 106
5 Lee May 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 49
3 Freddie Patek 44
4 Joe Morgan 42
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.73
2 Wilbur Wood 1.84
3 Vida Blue 1.89
4 Dave Roberts 2.14
5 Don Sutton 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Wilbur Wood 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 302
2 Vida Blue 270
3 Tom Seaver 267
4 Bill Stoneman 253
5 Fergie Jenkins 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 30
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 22
5 3 tied 20