On This Day

Saturday, May 6, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 6 .600 --
Indians 9 7 .563 0.5
Orioles 9 7 .563 0.5
Yankees 5 10 .333 4.0
Red Sox 4 9 .308 4.0
Brewers 3 10 .231 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 11 3 .786 --
Athletics 9 4 .692 1.5
White Sox 9 7 .563 3.0
Rangers 8 9 .471 4.5
Royals 8 10 .444 5.0
Angels 7 9 .438 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 11 6 .647 --
Phillies 12 7 .632 0.0
Expos 10 6 .625 0.5
Cubs 8 11 .421 4.0
Pirates 7 10 .412 4.0
Cardinals 7 11 .389 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 12 6 .667 --
Dodgers 12 7 .632 0.5
Padres 9 11 .450 4.0
Reds 8 10 .444 4.0
Braves 8 12 .400 5.0
Giants 7 14 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Jack Brohamer 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmen Fanzone 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Carmen Fanzone 4
3 Jack Brohamer 3
3 Alex Johnson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 Rick Monday 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 3.50
2 Bill Greif 1.14
3 Sam McDowell 1.00
4 Rich Hand 0.83
5 Sonny Siebert 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 9
2 Bill Greif 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 Andy Messersmith 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Tolan .423
2 Jim Hickman .413
3 Manny Sanguillen .400
4 Cesar Cedeno .397
5 Bobby Darwin .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Bobby Darwin 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Jim Wynn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 22
2 Bobby Darwin 19
2 Bobby Tolan 19
2 Jim Wynn 19
5 Nate Colbert 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Dave Nelson 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
5 Lou Brock 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.55
2 Steve Arlin 0.95
3 Claude Osteen 1.04
4 Wilbur Wood 1.13
5 Milt Wilcox 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 4
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Mickey Lolich 4
1 Sam McDowell 4
1 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 43
2 Tom Seaver 41
3 Joe Coleman 36
3 Gaylord Perry 36
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Horacio Pina 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .367
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .338
4 Glenn Beckert .329
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Lee May 41
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Deron Johnson 35
5 Norm Cash 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 131
2 Hank Aaron 107
2 Lee May 107
4 Harmon Killebrew 106
5 Willie Stargell 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Freddie Patek 48
3 Amos Otis 46
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.76
2 Tom Seaver 1.82
3 Don Sutton 1.99
4 Vida Blue 2.01
5 Don Wilson 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
1 Wilbur Wood 25
3 Joe Coleman 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Don Sutton 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 303
2 Tom Seaver 277
3 Joe Coleman 257
4 Bill Stoneman 252
5 Fergie Jenkins 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Dave Giusti 26
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Mike Marshall 21
4 Fred Scherman 21