On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 10 .630 --
Tigers 16 12 .571 1.5
Orioles 15 13 .536 2.5
Yankees 12 15 .444 5.0
Red Sox 9 17 .346 7.5
Brewers 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 10 .643 --
Athletics 17 10 .630 0.5
Twins 17 11 .607 1.0
Rangers 15 15 .500 4.0
Royals 12 18 .400 7.0
Angels 11 19 .367 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 25 7 .781 --
Pirates 18 12 .600 6.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 9.0
Phillies 15 16 .484 9.5
Expos 13 19 .406 12.0
Cardinals 12 21 .364 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 12 .613 --
Dodgers 20 13 .606 0.0
Reds 18 15 .545 2.0
Padres 15 18 .455 5.0
Braves 12 20 .375 7.5
Giants 11 25 .306 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy White 6
2 Jerry Morales 5
2 Earl Williams 5
4 Mike Andrews 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Dave Duncan 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Darrel Chaney 3
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 3
2 Luis Alvarado 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.43
2 Fred Norman 1.29
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Ken Holtzman 1.00
5 3 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Fred Norman 9
4 Bill Hands 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 2
2 Don Carrithers 1
2 Danny Frisella 1
2 Ramon Hernandez 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .373
2 Manny Sanguillen .356
3 Leron Lee .353
4 Rick Monday .348
5 Lou Piniella .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 9
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Willie Stargell 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Dick Allen 26
3 Willie Stargell 25
4 Bobby Bonds 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Lou Brock 14
2 Dave Nelson 14
2 Bobby Tolan 14
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.89
2 Claude Osteen 1.05
3 Milt Wilcox 1.24
4 Wilbur Wood 1.36
5 Jim Shellenback 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 8
2 Gaylord Perry 7
2 Jim Ray 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mickey Lolich 61
3 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Tom Seaver 54
5 Wilbur Wood 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 7
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Andrews .395
2 Ed Kirkpatrick .389
3 Bobby Valentine .385
4 Joe Rudi .380
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Dave Duncan 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 Tony Perez 4
2 Rusty Staub 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
1 Willie Stargell 16
3 Dave Duncan 13
3 Tony Perez 13
5 Rusty Staub 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Cesar Tovar 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Colborn 0.00
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
3 Bob Moose 0.42
4 Steve Blass 0.53
5 Wayne Granger 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 Bert Blyleven 31
3 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Tom Bradley 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Danny Frisella 4
3 Wayne Granger 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .380
2 Leron Lee .377
3 Lou Piniella .366
4 Rick Monday .360
5 Matty Alou .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 7
1 Nate Colbert 7
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
1 Jim Wynn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 22
1 Willie Stargell 22
1 Jim Wynn 22
4 Dave Kingman 21
4 Bobby Tolan 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Dave Nelson 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Tolan 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.01
2 Claude Osteen 1.05
3 Mickey Lolich 1.14
4 Dock Ellis 1.33
5 Fred Norman 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 7
1 Jim Ray 7
3 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
3 Wilbur Wood 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Mickey Lolich 48
2 Tom Seaver 48
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Terry Forster 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Roberto Clemente .342
3 Manny Sanguillen .331
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Cleon Jones .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 38
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 127
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Bobby Bonds 104
4 Harmon Killebrew 103
5 Lee May 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Joe Morgan 46
3 Amos Otis 46
5 Sandy Alomar 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.74
2 Don Sutton 1.81
3 Tom Seaver 1.82
4 Vida Blue 2.08
5 Don Wilson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 27
3 Joe Coleman 22
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Tom Seaver 266
3 Joe Coleman 250
4 Bill Stoneman 241
4 Wilbur Wood 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Mike Marshall 21