On This Day

Wednesday, May 24, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 11 .621 --
Tigers 17 13 .567 1.5
Orioles 16 14 .533 2.5
Yankees 13 16 .448 5.0
Red Sox 10 18 .357 7.5
Brewers 9 18 .333 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 10 .677 --
Athletics 19 11 .633 1.5
Twins 18 11 .621 2.0
Rangers 15 18 .455 7.0
Royals 12 19 .387 9.0
Angels 12 21 .364 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 25 9 .735 --
Pirates 20 12 .625 4.0
Cubs 17 15 .531 7.0
Expos 16 19 .457 9.5
Phillies 15 19 .441 10.0
Cardinals 12 23 .343 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 12 .657 --
Dodgers 21 15 .583 2.5
Reds 18 17 .514 5.0
Braves 14 20 .412 8.5
Padres 15 22 .405 9.0
Giants 13 26 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Sanguillen 5
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Mike Lum 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Dick Billings 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Rick Reichardt 3
3 Dave Cash 2
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Willie Davis 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Drago 1.86
2 Don Wilson 1.38
3 Tom Bradley 1.00
3 Les Cain 1.00
3 Claude Osteen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drago 13
2 Don Wilson 11
3 Lew Krausse 9
4 Scipio Spinks 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Joe Niekro 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .378
2 Manny Sanguillen .366
3 Leron Lee .356
4 Tommy McCraw .345
5 Matty Alou .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Nate Colbert 9
3 Norm Cash 8
3 Dave Duncan 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Dick Allen 27
3 Willie Stargell 25
3 Bob Watson 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 16
2 Lou Brock 14
2 Dave Nelson 14
2 Bobby Tolan 14
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.06
2 Jim Lonborg 1.24
3 Milt Wilcox 1.24
4 Don Sutton 1.29
5 Jim Kaat 1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mickey Lolich 61
3 Joe Coleman 59
4 Gaylord Perry 55
4 Wilbur Wood 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 7
1 Sparky Lyle 7
1 Tug McGraw 7
4 Clay Carroll 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .471
2 Vic Davalillo .433
3 Mike Andrews .390
4 Joe Rudi .386
5 Joe Torre .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Watson 6
2 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Jose Cardenal 4
3 Dave Duncan 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 17
2 Bob Watson 15
3 Reggie Jackson 13
4 Carlos May 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 7
1 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Cesar Tovar 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
2 Dock Ellis 0.64
3 Wayne Granger 0.66
4 Mickey Lolich 0.67
5 Claude Osteen 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Steve Blass 3
3 Tom Bradley 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 30
2 Stan Bahnsen 28
3 Bert Blyleven 27
4 Jim Palmer 26
4 Steve Stone 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Danny Frisella 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .387
2 Leron Lee .383
3 Lou Piniella .368
4 Matty Alou .360
5 Tommy McCraw .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Norm Cash 7
2 Nate Colbert 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 22
1 Willie Stargell 22
3 Dick Allen 21
4 Nate Colbert 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
1 Joe Morgan 12
3 Dave Nelson 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.07
2 Jim Lonborg 1.14
3 Mickey Lolich 1.14
4 Jim Palmer 1.15
5 Jim Kaat 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Phil Niekro 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Jim Ray 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Bert Blyleven 45
4 Joe Coleman 44
5 Don Sutton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Tug McGraw 6
4 Clay Carroll 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Roberto Clemente .343
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Rod Carew .327
5 Hank Aaron .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 126
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Lee May 105
4 Harmon Killebrew 103
5 Bobby Bonds 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Joe Morgan 47
2 Freddie Patek 47
4 Amos Otis 46
5 Sandy Alomar 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.75
2 Tom Seaver 1.77
3 Wilbur Wood 1.78
4 Vida Blue 2.24
5 Dave Roberts 2.30

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 295
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Joe Coleman 258
4 Wilbur Wood 242
5 Clay Kirby 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 2 tied 20