On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 17 .564 --
Orioles 21 17 .553 0.5
Indians 19 18 .514 2.0
Red Sox 16 20 .444 4.5
Yankees 17 22 .436 5.0
Brewers 14 22 .389 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 13 .658 --
Twins 23 14 .622 1.5
White Sox 23 16 .590 2.5
Angels 19 23 .452 8.0
Rangers 17 25 .405 10.0
Royals 15 24 .385 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 30 12 .714 --
Pirates 24 16 .600 5.0
Cubs 22 18 .550 7.0
Expos 18 23 .439 11.5
Phillies 16 26 .381 14.0
Cardinals 16 27 .372 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 17 .614 --
Reds 25 18 .581 1.5
Astros 25 18 .581 1.5
Braves 19 22 .463 6.5
Padres 16 27 .372 10.5
Giants 17 31 .354 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Lee May 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Mike Ferraro 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Ike Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Ken McMullen 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Barton 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Drago 1.20
2 Phil Niekro 1.17
3 Woodie Fryman 1.00
4 Vida Blue 0.86
5 Mickey Lolich 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Phil Niekro 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Dick Drago 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Tom Phoebus 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .353
2 Matty Alou .351
3 Joe Torre .350
4 Leron Lee .333
5 Pat Kelly .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Johnny Bench 12
3 Nate Colbert 10
3 Dave Duncan 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 37
2 Dick Allen 33
3 Johnny Bench 32
4 Bobby Bonds 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 19
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Dave Nelson 15
3 Bobby Tolan 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.27
2 Claude Osteen 1.35
3 Steve Stone 1.60
4 Jim Kaat 1.69
5 Gaylord Perry 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Mickey Lolich 8
2 Wilbur Wood 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
4 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 94
2 Mickey Lolich 73
3 Wilbur Wood 68
4 Bert Blyleven 65
4 Joe Coleman 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 10
2 Clay Carroll 9
3 Wayne Granger 8
4 Tug McGraw 7
4 Horacio Pina 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .442
2 Ellie Rodriguez .438
3 Darrell Evans .389
3 Bob Watson .389
5 Rusty Staub .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Dave Duncan 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Bob Watson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Dick Allen 14
2 Leroy Stanton 14
2 Rusty Staub 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 6
2 Joe Morgan 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.58
2 Tom Griffin 0.63
3 Clyde Wright 0.64
4 Roric Harrison 0.67
4 Jim Panther 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tom Bradley 23
4 Buzz Capra 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Rudi .353
2 Bob Watson .352
3 Matty Alou .352
4 Roberto Clemente .347
5 Willie Stargell .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Dave Duncan 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 24
1 Rusty Staub 24
3 Johnny Bench 23
3 Willie Stargell 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Pat Kelly 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.29
1 Jim Palmer 1.29
3 Bob Moose 1.42
4 Larry Dierker 1.54
5 Claude Osteen 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Bert Blyleven 52
3 Tom Bradley 45
3 Mickey Lolich 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Clay Carroll 8
3 Wayne Granger 7
4 Terry Forster 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .327
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Ralph Garr .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 38
4 Earl Williams 32
5 4 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 121
2 Willie Stargell 110
3 Rusty Staub 105
4 Bobby Bonds 103
4 Lee May 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Freddie Patek 49
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Amos Otis 45
5 Sandy Alomar 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.81
2 Wilbur Wood 1.86
3 Tom Seaver 1.95
4 Vida Blue 2.22
5 Gaylord Perry 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 295
2 Joe Coleman 253
2 Tom Seaver 253
4 Wilbur Wood 246
5 Clay Kirby 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
5 Fred Scherman 20