On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 19 .568 --
Orioles 22 22 .500 3.0
Indians 20 22 .476 4.0
Red Sox 18 23 .439 5.5
Yankees 19 26 .422 6.5
Brewers 16 25 .390 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 13 .705 --
Twins 25 17 .595 5.0
White Sox 26 18 .591 5.0
Angels 22 25 .468 10.5
Rangers 20 27 .426 12.5
Royals 19 26 .422 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 32 15 .681 --
Pirates 30 16 .652 1.5
Cubs 25 20 .556 6.0
Expos 20 26 .435 11.5
Cardinals 20 28 .417 12.5
Phillies 18 29 .383 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 19 .612 --
Reds 29 19 .604 0.5
Astros 27 21 .563 2.5
Braves 22 24 .478 6.5
Padres 16 32 .333 13.5
Giants 17 37 .315 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Billings 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Dave Cash 3
1 Vic Davalillo 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Billings 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Ted Simmons 3
2 Willie Stargell 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Carmen Fanzone 1
2 Mike Jorgensen 1
2 Dave Kingman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy John 1.00
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Sam McDowell 0.73
4 Bill Champion 0.71
5 Bob Moose 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 9
1 Tom Seaver 9
3 Sam McDowell 8
4 Bob Moose 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .344
2 Manny Sanguillen .343
3 Matty Alou .341
4 Lou Piniella .341
5 Joe Rudi .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
1 Dave Kingman 14
1 Willie Stargell 14
4 Reggie Jackson 12
5 Nate Colbert 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Johnny Bench 38
2 Dave Kingman 38
4 Dick Allen 37
5 Al Oliver 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
1 Joe Morgan 19
3 Dave Nelson 18
4 Bobby Tolan 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.14
2 Claude Osteen 1.49
3 Tom Timmermann 1.78
4 Gaylord Perry 1.83
5 Wilbur Wood 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 9
1 Mickey Lolich 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
4 Tom Seaver 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 113
2 Mickey Lolich 80
3 Tom Seaver 74
4 Sam McDowell 72
5 2 tied 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 11
1 Sparky Lyle 11
3 Wayne Granger 9
3 Tug McGraw 9
5 Horacio Pina 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Clines .500
2 George Scott .425
3 Billy Conigliaro .412
4 Ted Ford .404
5 Johnny Bench .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Reggie Jackson 5
4 Dave Kingman 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Willie Stargell 18
3 Leroy Stanton 15
4 Darrell Evans 14
4 Rusty Staub 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Amos Otis 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Clyde Wright 0.39
3 Don Sutton 0.53
4 Bruce Kison 0.61
5 Bob Gibson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Jim McAndrew 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Jerry Reuss 24
3 Tom Bradley 23
4 Sam McDowell 22
5 6 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Rudi .376
2 Dusty Baker .368
3 Willie Stargell .344
4 Lou Piniella .343
5 Bob Watson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Willie Stargell 10
4 Dave Kingman 8
4 Bob Watson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 29
2 Dick Allen 27
2 Johnny Bench 27
4 Reggie Jackson 26
4 Rusty Staub 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Joe Morgan 10
3 Dave Nelson 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.36
1 Bruce Kison 0.36
3 Dock Ellis 1.50
4 Bob Moose 1.58
5 Jim Palmer 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
4 Steve Blass 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Jim Palmer 47
4 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Sam McDowell 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 10
2 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Wayne Granger 6
4 Tug McGraw 5
5 8 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .359
2 Roberto Clemente .340
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Manny Sanguillen .327
5 Ralph Garr .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Hank Aaron 38
3 Lee May 37
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 124
2 Willie Stargell 116
3 Rusty Staub 106
4 Bobby Bonds 100
4 Lee May 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 48
2 Freddie Patek 48
4 Amos Otis 46
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.78
2 Wilbur Wood 1.85
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Vida Blue 2.30
5 Gaylord Perry 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 287
2 Tom Seaver 265
3 Joe Coleman 257
4 Wilbur Wood 237
5 Steve Carlton 234

Saves

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