On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 20 .556 --
Orioles 23 22 .511 2.0
Indians 21 22 .488 3.0
Red Sox 19 23 .452 4.5
Yankees 19 27 .413 6.5
Brewers 16 26 .381 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 13 .711 --
White Sox 27 18 .600 5.0
Twins 25 18 .581 6.0
Angels 22 26 .458 11.5
Royals 20 26 .435 12.5
Rangers 20 28 .417 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 32 16 .667 --
Pirates 31 16 .660 0.5
Cubs 25 20 .556 5.5
Cardinals 21 28 .429 11.5
Expos 20 27 .426 11.5
Phillies 19 29 .396 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 30 19 .612 --
Dodgers 30 20 .600 0.5
Astros 28 21 .571 2.0
Braves 22 25 .468 7.0
Padres 16 33 .327 14.0
Giants 17 37 .315 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Rico Carty 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Brohamer 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Bill Melton 3
1 Gene Tenace 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
3 Matty Alou 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.38
2 Bob Gibson 1.25
3 Bill Greif 0.75
3 Tom Timmermann 0.75
5 Jim Rooker 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 11
2 Bob Gibson 10
3 Catfish Hunter 8
4 Mike Cuellar 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .345
2 Joe Torre .342
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Lou Piniella .335
5 Joe Rudi .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 15
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Reggie Jackson 12
5 Nate Colbert 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Johnny Bench 41
3 Dave Kingman 38
4 Dick Allen 37
5 Al Oliver 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 20
2 Lou Brock 19
3 Dave Nelson 18
4 Bobby Tolan 17
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.25
2 Claude Osteen 1.49
3 Gaylord Perry 1.77
4 Wilbur Wood 1.88
5 Steve Stone 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Ken Holtzman 9
2 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Wilbur Wood 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 113
2 Gaylord Perry 82
3 Mickey Lolich 80
4 Bert Blyleven 74
4 Tom Seaver 74

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 .513
2 Bill Buckner .459
3 George Scott .447
4 Cesar Cedeno .433
5 Billy Conigliaro .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Joe Torre 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 23
2 Willie Stargell 19
3 Rusty Staub 16
4 Leroy Stanton 15
5 Darrell Evans 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 7
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Amos Otis 5
2 George Scott 5
2 Roy White 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Clyde Wright 0.39
3 Pedro Borbon 0.61
4 Bob Gibson 0.67
5 Bruce Kison 0.71

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 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Jerry Reuss 24
4 Tom Bradley 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .408
2 Vic Davalillo .391
3 Joe Rudi .372
4 Dusty Baker .367
5 Bob Watson .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Willie Stargell 9
4 Dave Kingman 8
4 Bob Watson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 Willie Stargell 29
3 Rusty Staub 28
4 Dick Allen 27
5 Reggie Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Dave Nelson 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Wright 1.22
2 Dock Ellis 1.24
3 Bob Moose 1.58
4 Jim Palmer 1.60
5 Al Downing 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Bert Blyleven 47
3 Jim Palmer 47
5 Gaylord Perry 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .357
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Rod Carew .331
4 Manny Sanguillen .325
5 Matty Alou .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 38
3 Lee May 37
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 Bill Melton 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 125
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 49
3 Amos Otis 46
4 Freddie Patek 45
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.80
2 Wilbur Wood 1.85
3 Tom Seaver 2.08
4 Gaylord Perry 2.25
5 Vida Blue 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 287
2 Joe Coleman 257
2 Tom Seaver 257
4 Wilbur Wood 238
5 Steve Carlton 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Dave Giusti 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Clay Carroll 20