On This Day

Friday, June 16, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 22 .569 --
Orioles 29 22 .569 0.0
Indians 23 26 .469 5.0
Red Sox 21 26 .447 6.0
Yankees 22 29 .431 7.0
Brewers 16 33 .327 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 17 .667 --
White Sox 31 20 .608 3.0
Twins 27 22 .551 6.0
Angels 25 29 .463 10.5
Royals 24 28 .462 10.5
Rangers 23 30 .434 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 35 18 .660 --
Mets 35 19 .648 0.5
Cubs 30 22 .577 4.5
Cardinals 23 31 .426 12.5
Expos 22 31 .415 13.0
Phillies 20 34 .370 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 34 20 .630 --
Dodgers 32 23 .582 2.5
Astros 32 23 .582 2.5
Braves 26 28 .481 8.0
Giants 20 41 .328 17.5
Padres 18 37 .327 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 5
2 John Bateman 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jim Hickman 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Williams 3
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 Paul Blair 2
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 Dave May 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 2.50
2 Steve Blass 1.50
3 Steve Carlton 1.20
4 Rickey Clark 1.00
4 Jim Lonborg 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Joe Coleman 10
3 Steve Blass 9
4 Jim Kaat 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 John Strohmayer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .342
2 Rico Carty .331
3 Matty Alou .328
4 Roberto Clemente .325
5 Lou Piniella .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Reggie Jackson 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Willie Stargell 46
3 Al Oliver 40
4 Dick Allen 39
5 Dave Kingman 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 25
2 Lou Brock 22
3 Dave Nelson 18
4 Bobby Tolan 17
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.25
2 Claude Osteen 1.66
3 Wilbur Wood 1.75
4 Gaylord Perry 1.76
5 Jim Palmer 1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 134
2 Mickey Lolich 95
3 Gaylord Perry 91
4 Tom Bradley 87
5 Joe Coleman 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 13
2 Sparky Lyle 12
3 Tug McGraw 11
4 Wayne Granger 10
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Scheinblum .472
2 Bill Buckner .409
2 Jose Cardenal .409
4 Amos Otis .404
5 Bobby Murcer .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Billy Williams 7
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 19
2 Willie Stargell 15
2 Billy Williams 15
4 Sal Bando 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Don Baylor 5
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.55
2 Tom Phoebus 0.57
3 Clay Kirby 0.59
4 Dick Bosman 0.64
4 Tom Hall 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 40
2 Mickey Lolich 28
2 Gaylord Perry 28
4 Tom Bradley 27
5 Jim Palmer 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Tug McGraw 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Scheinblum .375
2 Johnny Bench .371
3 Willie Stargell .363
4 Amos Otis .359
5 Rico Carty .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 10
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 33
2 Willie Stargell 27
3 Reggie Jackson 23
3 Ted Simmons 23
3 Rusty Staub 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Elliott Maddox 9
4 Don Baylor 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.11
2 Bob Gibson 1.23
3 Burt Hooton 1.41
4 Gary Nolan 1.44
5 Joe Coleman 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Fritz Peterson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 72
2 Tom Bradley 57
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Gaylord Perry 44
5 Bert Blyleven 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 9
2 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Tug McGraw 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .354
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Ralph Garr .329
5 Manny Sanguillen .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 35
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 Earl Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Rusty Staub 107
4 Bobby Bonds 104
5 Earl Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Amos Otis 46
4 Freddie Patek 39
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.67
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Gaylord Perry 2.03
4 Tom Seaver 2.08
5 Vida Blue 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 24
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 292
2 Joe Coleman 261
3 Tom Seaver 253
4 Steve Carlton 246
5 Wilbur Wood 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Jim Brewer 23
4 Rollie Fingers 22
5 Clay Carroll 21