On This Day

Tuesday, June 27, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 26 .574 --
Orioles 33 28 .541 2.0
Indians 27 32 .458 7.0
Red Sox 26 33 .441 8.0
Yankees 26 33 .441 8.0
Brewers 23 37 .383 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 20 .677 --
White Sox 36 26 .581 6.0
Twins 33 27 .550 8.0
Royals 29 32 .475 12.5
Angels 30 35 .462 13.5
Rangers 26 37 .413 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 23 .629 --
Mets 39 25 .609 1.0
Cubs 36 27 .571 3.5
Cardinals 31 33 .484 9.0
Expos 28 36 .438 12.0
Phillies 23 40 .365 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 40 25 .615 --
Astros 40 26 .606 0.5
Dodgers 35 30 .538 5.0
Braves 29 34 .460 10.0
Giants 26 45 .366 17.0
Padres 21 43 .328 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 4
1 John Mayberry 4
1 Rick Monday 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Fregosi 5
2 John Briggs 4
2 Mike Ryan 4
4 Bob Bailey 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 1.17
2 Mickey Lolich 0.90
3 Paul Splittorff 0.89
4 Dick Bosman 0.86
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Steve Arlin 8
2 Paul Splittorff 8
4 Dave Roberts 7
4 Nolan Ryan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .350
2 Matty Alou .333
3 Joe Rudi .332
4 Manny Sanguillen .326
5 Al Oliver .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 19
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Reggie Jackson 15
4 Norm Cash 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 56
2 Al Oliver 49
3 Dave Kingman 47
3 Willie Stargell 47
5 Dick Allen 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 29
2 Lou Brock 27
3 Bobby Tolan 21
4 Dave Nelson 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.68
2 Jim Palmer 1.74
3 Joe Coleman 1.75
4 Jim Kaat 1.90
5 Gary Nolan 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 12
1 Gaylord Perry 12
3 Ken Holtzman 11
3 Wilbur Wood 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 146
2 Mickey Lolich 117
3 Joe Coleman 103
4 Gaylord Perry 102
5 Tom Bradley 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 15
2 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Wayne Granger 13
3 Tug McGraw 13
5 Ken Sanders 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .467
2 Lou Brock .438
3 Carl Yastrzemski .426
4 Cesar Cedeno .407
5 Amos Otis .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 John Mayberry 5
2 Doug Rader 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 20
2 Rico Petrocelli 15
3 Billy Williams 14
4 Nate Colbert 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Cesar Tovar 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.53
3 Mike Kilkenny 0.61
4 Joe Coleman 0.64
5 Jim Palmer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 Nolan Ryan 3
2 Paul Splittorff 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Joe Coleman 28
3 Paul Splittorff 28
5 Catfish Hunter 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .420
2 Richie Scheinblum .395
3 Amos Otis .392
4 Carl Yastrzemski .387
5 Bobby Murcer .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Mike Epstein 8
3 Doug Rader 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 John Mayberry 25
3 Sal Bando 24
3 Al Oliver 24
3 Bob Oliver 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Lou Brock 10
4 Pat Kelly 9
5 Don Baylor 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
2 Joe Coleman 1.08
3 Dave Hamilton 1.30
4 Jim Palmer 1.31
5 Pedro Borbon 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Clyde Wright 6
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Dave Hamilton 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 58
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Nolan Ryan 53
4 Mickey Lolich 51
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Dave Giusti 8
3 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Tom Burgmeier 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .341
2 Roberto Clemente .337
3 Ralph Garr .332
4 Rod Carew .325
5 Manny Sanguillen .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 38
2 Lee May 34
2 Willie Stargell 34
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 Norm Cash 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 127
2 Bobby Bonds 101
2 Rusty Staub 101
4 Tony Perez 97
5 Harmon Killebrew 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Freddie Patek 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.94
2 Wilbur Wood 2.06
3 Gaylord Perry 2.11
4 Tom Seaver 2.19
5 Jim Palmer 2.25

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 292
2 Joe Coleman 263
3 Tom Seaver 250
4 Steve Carlton 243
5 Wilbur Wood 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 33
2 Dave Giusti 25
3 Clay Carroll 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 2 tied 21