On This Day

Sunday, June 4, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 17 .585 --
Indians 20 19 .513 3.0
Orioles 21 20 .512 3.0
Red Sox 17 22 .436 6.0
Yankees 18 24 .429 6.5
Brewers 15 23 .395 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 13 .683 --
White Sox 25 17 .595 3.5
Twins 23 16 .590 4.0
Angels 20 24 .455 9.5
Rangers 18 26 .409 11.5
Royals 17 25 .405 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 13 .705 --
Pirates 27 16 .628 3.5
Cubs 24 18 .571 6.0
Expos 19 24 .442 11.5
Cardinals 17 28 .378 14.5
Phillies 16 28 .364 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 18 .609 --
Reds 27 18 .600 0.5
Astros 26 19 .578 1.5
Braves 20 23 .465 6.5
Padres 16 29 .356 11.5
Giants 17 34 .333 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Clines 6
2 Mike Andrews 4
2 Vic Davalillo 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 5
2 Paul Schaal 4
2 Willie Stargell 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 Mike Andrews 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Alex Johnson 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.00
1 Catfish Hunter 2.00
3 Don Wilson 1.50
4 Tom Timmermann 1.20
5 Tom Bradley 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Acosta 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 8
1 Mel Stottlemyre 8
3 Bruce Kison 7
3 Ron Schueler 7
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .350
2 Matty Alou .342
3 Joe Torre .341
4 Lou Piniella .333
5 Dick Allen .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
2 Johnny Bench 13
3 Willie Stargell 11
4 Nate Colbert 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 38
2 Dick Allen 36
3 Johnny Bench 35
3 Willie Stargell 35
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 19
2 Dave Nelson 18
3 Lou Brock 17
4 Bobby Tolan 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.14
2 Claude Osteen 1.49
3 Steve Stone 1.60
4 Jim Kaat 1.69
5 Gaylord Perry 1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 102
2 Mickey Lolich 73
3 Bert Blyleven 71
4 Tom Bradley 68
4 Wilbur Wood 68

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Clines .459
2 Ellie Rodriguez .429
3 Johnny Bench .418
4 Bobby Murcer .404
5 Bob Watson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Dave Kingman 7
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Dave Duncan 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
1 Leroy Stanton 18
3 Darrell Evans 14
3 Carlos May 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 7
2 Mike Jorgensen 5
2 George Scott 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roric Harrison 0.00
2 Steve Stone 0.33
3 Jim Panther 0.60
4 Bruce Kison 0.61
5 Tom Griffin 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Tom Bradley 31
3 Bert Blyleven 27
4 Jerry Reuss 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Clay Carroll 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Horacio Pina 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .409
2 Joe Rudi .360
3 Bob Watson .352
4 Roberto Clemente .347
5 Willie Stargell .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Dave Duncan 8
4 Dave Kingman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 27
1 Willie Stargell 27
3 Johnny Bench 25
3 Rusty Staub 25
5 Reggie Jackson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Pat Kelly 10
1 Joe Morgan 10
1 Dave Nelson 10
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Kison 0.36
2 Steve Stone 1.21
3 Gaylord Perry 1.29
3 Jim Palmer 1.29
5 Bob Moose 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Bert Blyleven 48
4 Sam McDowell 45
5 3 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 9
1 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Wayne Granger 7
4 Horacio Pina 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .359
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Manny Sanguillen .329
4 Ralph Garr .328
5 Rod Carew .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Lee May 38
4 Bill Melton 32
4 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 122
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Rusty Staub 107
4 Bobby Bonds 103
4 Lee May 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Freddie Patek 49
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Amos Otis 46
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.75
2 Wilbur Wood 1.88
3 Tom Seaver 2.00
4 Vida Blue 2.22
5 Gaylord Perry 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 26
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Don Sutton 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 286
2 Tom Seaver 256
3 Joe Coleman 253
4 Wilbur Wood 241
5 Clay Kirby 229

Saves

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