On This Day

Saturday, June 24, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 33 25 .569 --
Orioles 32 26 .552 1.0
Yankees 26 29 .473 5.5
Red Sox 24 31 .436 7.5
Indians 24 31 .436 7.5
Brewers 20 36 .357 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 20 .655 --
White Sox 35 24 .593 3.5
Twins 31 25 .554 6.0
Angels 29 32 .475 10.5
Royals 26 31 .456 11.5
Rangers 26 34 .433 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 38 21 .644 --
Mets 37 23 .617 1.5
Cubs 34 25 .576 4.0
Cardinals 27 32 .458 11.0
Expos 27 33 .450 11.5
Phillies 21 38 .356 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 38 25 .603 --
Reds 37 25 .597 0.5
Dodgers 34 28 .548 3.5
Braves 29 31 .483 7.5
Padres 21 40 .344 16.0
Giants 23 45 .338 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Felix Millan 4
1 Manny Mota 4
4 Lou Brock 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Andy Etchebarren 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Melendez 5
2 Dick Billings 3
2 Lenny Randle 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Davalillo 2
1 Carlos May 2
3 Rick Auerbach 1
3 Paul Blair 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 1.57
1 Jim Lonborg 1.57
3 Pete Broberg 1.22
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.89
5 Vida Blue 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Broberg 11
1 Joe Coleman 11
1 Jim Lonborg 11
4 Reggie Cleveland 8
5 Vida Blue 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Roric Harrison 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Chuck Seelbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .342
2 Matty Alou .335
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Joe Rudi .330
5 Rico Carty .325

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 55
2 Willie Stargell 47
3 Al Oliver 45
4 Dave Kingman 44
5 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 27
2 Lou Brock 23
3 Dave Nelson 20
3 Bobby Tolan 20
5 Pat Kelly 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.68
2 Joe Coleman 1.75
3 Jim Palmer 1.81
4 Claude Osteen 1.81
5 Gaylord Perry 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
1 Wilbur Wood 11
4 Stan Bahnsen 10
4 Ken Holtzman 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 138
2 Mickey Lolich 108
3 Joe Coleman 103
4 Gaylord Perry 100
5 Tom Bradley 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Tug McGraw 12
4 Wayne Granger 11
5 3 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .413
2 Lou Brock .405
3 Cesar Cedeno .397
4 Ted Simmons .382
5 Amos Otis .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Mike Epstein 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 16
2 John Mayberry 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Bob Oliver 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Toby Harrah 5
2 Pat Kelly 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Dobson 0.38
2 Tom Kelley 0.50
3 Nelson Briles 0.53
4 Steve Kline 0.56
5 Tom Phoebus 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 3
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 34
2 Mickey Lolich 28
2 Jim Lonborg 28
4 Nolan Ryan 27
5 Tom Bradley 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .409
2 Ellie Rodriguez .370
3 Rico Carty .367
4 Amos Otis .360
5 Bobby Murcer .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Mike Epstein 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 37
2 Bob Oliver 26
3 Al Oliver 22
3 Willie Stargell 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Pat Kelly 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 1.01
2 Bob Gibson 1.05
3 Joe Coleman 1.11
4 Dave Hamilton 1.23
5 Jim Palmer 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Wright 6
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Fritz Peterson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 49
3 Nolan Ryan 48
4 Mickey Lolich 47
5 Gaylord Perry 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .341
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Ralph Garr .336
4 Manny Sanguillen .329
5 Rod Carew .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Stargell 36
3 Lee May 34
4 Reggie Jackson 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Bobby Bonds 103
2 Rusty Staub 103
4 Willie Stargell 100
5 Tony Perez 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 51
3 Amos Otis 43
4 Dave Nelson 35
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.91
2 Wilbur Wood 1.95
3 Gaylord Perry 2.09
4 Tom Seaver 2.19
5 Vida Blue 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Joe Coleman 23
3 Pat Dobson 23
5 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 283
2 Joe Coleman 268
3 Tom Seaver 250
4 Steve Carlton 237
5 Wilbur Wood 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 26
3 Jim Brewer 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 Clay Carroll 21