On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 19 .596 --
Red Sox 29 20 .592 0.0
Tigers 27 23 .540 2.5
Yankees 22 27 .449 7.0
Indians 21 27 .438 7.5
Senators 19 30 .388 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 18 .654 --
Royals 24 22 .522 7.0
Twins 26 25 .510 7.5
Angels 24 28 .462 10.0
Brewers 20 26 .435 11.0
White Sox 18 27 .400 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 19 .627 --
Pirates 31 19 .620 0.5
Mets 29 18 .617 1.0
Cubs 24 27 .471 8.0
Expos 19 25 .432 9.5
Phillies 17 31 .354 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 16 .698 --
Dodgers 27 25 .519 9.5
Astros 26 25 .510 10.0
Braves 23 29 .442 13.5
Reds 20 31 .392 16.0
Padres 16 36 .308 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Santo 5
2 Tommy Helms 4
2 Don Kessinger 4
4 Glenn Beckert 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 John Bateman 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Nate Colbert 3
1 Willie Stargell 3
1 Billy Williams 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 2
1 Dave Concepcion 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Walker 1.00
2 Joe Coleman 0.78
3 Sam McDowell 0.73
4 Pat Dobson 0.71
5 Steve Arlin 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 8
2 Steve Arlin 7
2 Joe Coleman 7
4 Luke Walker 6
5 Pat Dobson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Austin 1
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Ron Tompkins 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .371
2 Lou Brock .370
3 Willie Davis .366
4 Ralph Garr .365
5 Bobby Murcer .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 46
1 Willie Stargell 46
3 Joe Torre 41
4 Rico Petrocelli 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Amos Otis 14
4 Bud Harrelson 13
5 Sandy Alomar 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.08
2 Vida Blue 1.36
3 Tom Bradley 1.63
4 Dock Ellis 1.77
5 Larry Dierker 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Larry Dierker 9
2 Sonny Siebert 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 108
2 Fergie Jenkins 94
3 Tom Seaver 92
4 Mickey Lolich 86
5 Bill Stoneman 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 10
1 Dave Giusti 10
3 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Mike Marshall 8
5 Ken Sanders 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .429
2 Brooks Robinson .423
3 Manny Sanguillen .413
4 Dave Cash .400
4 Jim Lefebvre .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
4 John Briggs 4
4 17 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Rico Petrocelli 16
3 Joe Torre 15
4 Jose Cardenal 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 5
1 Lou Brock 5
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Paul Blair 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.51
2 Larry Dierker 0.68
3 Bob Miller 0.73
4 Les Cain 0.89
5 Sam McDowell 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 32
2 Vida Blue 27
3 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Gary Gentry 25
4 3 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Tom Hall 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .389
2 Manny Sanguillen .386
3 Willie Davis .384
4 Brooks Robinson .383
5 Glenn Beckert .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Billy Williams 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 26
2 Jose Cardenal 24
2 Roberto Clemente 24
2 Joe Torre 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Amos Otis 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.89
2 Don Wilson 1.49
3 Vida Blue 1.51
4 Bill Parsons 1.52
5 Dock Ellis 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 61
2 Fergie Jenkins 58
3 Ken Holtzman 54
4 Vida Blue 50
4 Mickey Lolich 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .342
2 Tony Oliva .336
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Carl Yastrzemski .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Willie Stargell 40
2 Billy Williams 40
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Harmon Killebrew 122
4 Joe Torre 115
4 Billy Williams 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Bobby Tolan 42
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.55
2 Dock Ellis 2.34
3 Wilbur Wood 2.43
4 Diego Segui 2.62
5 Jim Palmer 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Dave McNally 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 304
2 Sam McDowell 263
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Bob Gibson 240
5 Mickey Lolich 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
1 Wayne Granger 28
3 Tom Timmermann 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 26
5 Ron Perranoski 25