On This Day

Saturday, June 5, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 19 .612 --
Red Sox 31 21 .596 0.5
Tigers 28 24 .538 3.5
Indians 23 27 .460 7.5
Yankees 22 30 .423 9.5
Senators 19 32 .373 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 36 18 .667 --
Royals 26 22 .542 7.0
Twins 26 27 .491 9.5
Angels 25 29 .463 11.0
Brewers 20 28 .417 13.0
White Sox 19 28 .404 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 34 20 .630 --
Mets 30 19 .612 1.5
Pirates 32 21 .604 1.5
Cubs 26 28 .481 8.0
Expos 21 25 .457 9.0
Phillies 19 31 .380 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 18 .673 --
Dodgers 28 26 .519 8.5
Astros 27 27 .500 9.5
Braves 25 30 .455 12.0
Reds 21 33 .389 15.5
Padres 16 38 .296 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elrod Hendricks 4
1 Eddie Leon 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hague 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 4
1 Ray Fosse 4
1 Joe Hague 4
4 Gail Hopkins 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Cain 0.67
1 Jim Lonborg 0.67
1 Ken Reynolds 0.67
4 Ron Bryant 0.60
5 Clay Kirby 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Lonborg 8
2 Steve Blass 6
2 Ron Bryant 6
2 Ken Reynolds 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .373
2 Lou Brock .372
3 Bobby Murcer .364
4 Willie Davis .360
5 Joe Torre .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 47
2 Willie Stargell 46
3 Joe Torre 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Rico Petrocelli 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Amos Otis 14
4 Sandy Alomar 13
4 Bud Harrelson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.32
2 Vida Blue 1.36
3 Tom Bradley 1.63
4 Dock Ellis 1.77
5 Larry Dierker 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Larry Dierker 10
4 Catfish Hunter 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 108
2 Fergie Jenkins 100
3 Tom Seaver 98
4 Mickey Lolich 95
5 Bill Stoneman 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 11
2 Ted Abernathy 10
3 Mike Marshall 9
4 Sparky Lyle 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Cash .415
2 Alex Johnson .406
3 Brooks Robinson .404
4 Lou Brock .403
5 Bill Voss .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
3 John Briggs 4
3 Don Buford 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Norm Cash 13
3 Bob Bailey 12
4 John Briggs 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 6
2 Merv Rettenmund 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 0.67
2 Larry Dierker 0.69
3 Dock Ellis 1.00
4 Sam McDowell 1.04
5 Steve Blass 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Les Cain 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 41
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Sam McDowell 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
1 Paul Lindblad 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Fred Scherman 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Cash .410
2 Brooks Robinson .402
3 Glenn Beckert .400
4 Lou Brock .385
5 Al Kaline .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 8
1 Joe Hague 8
1 Lee May 8
4 Willie Mays 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 26
2 Harmon Killebrew 24
3 Roberto Clemente 22
3 Joe Torre 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Sandy Alomar 8
2 Lou Brock 8
4 Tito Fuentes 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.17
2 Les Cain 1.35
3 Don Wilson 1.49
4 Tom Bradley 1.49
5 Dock Ellis 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Larry Dierker 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 63
2 Mickey Lolich 59
3 Bert Blyleven 54
4 Fergie Jenkins 52
5 Ken Holtzman 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Fred Gladding 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Fred Scherman 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .344
2 Tony Oliva .340
3 Roberto Clemente .338
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Carl Yastrzemski .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Billy Williams 40
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Harmon Killebrew 123
4 Joe Torre 114
4 Billy Williams 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Bobby Tolan 41
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.55
2 Wilbur Wood 2.24
3 Dock Ellis 2.34
4 Diego Segui 2.57
5 Gaylord Perry 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Dave McNally 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 310
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Sam McDowell 255
4 Bob Gibson 232
4 Mickey Lolich 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 29
2 Wayne Granger 28
3 Tom Timmermann 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 25
4 Ron Perranoski 25