On This Day

Tuesday, June 8, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 19 .627 --
Red Sox 32 22 .593 1.5
Tigers 29 25 .537 4.5
Indians 24 28 .462 8.5
Yankees 24 30 .444 9.5
Senators 19 34 .358 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 19 .661 --
Royals 27 23 .540 7.0
Twins 27 28 .491 9.5
Angels 26 30 .464 11.0
White Sox 20 29 .408 13.5
Brewers 20 30 .400 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 22 .614 --
Mets 31 20 .608 1.0
Pirates 34 22 .607 0.5
Cubs 28 29 .491 7.0
Expos 22 27 .449 9.0
Phillies 20 33 .377 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 20 .655 --
Dodgers 30 26 .536 7.0
Astros 28 28 .500 9.0
Braves 26 32 .448 12.0
Reds 22 34 .393 15.0
Padres 18 39 .316 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Cater 4
1 Mickey Stanley 4
3 Mark Belanger 3
3 Paul Blair 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Roy Foster 3
1 Mickey Stanley 3
1 Rusty Staub 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 2.75
2 Gary Nolan 1.43
3 Ken Holtzman 1.33
3 Don Wilson 1.33
5 Sam McDowell 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 13
2 Ken Holtzman 12
3 Ray Culp 11
4 Sam McDowell 10
4 Gary Nolan 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Danny Frisella 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .384
2 Bobby Murcer .363
3 Ralph Garr .360
4 Joe Torre .358
5 Lou Brock .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 19
2 Hank Aaron 18
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
3 Billy Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 52
2 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Joe Torre 42
5 Rico Petrocelli 41

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.32
2 Vida Blue 1.34
3 Tom Bradley 1.67
4 Larry Dierker 1.80
5 Dock Ellis 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 12
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Larry Dierker 10
4 Catfish Hunter 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 115
2 Bill Stoneman 104
3 Mickey Lolich 101
4 Fergie Jenkins 100
5 Tom Seaver 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 12
2 Ted Abernathy 11
3 Mike Marshall 9
4 Sparky Lyle 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .429
2 Dave Cash .419
3 Bill Voss .412
4 Hank Aaron .405
5 Dick Green .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
1 Willie Stargell 16
3 Hank Aaron 13
3 Rico Petrocelli 13
5 Roy White 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Merv Rettenmund 5
3 Don Kessinger 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Wright 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.42
3 Jim Nelson 0.57
4 Jim Bunning 0.59
5 Larry Dierker 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 40
2 Ken Holtzman 30
3 Sam McDowell 29
4 Mickey Lolich 27
5 Ray Culp 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .404
2 Dave Cash .398
3 Brooks Robinson .388
4 Al Kaline .386
5 Bobby Murcer .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hague 8
1 Billy Williams 8
3 Orlando Cepeda 7
3 Lee May 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 24
2 Billy Williams 24
4 Roberto Clemente 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Paul Blair 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.17
2 Don Wilson 1.30
3 Les Cain 1.35
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.54
5 Vida Blue 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 76
2 Ken Holtzman 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 52
3 Mickey Lolich 52
5 Bert Blyleven 51

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .344
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Tony Oliva .338
4 Carl Yastrzemski .336
5 Manny Sanguillen .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
1 Willie Stargell 41
3 Billy Williams 40
4 Hank Aaron 39
5 Orlando Cepeda 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Ron Santo 124
3 Harmon Killebrew 119
4 Hank Aaron 116
4 Orlando Cepeda 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Amos Otis 39
4 Bobby Tolan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.52
2 Dock Ellis 2.20
3 Wilbur Wood 2.39
4 Gaylord Perry 2.59
5 Diego Segui 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Dave McNally 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 306
2 Tom Seaver 263
3 Sam McDowell 260
4 Mickey Lolich 235
5 Bob Gibson 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Wayne Granger 28
3 Tom Timmermann 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 25
5 Ron Perranoski 24