On This Day

Saturday, June 12, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 20 .636 --
Red Sox 32 25 .561 4.0
Tigers 32 26 .552 4.5
Indians 27 29 .482 8.5
Yankees 26 32 .448 10.5
Senators 20 36 .357 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 39 20 .661 --
Royals 30 23 .566 6.0
Twins 28 31 .475 11.0
Angels 28 32 .467 11.5
White Sox 21 32 .396 15.0
Brewers 21 33 .389 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 37 23 .617 --
Mets 32 23 .582 2.5
Cardinals 35 26 .574 2.5
Cubs 30 30 .500 7.0
Expos 24 29 .453 9.5
Phillies 23 34 .404 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 22 .645 --
Dodgers 32 28 .533 7.0
Astros 30 30 .500 9.0
Braves 28 34 .452 12.0
Reds 24 35 .407 14.5
Padres 20 41 .328 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Angel Mangual 4
1 Dave May 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
1 Cesar Tovar 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Reichardt 5
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 Chuck Harrison 3
2 Jim Lefebvre 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.00
2 Ray Sadecki 0.89
3 Bill Stoneman 0.86
4 Steve Arlin 0.83
5 Ken Holtzman 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Ray Sadecki 8
3 Mickey Lolich 7
4 Bill Stoneman 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .371
2 Willie Davis .360
3 Bobby Murcer .360
4 Ralph Garr .355
5 Lou Brock .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Hank Aaron 18
3 Johnny Bench 16
4 Bobby Bonds 14
4 3 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 56
2 Hank Aaron 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 48
4 Joe Torre 45
5 Ron Santo 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Amos Otis 15
2 Freddie Patek 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.45
2 Nolan Ryan 1.72
3 Larry Dierker 1.83
4 Dock Ellis 2.01
5 Tom Seaver 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 13
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Larry Dierker 10
2 Fergie Jenkins 10
5 7 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 125
2 Bill Stoneman 110
3 Mickey Lolich 108
4 Tom Seaver 106
5 Fergie Jenkins 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 13
2 Ted Abernathy 12
3 Mike Marshall 9
4 Sparky Lyle 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Angel Mangual .474
2 Dick Green .425
3 Cesar Cedeno .423
4 Hank Aaron .408
5 Paul Popovich .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Don Buford 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Don Buford 14
2 Nate Colbert 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 7
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 Enzo Hernandez 4
2 Merv Rettenmund 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 0.48
2 Dave Roberts 0.69
3 Ross Grimsley 0.75
4 Les Cain 0.78
5 Stan Bahnsen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 36
2 Mickey Lolich 28
3 Ken Holtzman 27
4 Clay Kirby 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Eddie Watt 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .392
2 Joe Torre .382
3 Bobby Murcer .380
4 Ted Sizemore .372
5 Hank Aaron .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 8
1 Lee May 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
4 Willie Horton 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 25
1 Frank Robinson 25
3 Roy White 24
4 Norm Cash 23
4 Willie Stargell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 10
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Enzo Hernandez 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.87
2 Les Cain 1.01
3 Larry Dierker 1.49
4 Sam McDowell 1.54
5 Mike Cuellar 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 71
2 Mickey Lolich 54
3 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Ken Holtzman 48
5 Vida Blue 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Joe Gibbon 5
3 Tom Hall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .345
2 Tony Oliva .337
3 Roberto Clemente .336
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Willie Davis .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Billy Williams 39
5 Orlando Cepeda 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 124
2 Johnny Bench 123
3 Harmon Killebrew 119
4 Hank Aaron 118
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Bobby Bonds 39
4 Bobby Tolan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.60
2 Dock Ellis 2.27
3 Wilbur Wood 2.42
4 Diego Segui 2.57
5 Jim Palmer 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Dave McNally 24
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 299
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Sam McDowell 251
4 Mickey Lolich 242
5 Bob Gibson 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Wayne Granger 27
3 Lindy McDaniel 25
3 Tom Timmermann 25
5 3 tied 24