On This Day

Thursday, July 1, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 29 .618 --
Red Sox 44 31 .587 2.5
Tigers 42 36 .538 6.0
Indians 37 41 .474 11.0
Yankees 35 43 .449 13.0
Senators 28 47 .373 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 26 .658 --
Royals 39 34 .534 9.5
Twins 38 39 .494 12.5
Angels 35 46 .432 17.5
White Sox 31 42 .425 17.5
Brewers 31 43 .419 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 29 .633 --
Mets 45 30 .600 3.0
Cubs 40 36 .526 8.5
Cardinals 40 39 .506 10.0
Phillies 31 46 .403 18.0
Expos 29 46 .387 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 29 .638 --
Dodgers 44 35 .557 6.5
Astros 37 39 .487 12.0
Braves 39 45 .464 14.0
Reds 37 44 .457 14.5
Padres 28 53 .346 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 4
1 Jerry McNertney 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Bob Bailey 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Dave May 1
1 Willie Montanez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Amos Otis 3
1 Rico Petrocelli 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Jerry Grote 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 1.38
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.25
3 Dick Drago 1.14
4 Jim Palmer 1.08
5 Dock Ellis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 13
2 Sam McDowell 11
3 Dick Drago 8
4 Eddie Fisher 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .375
2 Joe Torre .370
3 Willie Davis .364
4 Glenn Beckert .348
5 Lou Brock .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 22
3 Lee May 21
4 Johnny Bench 18
4 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 80
2 Hank Aaron 61
3 Ron Santo 59
4 Joe Torre 57
5 Harmon Killebrew 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 26
2 Amos Otis 23
3 Lou Brock 21
4 Sandy Alomar 20
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.53
2 Wilbur Wood 1.90
3 Tom Seaver 2.03
4 Nolan Ryan 2.05
5 Ray Lamb 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Dock Ellis 13
3 Dave McNally 12
3 Jim Perry 12
5 6 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 164
2 Mickey Lolich 145
3 Tom Seaver 138
4 Bill Stoneman 137
5 Fergie Jenkins 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 16
2 Ted Abernathy 14
3 Fred Scherman 12
4 Ken Sanders 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .458
2 Billy Williams .449
3 Walt Williams .442
4 Roberto Clemente .422
4 Jerry Grote .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 7
1 Bill Melton 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
4 Joe Torre 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 23
2 Deron Johnson 18
2 Lee May 18
2 Willie Montanez 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Freddie Patek 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Sandy Alomar 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.50
2 Ken Sanders 0.51
3 Bart Johnson 0.54
4 Bill Hands 0.86
5 Bob Miller 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Dock Ellis 3
3 Gary Nolan 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 38
2 Mickey Lolich 34
3 Vida Blue 31
4 Jim Palmer 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Bart Johnson 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Williams .403
2 Joe Torre .385
3 Tony Oliva .383
4 Joe Pepitone .371
5 Roberto Clemente .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
1 Bill Melton 12
3 Willie Stargell 11
4 Nate Colbert 8
4 Mike Epstein 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 37
2 Lee May 31
3 Willie Montanez 30
4 Bill Melton 28
5 Deron Johnson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 18
2 Sandy Alomar 9
2 Amos Otis 9
4 Joe Morgan 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.92
2 Ray Lamb 1.15
3 Bart Johnson 1.16
4 Stan Bahnsen 1.36
4 Ray Culp 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Jim Perry 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 65
2 Vida Blue 62
3 Mickey Lolich 59
4 Bill Stoneman 55
5 Clay Kirby 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
1 Fred Scherman 7
3 Dave Giusti 6
4 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Willie Davis .347
4 Tony Oliva .346
5 Manny Sanguillen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Johnny Bench 38
2 Billy Williams 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Bill Melton 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 134
2 Willie Stargell 125
3 Johnny Bench 120
4 Hank Aaron 113
5 Bob Bailey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Joe Morgan 46
3 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Amos Otis 40
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.64
2 Wilbur Wood 2.21
3 Dock Ellis 2.21
4 Don Gullett 2.39
5 Nolan Ryan 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Jim Perry 25
4 Dave McNally 24
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 286
2 Sam McDowell 280
3 Mickey Lolich 263
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 2 tied 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 Wayne Granger 25
4 Jim Brewer 24
4 Ken Sanders 24