On This Day

Friday, July 2, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 30 .610 --
Red Sox 44 32 .579 2.5
Tigers 43 36 .544 5.0
Indians 37 42 .468 11.0
Yankees 36 43 .456 12.0
Senators 29 47 .382 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 27 .649 --
Royals 39 35 .527 9.5
Twins 38 40 .487 12.5
Angels 36 46 .439 16.5
White Sox 32 42 .432 16.5
Brewers 32 43 .427 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 29 .638 --
Mets 45 31 .592 4.0
Cubs 40 37 .519 9.5
Cardinals 41 39 .513 10.0
Phillies 32 47 .405 18.5
Expos 30 47 .390 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 30 .630 --
Dodgers 45 35 .563 5.5
Astros 38 39 .494 11.0
Braves 40 45 .471 13.0
Reds 37 45 .451 14.5
Padres 28 54 .341 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Deron Johnson 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Frank Baker 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Dick Billings 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 5
2 Thurman Munson 4
3 Dick Billings 3
4 Gene Alley 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rickey Clark 1.60
2 Bob Gibson 1.17
3 Rick Wise 0.86
4 Ray Lamb 0.80
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Rickey Clark 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rickey Clark 8
1 Woodie Fryman 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
4 Mickey Lolich 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .375
2 Joe Torre .367
3 Willie Davis .358
4 Glenn Beckert .348
5 Lou Brock .345

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 58
5 Harmon Killebrew 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 27
2 Amos Otis 23
3 Lou Brock 22
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 Dock Ellis 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Dock Ellis 13
3 Mickey Lolich 12
3 Dave McNally 12
3 Jim Perry 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 164
2 Mickey Lolich 151
3 Bill Stoneman 141
4 Tom Seaver 138
5 Fergie Jenkins 131

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 Bill Buckner .463
2 Joe Torre .450
3 Walt Williams .436
4 Roberto Clemente .429
4 Billy Williams .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
3 Deron Johnson 6
3 Bill Melton 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 23
2 Deron Johnson 20
3 Willie Montanez 19
4 Boog Powell 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 8
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 Sandy Alomar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.50
2 Ken Sanders 0.51
3 Bart Johnson 0.52
4 Danny Frisella 0.69
5 Bill Hands 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 40
2 Sam McDowell 35
3 Vida Blue 31
4 Jim Palmer 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Williams .400
2 Tony Oliva .388
3 Roberto Clemente .380
4 Joe Torre .379
5 Don Kessinger .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
1 Bill Melton 12
3 Willie Stargell 11
4 Nate Colbert 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 19
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 Bart Johnson 1.14
3 Stan Bahnsen 1.16
4 Don Sutton 1.39
5 Ken Holtzman 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 65
1 Sam McDowell 65
3 Bill Stoneman 59
4 Vida Blue 56
5 Clay Kirby 52

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .350
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Tony Oliva .346
4 Willie Davis .344
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 133
2 Willie Stargell 125
3 Johnny Bench 120
4 Hank Aaron 113
5 Joe Torre 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 46
3 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Amos Otis 40
5 Sandy Alomar 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.64
2 Wilbur Wood 2.13
3 Dock Ellis 2.16
4 Don Gullett 2.39
5 Nolan Ryan 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Jim Perry 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Dave McNally 24
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 280
2 Fergie Jenkins 278
3 Mickey Lolich 269
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 2 tied 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 Wayne Granger 25
4 Ken Sanders 24
5 2 tied 23