On This Day

Sunday, July 4, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 49 30 .620 --
Red Sox 45 33 .577 3.5
Tigers 43 38 .531 7.0
Yankees 37 44 .457 13.0
Indians 37 44 .457 13.0
Senators 31 47 .397 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 27 .658 --
Royals 39 37 .513 11.5
Twins 39 41 .488 13.5
White Sox 34 42 .447 16.5
Brewers 33 44 .429 18.0
Angels 36 48 .429 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 31 .622 --
Mets 45 33 .577 4.0
Cubs 42 37 .532 7.5
Cardinals 42 40 .512 9.0
Phillies 34 47 .420 16.5
Expos 30 49 .380 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 31 .627 --
Dodgers 47 35 .573 4.5
Astros 40 39 .506 10.0
Braves 42 45 .483 12.0
Reds 37 47 .440 15.5
Padres 28 56 .333 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Montanez 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Jose Cardenal 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Lahoud 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Mike Epstein 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Lahoud 3
1 George Scott 3
1 Chris Speier 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Murphy 1.00
2 Vida Blue 0.78
2 Ken Forsch 0.78
4 Steve Arlin 0.67
4 Joe Coleman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Arlin 8
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Ken Forsch 7
2 Tom Murphy 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Ray Newman 1
1 Bill Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .361
3 Willie Davis .354
4 Glenn Beckert .352
5 Bobby Murcer .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 23
3 Lee May 21
4 Johnny Bench 18
4 3 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 80
2 Hank Aaron 63
3 Ron Santo 59
4 Joe Torre 58
5 Harmon Killebrew 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 29
2 Amos Otis 24
3 Lou Brock 22
4 Sandy Alomar 20
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.51
2 Wilbur Wood 1.77
3 Nolan Ryan 2.05
4 Tom Seaver 2.07
5 Dock Ellis 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Dock Ellis 13
3 Mike Cuellar 12
3 Mickey Lolich 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 171
2 Mickey Lolich 151
3 Tom Seaver 143
4 Bill Stoneman 141
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 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .500
2 Roberto Clemente .463
3 Walt Williams .443
4 Mike Lum .424
5 Doug Rader .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 6
1 Bill Melton 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
4 Mike Epstein 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 22
2 Deron Johnson 20
2 Willie Stargell 20
4 Boog Powell 17
5 2 tied 14

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 Ken Sanders 0.00
2 Bart Johnson 0.61
3 Don Sutton 0.67
4 Danny Frisella 0.75
5 John Cumberland 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
1 Jim Ray 4
4 Vida Blue 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 40
2 Vida Blue 38
3 Sam McDowell 35
4 Pat Dobson 28
5 Tom Seaver 27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Williams .407
2 Roberto Clemente .384
3 Tony Oliva .380
4 Joe Torre .376
5 Elrod Hendricks .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 12
2 Lee May 11
2 Willie Stargell 11
4 Mike Epstein 9
4 Deron Johnson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 34
1 Willie Stargell 34
3 Deron Johnson 30
3 Lee May 30
5 Bill Melton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 21
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Larry Bowa 8
5 Joe Morgan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Frisella 0.72
2 Ken Sanders 0.95
3 Bob Miller 1.07
4 Bart Johnson 1.14
5 John Cumberland 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Al Downing 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 Phil Niekro 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 65
2 Vida Blue 63
3 Bill Stoneman 59
4 Sam McDowell 57
5 Clay Kirby 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Fred Scherman 6
4 Bart Johnson 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Joe Torre .348
3 Tony Oliva .347
4 Willie Davis .339
5 Merv Rettenmund .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 132
2 Willie Stargell 125
3 Johnny Bench 118
4 Hank Aaron 113
5 Joe Torre 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 45
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Amos Otis 40
5 Sandy Alomar 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.61
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Dock Ellis 2.16
4 Don Gullett 2.30
5 Al Downing 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 278
2 Sam McDowell 271
3 Tom Seaver 266
4 Mickey Lolich 264
5 Bill Stoneman 217

Saves

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