On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 49 30 .620 --
Red Sox 46 33 .582 3.0
Tigers 43 38 .531 7.0
Yankees 37 45 .451 13.5
Indians 37 45 .451 13.5
Senators 32 47 .405 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 28 .650 --
Royals 41 37 .526 10.0
Twins 39 42 .481 13.5
White Sox 34 44 .436 17.0
Brewers 34 44 .436 17.0
Angels 37 48 .435 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 31 .627 --
Mets 46 34 .575 4.5
Cubs 42 38 .525 8.5
Cardinals 42 41 .506 10.0
Phillies 35 47 .427 16.5
Expos 31 50 .383 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 32 .619 --
Dodgers 48 35 .578 3.5
Astros 41 39 .513 9.0
Braves 42 46 .477 12.0
Reds 37 48 .435 15.5
Padres 29 56 .341 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Ron Swoboda 4
1 Del Unser 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Dick Billings 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cleon Jones 5
2 Dick Billings 4
2 Rico Petrocelli 4
2 Del Unser 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Ted Martinez 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Sadecki 2.00
2 Wade Blasingame 0.78
3 Skip Lockwood 0.75
4 Nolan Ryan 0.71
4 John Strohmayer 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wade Blasingame 7
2 Reggie Cleveland 6
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Ray Sadecki 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .364
3 Willie Davis .351
4 Glenn Beckert .350
5 Bobby Murcer .344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 80
2 Hank Aaron 64
3 Joe Torre 60
4 Ron Santo 59
5 Willie Montanez 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 29
2 Amos Otis 24
3 Lou Brock 22
4 Sandy Alomar 21
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.51
2 Wilbur Wood 1.77
3 Nolan Ryan 2.07
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 Ken Sanders 12
3 Fred Scherman 12
5 Jim Brewer 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .432
2 Roberto Clemente .418
3 Mike Lum .414
4 Jerry Grote .400
5 Glenn Beckert .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 6
1 George Scott 6
3 Deron Johnson 5
3 Boog Powell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 20
2 Boog Powell 17
3 Willie Stargell 15
4 Deron Johnson 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Freddie Patek 7
4 Sandy Alomar 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.00
1 Bob Miller 0.00
3 Bart Johnson 0.57
4 Jim Slaton 0.67
5 Danny Frisella 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Vida Blue 3
3 Al Downing 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 38
2 Sam McDowell 33
3 Mickey Lolich 29
4 Pat Dobson 28
5 Tom Seaver 27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Williams .385
2 Tony Oliva .381
3 Joe Torre .379
4 Roberto Clemente .375
5 Wes Parker .368

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 35
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Lee May 30
4 Deron Johnson 29
5 Bill Melton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 21
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Sandy Alomar 9
4 Larry Bowa 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Frisella 0.72
2 Ken Sanders 0.95
3 Bob Miller 1.04
4 Bart Johnson 1.10
5 John Cumberland 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Al Downing 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 63
2 Sam McDowell 57
3 Mickey Lolich 56
4 Clay Kirby 52
5 Bill Stoneman 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 8
2 Fred Scherman 6
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Fred Gladding 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .351
2 Tony Oliva .347
3 Roberto Clemente .343
4 Merv Rettenmund .337
5 Willie Davis .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Johnny Bench 38
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Nate Colbert 37
3 Bill Melton 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 131
2 Willie Stargell 124
3 Johnny Bench 117
4 Hank Aaron 114
4 Joe Torre 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 45
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Amos Otis 40
5 Sandy Alomar 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.61
2 Wilbur Wood 2.04
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 Mickey Lolich 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 278
2 Sam McDowell 271
3 Mickey Lolich 264
4 Tom Seaver 258
5 Bill Stoneman 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ted Abernathy 25
2 Ken Sanders 25
4 Jim Brewer 24
4 Wayne Granger 24