On This Day

Tuesday, July 6, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 31 .617 --
Red Sox 47 33 .588 2.5
Tigers 44 38 .537 6.5
Yankees 37 46 .446 14.0
Indians 37 46 .446 14.0
Senators 33 48 .407 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 28 .654 --
Royals 42 37 .532 10.0
Twins 39 43 .476 14.5
Angels 38 48 .442 17.5
White Sox 34 45 .430 18.0
Brewers 34 45 .430 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 31 .631 --
Mets 46 35 .568 5.5
Cubs 43 38 .531 8.5
Cardinals 42 41 .506 10.5
Phillies 35 48 .422 17.5
Expos 32 50 .390 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 33 .612 --
Dodgers 48 36 .571 3.5
Astros 42 39 .519 8.0
Braves 43 46 .483 11.0
Reds 37 49 .430 15.5
Padres 29 56 .341 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Ron Hunt 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
1 Frank Howard 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Tom Bradley 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 6
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Ken McMullen 3
4 Ken Berry 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baker 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gogolewski 1.20
2 George Stone 1.00
3 Bill Stoneman 0.82
4 Dave McNally 0.62
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Stone 10
2 Bill Stoneman 9
3 Bill Gogolewski 6
3 Andy Messersmith 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .364
3 Willie Davis .350
4 Glenn Beckert .348
5 Bobby Murcer .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 23
3 Lee May 21
4 Bobby Bonds 19
4 Norm Cash 19

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 29
2 Amos Otis 25
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 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Dock Ellis 14
3 Mickey Lolich 13
3 Dave McNally 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 171
2 Mickey Lolich 156
3 Bill Stoneman 150
4 Tom Seaver 143
5 Fergie Jenkins 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 17
2 Ted Abernathy 14
3 Ken Sanders 12
3 Fred Scherman 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .463
2 Bill Buckner .444
3 Gene Alley .415
4 Rod Carew .411
4 Mike Lum .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Deron Johnson 6
1 Bill Melton 6
1 George Scott 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 18
2 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Deron Johnson 14
2 Boog Powell 14
2 Brooks Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Amos Otis 7
3 Freddie Patek 6
4 Sandy Alomar 5
5 5 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
4 Casey Cox 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Al Downing 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 34
2 Sam McDowell 33
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Don Wilson 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bart Johnson 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
2 Cecil Upshaw 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .387
2 Tony Oliva .376
2 Walt Williams .376
4 Joe Torre .375
5 Brock Davis .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 12
2 Lee May 11
2 Willie Stargell 11
4 Deron Johnson 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 34
1 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 11
3 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Larry Bowa 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.92
2 Bob Miller 1.08
3 Bart Johnson 1.19
4 John Cumberland 1.24
5 Don Gullett 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Pat Dobson 6
2 Al Downing 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 63
2 Mickey Lolich 61
3 Bill Stoneman 59
4 Sam McDowell 57
5 Clay Kirby 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 8
2 Dave Giusti 6
3 Bart Johnson 5
3 Ken Sanders 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .347
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Merv Rettenmund .338
5 Willie Davis .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Johnny Bench 38
2 Frank Howard 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 132
2 Willie Stargell 124
3 Johnny Bench 116
4 Joe Torre 114
5 Hank Aaron 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 45
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Amos Otis 41
5 Sandy Alomar 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.61
2 Wilbur Wood 2.04
3 Dock Ellis 2.14
4 Don Gullett 2.30
5 Al Downing 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 24
5 Mickey Lolich 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 277
2 Sam McDowell 271
3 Mickey Lolich 269
4 Tom Seaver 258
5 Bill Stoneman 226

Saves

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