On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 31 .631 --
Red Sox 49 35 .583 4.0
Tigers 46 39 .541 7.5
Yankees 39 47 .453 15.0
Indians 38 49 .437 16.5
Senators 33 51 .393 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 29 .655 --
Royals 43 39 .524 11.0
Twins 39 46 .459 16.5
Angels 40 49 .449 17.5
White Sox 36 46 .439 18.0
Brewers 36 46 .439 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 31 .644 --
Mets 46 37 .554 8.0
Cubs 46 40 .535 9.5
Cardinals 44 42 .512 11.5
Phillies 36 50 .419 19.5
Expos 34 51 .400 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 54 34 .614 --
Dodgers 48 40 .545 6.0
Astros 43 42 .506 9.5
Braves 44 47 .484 11.5
Reds 38 51 .427 16.5
Padres 32 56 .364 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Dietz 4
1 Enzo Hernandez 4
1 Dal Maxvill 4
1 Freddie Patek 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Julian Javier 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Luis Alvarado 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 2.43
2 Rudy May 1.44
3 Dave Roberts 1.40
4 Jim Palmer 1.29
5 Joe Coleman 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Rudy May 13
3 Steve Carlton 9
3 Jim Palmer 9
5 Joe Coleman 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .360
3 Willie Davis .347
4 Bobby Murcer .345
5 Roberto Clemente .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 29
2 Hank Aaron 23
2 Lee May 23
4 Bobby Bonds 19
4 3 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 85
2 Hank Aaron 65
3 Joe Torre 63
4 Ron Santo 60
5 Willie Montanez 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 30
2 Amos Otis 27
3 Sandy Alomar 23
4 Lou Brock 22
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.42
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Nolan Ryan 2.07
4 Dock Ellis 2.11
5 Dave Roberts 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Dock Ellis 14
3 Mike Cuellar 13
3 Mickey Lolich 13
3 Dave McNally 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 188
2 Mickey Lolich 156
3 Bill Stoneman 150
4 Tom Seaver 145
5 Fergie Jenkins 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 18
2 Ted Abernathy 15
3 Ken Sanders 13
3 Fred Scherman 13
5 3 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .450
2 Angel Mangual .429
2 Pete Rose .429
4 Roberto Clemente .424
5 Jerry Grote .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 7
2 Bill Freehan 6
2 Lee May 6
2 Reggie Smith 6
2 Earl Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 20
2 Deron Johnson 17
2 Manny Sanguillen 17
4 Earl Williams 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
3 Paul Splittorff 0.38
4 Eddie Fisher 0.46
5 Bart Johnson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Chuck Dobson 3
3 Dock Ellis 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 42
2 Jim Palmer 32
3 Don Wilson 29
4 Pat Dobson 27
5 Rudy May 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .381
2 Wes Parker .373
3 Rod Carew .368
4 Joe Torre .364
5 Brock Davis .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
1 Bill Melton 12
3 Deron Johnson 11
4 Willie Stargell 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 34
2 Willie Stargell 33
3 Deron Johnson 31
4 Earl Williams 30
5 Lee May 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 20
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.36
2 John Cumberland 0.98
3 Bart Johnson 1.11
4 Wilbur Wood 1.35
5 Ray Culp 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
4 Steve Blass 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 73
2 Mickey Lolich 55
3 Clay Kirby 52
4 Sam McDowell 47
4 Tom Seaver 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 6
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Bart Johnson 6
1 Ken Sanders 6
1 Fred Scherman 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .344
3 Roberto Clemente .344
4 Merv Rettenmund .338
5 Willie Davis .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Nate Colbert 38
2 Lee May 38
2 Bill Melton 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
2 Ron Santo 119
3 Joe Torre 116
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Johnny Bench 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Bert Campaneris 43
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Amos Otis 41
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.53
2 Wilbur Wood 2.04
3 Dock Ellis 2.14
4 Don Gullett 2.53
5 Nolan Ryan 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 23
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 277
2 Mickey Lolich 261
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Sam McDowell 256
5 2 tied 223

Saves

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