On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 38 .631 --
Red Sox 59 45 .567 6.5
Tigers 55 50 .524 11.0
Yankees 52 55 .486 15.0
Senators 43 59 .422 21.5
Indians 44 62 .415 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 39 .621 --
Royals 52 50 .510 11.5
Angels 52 56 .481 14.5
White Sox 49 55 .471 15.5
Twins 47 56 .456 17.0
Brewers 43 60 .417 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 39 .632 --
Cardinals 58 49 .542 9.5
Cubs 56 49 .533 10.5
Mets 54 49 .524 11.5
Phillies 46 61 .430 21.5
Expos 43 64 .402 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 43 .602 --
Dodgers 56 51 .523 8.5
Braves 57 53 .518 9.0
Astros 53 53 .500 11.0
Reds 49 60 .450 16.5
Padres 38 71 .349 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
3 Larry Biittner 3
3 Ron Blomberg 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Rick Monday 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
3 Duane Josephson 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Jerry Kenney 1
2 Rich Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 1.75
2 Mickey Lolich 1.56
3 Pat Dobson 1.20
4 Ray Sadecki 1.14
5 Jim Lonborg 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 14
2 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Ray Sadecki 8
4 Al Downing 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Tony Oliva .359
3 Glenn Beckert .355
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Ralph Garr .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 36
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Lee May 27
4 Deron Johnson 25
4 Bill Melton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 98
2 Joe Torre 87
3 Hank Aaron 79
4 Willie Montanez 73
5 Harmon Killebrew 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 35
2 Lou Brock 32
2 Amos Otis 32
4 Sandy Alomar 29
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.50
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
3 Dave Roberts 2.15
4 Tom Seaver 2.25
5 Dock Ellis 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 19
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
3 Mickey Lolich 16
4 Pat Dobson 15
4 Dock Ellis 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 219
2 Mickey Lolich 203
3 Fergie Jenkins 177
4 Tom Seaver 173
5 Bill Stoneman 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 22
2 Ted Abernathy 16
3 Ken Sanders 15
4 Sparky Lyle 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .453
2 Glenn Beckert .429
3 Graig Nettles .413
4 Billy Williams .385
5 Ken Boswell .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Bob Robertson 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 18
2 Jesus Alou 17
3 Doug Rader 14
4 Sal Bando 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Amos Otis 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.46
2 Pat Jarvis 0.47
3 Luke Walker 0.50
4 Jim York 1.08
5 George Stone 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 37
2 Pat Dobson 31
3 Joe Coleman 28
4 Fergie Jenkins 27
4 Tom Seaver 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Steve Hamilton 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .376
2 Glenn Beckert .375
2 Roberto Clemente .375
4 Gene Alley .373
5 Ralph Garr .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bob Robertson 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 31
2 Deron Johnson 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 Willie Montanez 23
3 Rico Petrocelli 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Tommie Agee 10
3 Sandy Alomar 9
3 Amos Otis 9
3 Freddie Patek 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Dobson 1.13
2 Dave Roberts 1.27
3 George Stone 1.34
4 Eddie Fisher 1.35
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Dick Drago 5
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 58
2 Vida Blue 55
2 Pat Dobson 55
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 Joe Coleman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Bart Johnson 6
3 Lloyd Allen 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .358
2 Tony Oliva .345
3 Manny Sanguillen .338
4 Roberto Clemente .337
5 Glenn Beckert .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 49
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Lee May 40
2 Bill Melton 40
5 Bob Robertson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 135
2 Joe Torre 127
3 Hank Aaron 112
4 Ron Santo 108
5 3 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 45
3 Joe Morgan 41
4 Sandy Alomar 38
4 Freddie Patek 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.59
2 Wilbur Wood 2.00
3 Dock Ellis 2.46
4 Dave McNally 2.53
5 Bill Parsons 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Dave McNally 24
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Pat Dobson 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 287
2 Fergie Jenkins 285
3 Tom Seaver 255
4 Vida Blue 254
5 Sam McDowell 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 26
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Jim Brewer 21
4 Lindy McDaniel 21