On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 39 .625 --
Red Sox 62 45 .579 4.5
Tigers 57 50 .533 9.5
Yankees 53 56 .486 14.5
Senators 43 62 .410 22.5
Indians 44 65 .404 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 39 .632 --
Royals 52 51 .505 13.5
Angels 53 57 .482 16.0
White Sox 50 57 .467 17.5
Twins 48 57 .457 18.5
Brewers 45 61 .425 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 41 .620 --
Cardinals 60 49 .550 7.5
Cubs 57 50 .533 9.5
Mets 54 51 .514 11.5
Phillies 47 62 .431 20.5
Expos 43 65 .398 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 44 .604 --
Dodgers 58 51 .532 8.0
Astros 55 53 .509 10.5
Braves 57 55 .509 10.5
Reds 50 61 .450 17.0
Padres 39 72 .351 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Horton 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Jim Holt 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.33
3 Rudy May 1.00
4 Paul Splittorff 0.86
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 9
1 Don Wilson 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Joe Coleman 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .366
2 Tony Oliva .365
3 Glenn Beckert .351
4 Ralph Garr .336
5 Roberto Clemente .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 38
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Lee May 28
4 Deron Johnson 26
5 Bill Melton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 100
2 Joe Torre 88
3 Hank Aaron 79
4 Harmon Killebrew 73
4 Willie Montanez 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 36
2 Freddie Patek 35
3 Amos Otis 32
4 Sandy Alomar 31
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.50
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Dave Roberts 2.22
4 Tom Seaver 2.26
5 John Cumberland 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 19
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
3 Mickey Lolich 16
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 219
2 Mickey Lolich 203
3 Fergie Jenkins 184
4 Tom Seaver 177
5 Bill Stoneman 168

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .431
2 Joe Torre .410
3 Manny Sanguillen .408
4 Ken Henderson .393
5 Cleon Jones .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Davey Johnson 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesus Alou 16
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Joe Torre 15
4 Al Gallagher 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Ralph Garr 5
2 Amos Otis 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Lloyd Allen 0.60
3 Jim Ray 0.63
4 Clay Carroll 0.73
5 Bob Gibson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Wade Blasingame 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 37
2 Fergie Jenkins 34
3 Pat Dobson 31
4 Clay Kirby 27
5 Joe Coleman 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Bart Johnson 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Steve Hamilton 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .380
2 Dick Allen .378
3 Cleon Jones .368
4 Gail Hopkins .362
5 Joe Torre .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Frank Howard 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Deron Johnson 25
2 Reggie Smith 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 24
4 Frank Howard 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Tommie Agee 9
3 Amos Otis 9
5 Freddie Patek 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.93
2 Pat Jarvis 1.03
3 Pat Dobson 1.13
4 Rudy May 1.33
5 Vida Blue 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Wilbur Wood 5
4 Wade Blasingame 4
4 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 55
1 Pat Dobson 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 53
4 Mickey Lolich 52
5 2 tied 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Manny Sanguillen .339
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Ralph Garr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 49
2 Lee May 41
3 Bill Melton 40
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Joe Torre 125
3 Hank Aaron 107
4 Rico Petrocelli 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Amos Otis 44
3 Joe Morgan 41
4 Sandy Alomar 40
5 Freddie Patek 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.59
2 Wilbur Wood 2.06
3 Bill Parsons 2.57
4 Dave McNally 2.59
5 Don Gullett 2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 292
2 Mickey Lolich 282
3 Vida Blue 254
4 Tom Seaver 246
5 Sam McDowell 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Jim Brewer 20
5 Lindy McDaniel 19