On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 39 .625 --
Red Sox 62 45 .579 4.5
Tigers 57 51 .528 10.0
Yankees 54 56 .491 14.0
Senators 44 62 .415 22.0
Indians 44 66 .400 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 39 .636 --
Royals 52 52 .500 14.5
Angels 53 58 .477 17.0
White Sox 50 58 .463 18.5
Twins 49 57 .462 18.5
Brewers 46 61 .430 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 41 .624 --
Cardinals 60 50 .545 8.5
Cubs 58 50 .537 9.5
Mets 55 52 .514 12.0
Phillies 48 62 .436 20.5
Expos 43 66 .394 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 45 .598 --
Dodgers 59 51 .536 7.0
Astros 55 54 .505 10.5
Braves 57 56 .504 10.5
Reds 51 62 .451 16.5
Padres 40 72 .357 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Piniella 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 Frank Howard 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Boots Day 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.33
2 Mike Kekich 1.17
3 Charlie Williams 0.89
4 Tom Murphy 0.86
5 Lew Krausse 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Williams 8
2 Mike Kekich 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Tony Cloninger 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .368
2 Joe Torre .362
3 Glenn Beckert .350
4 Roberto Clemente .334
5 Bobby Murcer .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 38
2 Hank Aaron 31
3 Lee May 29
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 80
4 Willie Montanez 74
5 Harmon Killebrew 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 37
2 Freddie Patek 35
3 Amos Otis 33
4 Sandy Alomar 32
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.63
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 225
2 Mickey Lolich 203
3 Fergie Jenkins 184
4 Tom Seaver 177
5 Bill Stoneman 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 17
3 Ted Abernathy 16
4 Sparky Lyle 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Tenace .500
2 Cleon Jones .423
3 Manny Sanguillen .408
4 Joe Torre .403
5 Cesar Tovar .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 Sal Bando 5
3 Lee May 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesus Alou 16
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Joe Torre 15
4 Willie McCovey 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Amos Otis 6
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 Ralph Garr 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.55
2 Wayne Granger 0.59
3 Lloyd Allen 0.63
4 Tom Timmermann 0.71
5 Clay Carroll 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 34
2 Mickey Lolich 30
3 Vida Blue 28
4 Joe Coleman 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Dave Giusti 4
3 Bart Johnson 3
3 Ken Sanders 3
3 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .389
2 Felipe Alou .384
3 Dick Allen .382
4 Cleon Jones .381
5 Cesar Tovar .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 12
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Frank Howard 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Tony Perez 26
3 Frank Howard 25
3 Reggie Smith 25
5 Cesar Cedeno 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Sandy Alomar 12
3 Amos Otis 10
4 Tommie Agee 9
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.93
2 Pat Jarvis 1.03
3 Pat Dobson 1.14
4 Rudy May 1.33
5 Ray Sadecki 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Mike Kekich 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 61
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Mickey Lolich 52
4 Joe Coleman 50
5 Pat Dobson 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
3 Ken Sanders 6
4 Lloyd Allen 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Manny Sanguillen .342
4 Roberto Clemente .335
5 Ralph Garr .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 49
2 Lee May 41
3 Bill Melton 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Joe Torre 125
3 Rico Petrocelli 105
4 Hank Aaron 104
4 Ron Santo 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 45
3 Sandy Alomar 41
3 Joe Morgan 41
5 Freddie Patek 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.70
2 Wilbur Wood 2.10
3 Dock Ellis 2.53
4 Bill Parsons 2.57
5 Dave McNally 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 292
2 Mickey Lolich 282
3 Vida Blue 260
4 Tom Seaver 246
5 Sam McDowell 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 28
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Jim Brewer 19
4 2 others tied 19