On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 39 .629 --
Red Sox 62 46 .574 5.5
Tigers 58 51 .532 10.0
Yankees 55 56 .495 14.0
Senators 44 63 .411 23.0
Indians 44 67 .396 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 39 .639 --
Royals 54 52 .509 14.0
Angels 53 59 .473 18.0
White Sox 51 58 .468 18.5
Twins 49 59 .454 20.0
Brewers 46 62 .426 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 42 .618 --
Cardinals 61 50 .550 7.5
Cubs 59 50 .541 8.5
Mets 55 53 .509 12.0
Phillies 48 63 .432 20.5
Expos 44 66 .400 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 46 .593 --
Dodgers 59 52 .532 7.0
Astros 56 54 .509 9.5
Braves 58 56 .509 9.5
Reds 52 62 .456 15.5
Padres 40 73 .354 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Moses 4
1 Merv Rettenmund 4
3 Billy Cowan 3
3 Bob Heise 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Billy Cowan 1
1 Roger Freed 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 Danny Cater 3
2 Gail Hopkins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.75
2 Ken Forsch 1.29
3 Gary Gentry 1.22
4 Bob Gibson 0.90
5 Bill Stoneman 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 14
2 Gary Gentry 11
3 Ken Forsch 9
3 Bob Gibson 9
5 Bill Stoneman 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .370
2 Joe Torre .366
3 Glenn Beckert .348
4 Roberto Clemente .335
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 89
3 Hank Aaron 80
4 Willie Montanez 74
5 Harmon Killebrew 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 37
2 Amos Otis 35
2 Freddie Patek 35
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
2 Mickey Lolich 17
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 225
2 Mickey Lolich 217
3 Fergie Jenkins 184
4 Tom Seaver 177
5 Bill Stoneman 176

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 .474
2 Joe Torre .435
3 Cleon Jones .423
4 Merv Rettenmund .400
5 Sal Bando .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 7
2 Sal Bando 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Lee May 5
3 Graig Nettles 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 19
2 Jesus Alou 16
2 Joe Torre 16
4 Willie McCovey 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Tommie Agee 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.59
2 Lloyd Allen 0.63
3 Tom Timmermann 0.71
4 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Pat Dobson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Wade Blasingame 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Jerry Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 44
2 Vida Blue 28
3 Joe Coleman 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Phil Niekro 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Ken Sanders 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .392
2 Felipe Alou .388
3 Manny Sanguillen .380
4 Joe Torre .380
5 Dick Allen .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 31
2 Cesar Cedeno 26
2 Tony Perez 26
4 Reggie Smith 25
5 Manny Sanguillen 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Sandy Alomar 12
3 Amos Otis 11
4 Tommie Agee 9
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Jarvis 1.03
2 Pat Dobson 1.14
3 Rudy May 1.33
4 Ray Sadecki 1.45
5 Dick Drago 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Dick Drago 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
2 Vida Blue 54
3 Fergie Jenkins 53
4 Pat Dobson 45
5 Joe Coleman 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .364
2 Tony Oliva .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .342
4 Roberto Clemente .336
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 126
3 Rico Petrocelli 105
4 Hank Aaron 104
5 Ron Santo 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 47
3 Sandy Alomar 40
4 Bert Campaneris 38
4 2 others tied 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 26
2 Dave McNally 23
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Pat Dobson 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 296
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Vida Blue 260
4 Tom Seaver 246
5 Bill Stoneman 243

Saves

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