On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 41 .617 --
Red Sox 63 47 .573 4.5
Tigers 59 52 .532 9.0
Yankees 57 56 .504 12.0
Senators 45 64 .413 22.0
Indians 45 68 .398 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 40 .636 --
Royals 55 53 .509 14.0
White Sox 53 58 .477 17.5
Angels 54 60 .474 18.0
Twins 49 61 .445 21.0
Brewers 47 63 .427 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 43 .616 --
Cardinals 63 50 .558 6.5
Cubs 60 50 .545 8.0
Mets 56 54 .509 12.0
Phillies 49 63 .438 20.0
Expos 44 68 .393 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 48 .583 --
Dodgers 60 52 .536 5.5
Braves 59 57 .509 8.5
Astros 56 56 .500 9.5
Reds 53 62 .461 14.0
Padres 41 74 .357 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julian Javier 4
2 Bernie Allen 3
2 Ron Blomberg 3
2 George Foster 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 4
2 Bob Burda 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
2 Fritz Peterson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 2.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.83
3 Joe Coleman 1.50
4 Paul Splittorff 1.20
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Joe Coleman 9
3 Tom Bradley 6
3 Bill Gogolewski 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Daryl Patterson 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .372
2 Joe Torre .362
3 Glenn Beckert .347
4 Bobby Murcer .339
5 Roberto Clemente .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Hank Aaron 31
3 Lee May 30
4 Deron Johnson 26
5 Bill Melton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 101
2 Joe Torre 90
3 Hank Aaron 81
4 Willie Montanez 76
5 Harmon Killebrew 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 38
2 Freddie Patek 36
3 Amos Otis 35
4 Sandy Alomar 32
5 Joe Morgan 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.63
2 Wilbur Wood 1.94
3 Tom Seaver 2.20
4 Dave Roberts 2.23
5 Bill Parsons 2.57

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 Tom Seaver 188
4 Fergie Jenkins 184
5 Bill Stoneman 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 18
3 Ted Abernathy 16
4 Sparky Lyle 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sal Bando .418
1 Cleon Jones .418
3 Gene Tenace .409
4 Joe Torre .406
5 Tito Fuentes .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 8
2 Lee May 6
3 Sal Bando 5
3 Willie Montanez 5
3 Tony Perez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 16
1 Danny Cater 16
3 Bobby Murcer 15
3 Joe Torre 15
5 Tony Oliva 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Wayne Granger 0.63
3 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 Steve Arlin 0.70
5 Lloyd Allen 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 44
2 Tom Bradley 29
3 Joe Coleman 28
3 Pat Dobson 28
5 Fergie Jenkins 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Ken Sanders 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .370
2 Tony Oliva .364
3 Cleon Jones .363
4 Felipe Alou .359
5 Gail Hopkins .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
3 Lee May 9
3 Tony Perez 9
5 Hank Aaron 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Tony Perez 28
3 Bobby Murcer 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Amos Otis 10
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 Freddie Patek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 1.34
2 Tom Kelley 1.45
3 Ed Farmer 1.67
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.70
5 Ray Sadecki 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
2 Vida Blue 54
3 Joe Coleman 53
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 Pat Dobson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Ken Sanders 6
4 Bart Johnson 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Tony Oliva .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .339
4 Roberto Clemente .332
5 Matty Alou .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 50
2 Lee May 42
3 Bill Melton 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 132
2 Joe Torre 126
3 Hank Aaron 105
3 Rico Petrocelli 105
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 47
3 Sandy Alomar 40
4 Joe Morgan 39
4 Freddie Patek 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.70
2 Wilbur Wood 2.02
3 Don Gullett 2.52
4 Dock Ellis 2.55
5 Bill Parsons 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Pat Dobson 22
2 Dave McNally 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 292
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Vida Blue 260
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Bill Stoneman 234

Saves

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