On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 41 .620 --
Red Sox 63 48 .568 5.5
Tigers 60 52 .536 9.0
Yankees 57 57 .500 13.0
Senators 46 64 .418 22.0
Indians 45 69 .395 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 40 .640 --
Royals 55 54 .505 15.0
White Sox 53 59 .473 18.5
Angels 54 61 .470 19.0
Twins 50 61 .450 21.0
Brewers 48 63 .432 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 44 .611 --
Cardinals 64 50 .561 5.5
Cubs 61 50 .550 7.0
Mets 57 54 .514 11.0
Phillies 50 63 .442 19.0
Expos 45 68 .398 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 49 .578 --
Dodgers 60 53 .531 5.5
Astros 57 56 .504 8.5
Braves 59 58 .504 8.5
Reds 53 63 .457 14.0
Padres 41 75 .353 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boswell 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Jerry Grote 3
2 Dick McAuliffe 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick McAuliffe 6
2 Ken Boswell 5
3 Glenn Beckert 3
3 Paul Casanova 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Broberg 1.80
2 Steve Carlton 1.14
3 Vida Blue 0.86
4 Joe Horlen 0.80
4 Jim Kaat 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Broberg 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
3 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Ron Taylor 1
1 Bill Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .361
3 Glenn Beckert .348
4 Bobby Murcer .338
5 Roberto Clemente .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Hank Aaron 31
3 Lee May 30
4 Deron Johnson 26
5 2 tied 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 74

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 1.56
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 20
2 Fergie Jenkins 18
3 Mickey Lolich 17
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 231
2 Mickey Lolich 217
3 Fergie Jenkins 190
4 Tom Seaver 188
5 Bill Stoneman 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 18
3 Ted Abernathy 16
4 Sparky Lyle 15
4 Fred Scherman 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .446
2 Tim McCarver .432
3 Tony Oliva .407
4 Ken Boswell .400
5 Tito Fuentes .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 7
2 Lee May 6
3 Willie Montanez 5
3 Tony Perez 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Cater 16
2 Tony Oliva 15
2 Joe Torre 15
4 Tony Perez 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Matty Alou 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Lloyd Allen 0.59
2 Wayne Granger 0.59
4 Lew Krausse 0.66
5 Doyle Alexander 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Gary Peters 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 38
2 Fergie Jenkins 32
3 Tom Bradley 29
4 Steve Carlton 28
4 Joe Coleman 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Ken Sanders 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .375
2 Felipe Alou .370
3 Manny Sanguillen .366
4 Don Mincher .366
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
3 Tony Perez 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Tony Perez 29
3 Deron Johnson 23
4 Danny Cater 22
4 Bobby Murcer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Amos Otis 9
4 Tommie Agee 8
5 Freddie Patek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Kelley 1.45
2 Bob Gibson 1.70
3 Ray Sadecki 1.73
4 Vida Blue 1.74
5 Dave Roberts 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
2 Vida Blue 60
3 Fergie Jenkins 55
4 Joe Coleman 53
5 Steve Carlton 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Tony Oliva .354
3 Manny Sanguillen .340
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Cleon Jones .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 49
2 Lee May 42
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Bill Melton 38
5 Frank Howard 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
2 Joe Torre 126
3 Rico Petrocelli 106
4 Hank Aaron 104
5 Brooks Robinson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Amos Otis 47
3 Sandy Alomar 40
4 Bert Campaneris 39
4 2 others tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.64
2 Wilbur Wood 2.04
3 Don Gullett 2.52
4 Bill Parsons 2.57
5 Dave McNally 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 22
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Pat Dobson 22
2 Dave McNally 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 292
2 Fergie Jenkins 288
3 Vida Blue 266
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 Bill Stoneman 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 28
3 Ted Abernathy 23
4 Jim Brewer 19
4 2 others tied 19