On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 42 .615 --
Red Sox 63 49 .563 5.5
Tigers 61 52 .540 8.0
Yankees 58 57 .504 12.0
Senators 46 65 .414 22.0
Indians 46 69 .400 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 42 .628 --
Royals 56 54 .509 13.5
White Sox 55 59 .482 16.5
Angels 54 62 .466 18.5
Twins 51 61 .455 19.5
Brewers 48 64 .429 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 45 .609 --
Cardinals 64 51 .557 6.0
Cubs 62 51 .549 7.0
Mets 57 55 .509 11.5
Phillies 51 64 .443 19.0
Expos 45 69 .395 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 50 .576 --
Dodgers 61 53 .535 5.0
Braves 60 58 .508 8.0
Astros 57 57 .500 9.0
Reds 54 63 .462 13.5
Padres 42 75 .359 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 7
2 Gail Hopkins 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Pat Kelly 4
2 Billy Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 3
2 Lee May 2
2 Gene Tenace 2
4 Gene Alley 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Lee May 5
3 Willie Horton 3
3 Jim Lefebvre 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 1.17
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Milt Pappas 0.86
4 Bert Blyleven 0.83
5 Grant Jackson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hands 7
1 Mickey Lolich 7
1 Phil Niekro 7
1 Fred Norman 7
5 Milt Pappas 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .370
2 Joe Torre .360
3 Glenn Beckert .357
4 Bobby Murcer .338
5 Ralph Garr .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Lee May 32
3 Hank Aaron 31
4 Deron Johnson 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 101
2 Joe Torre 91
3 Hank Aaron 83
4 Willie Montanez 78
5 2 tied 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 1.90
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
2 Mickey Lolich 18
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 231
2 Mickey Lolich 224
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 Glenn Beckert .412
2 Tony Oliva .397
3 Cleon Jones .393
4 Pat Kelly .392
5 Gene Tenace .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 8
2 Willie Stargell 7
3 Willie Montanez 6
4 Willie Horton 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 15
1 Lee May 15
1 Tony Oliva 15
1 Tony Perez 15
5 Danny Cater 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.57
2 Lloyd Allen 0.59
3 Bill Lee 0.64
4 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 Wayne Granger 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Tom Bradley 3
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 45
2 Joe Coleman 28
3 Phil Niekro 25
3 Wilbur Wood 25
5 Ray Sadecki 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Ken Sanders 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .394
2 Felipe Alou .380
3 Gail Hopkins .371
4 Joe Torre .359
5 Ken Boswell .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 11
2 Deron Johnson 10
3 Lee May 9
3 Tony Perez 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 31
2 Tony Perez 29
3 Danny Cater 22
3 Bobby Murcer 22
5 6 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Amos Otis 9
4 Tommie Agee 8
5 Ralph Garr 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 1.08
2 Tom Kelley 1.45
3 Don Wilson 1.51
4 Ray Sadecki 1.64
5 Bob Gibson 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Joe Coleman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 68
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 5
2 Bart Johnson 5
2 Ken Sanders 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .359
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Roberto Clemente .330
5 Glenn Beckert .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 44
3 Bill Melton 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 128
2 Joe Torre 126
3 Rico Petrocelli 106
4 Hank Aaron 103
4 3 others tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Amos Otis 46
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 2.01
3 Don Gullett 2.52
4 Bill Parsons 2.57
5 Dave Roberts 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 22
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Pat Dobson 22
2 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 299
2 Fergie Jenkins 278
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 21
4 Jim Brewer 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19