On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 42 .615 --
Red Sox 64 49 .566 5.0
Tigers 61 53 .535 8.5
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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 45 .609 --
Cardinals 64 52 .552 6.5
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 62 53 .539 4.5
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 Willie Davis 4
1 Wes Parker 4
1 George Scott 4
4 Bill Freehan 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Freehan 3
2 Willie Horton 2
3 Bob Montgomery 1
3 Aurelio Rodriguez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Montgomery 6
2 Willie Horton 5
3 Bill Freehan 3
4 Dal Maxvill 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bill Buckner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 0.46
2 Les Cain 0.38
3 Bob Gibson 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 6
2 Bobby Bolin 4
2 Bob Gibson 4
4 Les Cain 3
5 Sparky Lyle 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .370
2 Joe Torre .358
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 Willie Horton .429
2 Glenn Beckert .426
3 Al Gallagher .410
4 Tony Oliva .407
5 Pat Kelly .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Lee May 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
4 Willie Montanez 6
5 Gene Tenace 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 20
2 Danny Cater 14
2 Lee May 14
2 Tony Oliva 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Amos Otis 6
3 Boots Day 4
3 Ralph Garr 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
2 Gary Gentry 0.50
3 Bill Lee 0.60
4 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 Wayne Granger 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Milt Pappas 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 45
2 Ray Sadecki 24
3 Tom Bradley 23
3 Steve Carlton 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Ken Sanders 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .416
2 Gail Hopkins .373
3 Don Mincher .364
4 Ken Boswell .358
5 2 tied .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Joe Torre 28
3 Willie Horton 24
4 Danny Cater 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Kelley 1.45
2 Ray Sadecki 1.49
3 Don Wilson 1.51
4 Dick Drago 1.87
5 Tom Seaver 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Dick Drago 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 68
2 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Joe Coleman 45
4 Vida Blue 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .357
2 Tony Oliva .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Glenn Beckert .330
5 Roberto Clemente .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 43
3 Bill Melton 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 Nate Colbert 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 127
2 Joe Torre 124
3 Rico Petrocelli 106
4 Hank Aaron 103
4 Billy Williams 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 46
3 Sandy Alomar 40
4 Bert Campaneris 39
4 Freddie Patek 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.64
2 Wilbur Wood 2.02
3 Don Gullett 2.46
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 Mickey Lolich 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 27
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Jim Brewer 21
5 Sparky Lyle 19