On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 42 .628 --
Tigers 64 54 .542 9.5
Red Sox 64 54 .542 9.5
Yankees 60 59 .504 14.0
Indians 49 70 .412 25.0
Senators 48 69 .410 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 42 .644 --
Royals 61 55 .526 14.0
White Sox 55 63 .466 21.0
Angels 55 65 .458 22.0
Twins 52 64 .448 23.0
Brewers 49 67 .422 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 48 .597 --
Cardinals 66 54 .550 5.5
Cubs 63 53 .543 6.5
Mets 58 58 .500 11.5
Phillies 53 66 .445 18.0
Expos 46 71 .393 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 51 .579 --
Dodgers 65 54 .546 4.0
Braves 63 59 .516 7.5
Astros 59 59 .500 9.5
Reds 56 64 .467 13.5
Padres 44 77 .364 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Ron Blomberg 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Paul Blair 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Lou Piniella 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 2
1 Jose Cardenal 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Bud Harrelson 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 1.00
2 Don Wilson 0.83
3 Don Sutton 0.75
4 Les Cain 0.67
4 3 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 8
1 Bill Hands 8
1 Fred Norman 8
4 Jerry Reuss 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Dave Leonhard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .358
2 Joe Torre .356
3 Glenn Beckert .354
4 Bobby Murcer .333
5 Ralph Garr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Lee May 32
3 Hank Aaron 31
4 Deron Johnson 27
5 Norm Cash 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 101
2 Joe Torre 95
3 Hank Aaron 85
4 Harmon Killebrew 80
5 Willie Montanez 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 40
2 Freddie Patek 38
3 Amos Otis 36
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Bert Campaneris 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.62
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Dave Roberts 2.09
5 Don Gullett 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 21
2 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 Steve Carlton 16
4 Dock Ellis 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 240
2 Mickey Lolich 229
3 Tom Seaver 202
4 Fergie Jenkins 196
5 Bill Stoneman 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 18
3 Ted Abernathy 17
4 Fred Scherman 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .425
2 Willie Horton .417
3 Manny Mota .395
4 Dick Allen .385
4 Reggie Smith .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 8
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Lee May 5
3 Gene Tenace 5
3 Earl Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 21
2 Danny Cater 15
3 Reggie Smith 14
4 Dave Kingman 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
2 Al Fitzmorris 0.64
3 Bill Singer 0.69
4 Rick Wise 0.75
5 Bill Lee 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 40
2 Tom Seaver 29
3 Joe Coleman 28
4 Vida Blue 26
4 Steve Carlton 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Phil Hennigan 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Ken Sanders 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .413
2 Ken Boswell .400
3 Gene Tenace .382
4 Tommy Harper .352
5 Manny Sanguillen .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
3 Willie Horton 8
3 Willie Montanez 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Tony Perez 27
3 Willie Horton 26
4 Reggie Smith 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Tommie Agee 9
2 Amos Otis 9
4 Sandy Alomar 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.72
2 Luke Walker 1.16
3 Tom Seaver 1.23
4 Juan Pizarro 1.24
5 Bill Lee 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
2 Joe Coleman 56
2 Tom Seaver 56
4 Vida Blue 52
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Bart Johnson 5
2 Ken Sanders 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .337
4 Roberto Clemente .326
5 Ralph Garr .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 42
3 Bill Melton 37
4 Hank Aaron 35
5 Nate Colbert 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 125
2 Joe Torre 124
3 Brooks Robinson 105
4 Rico Petrocelli 104
5 Billy Williams 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Amos Otis 47
3 Bert Campaneris 41
3 Freddie Patek 41
5 Sandy Alomar 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Don Gullett 2.27
4 Dave Roberts 2.47
5 Dock Ellis 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 23
2 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Mike Cuellar 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 303
2 Fergie Jenkins 278
3 Vida Blue 275
4 Tom Seaver 264
5 Sam McDowell 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 26
3 Ted Abernathy 22
4 Jim Brewer 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19