On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 45 .622 --
Red Sox 67 57 .540 9.5
Tigers 66 58 .532 10.5
Yankees 63 62 .504 14.0
Senators 53 70 .431 23.0
Indians 50 75 .400 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 45 .634 --
Royals 63 60 .512 15.0
White Sox 61 63 .492 17.5
Angels 58 68 .460 21.5
Twins 56 66 .459 21.5
Brewers 51 71 .418 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 52 .587 --
Cubs 68 55 .553 4.5
Cardinals 68 58 .540 6.0
Mets 60 62 .492 12.0
Phillies 53 71 .427 20.0
Expos 51 71 .418 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 52 .587 --
Dodgers 67 58 .536 6.5
Braves 66 62 .516 9.0
Astros 61 64 .488 12.5
Reds 61 66 .480 13.5
Padres 47 79 .373 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Howard 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Cleo James 4
3 Joe Keough 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Johnstone 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Jay Johnstone 4
2 Frank Robinson 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.50
2 Gary Peters 1.17
3 Bill Stoneman 0.82
4 Pat Dobson 0.71
5 Ross Grimsley 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
1 Bill Stoneman 9
3 Gary Peters 7
4 Clay Kirby 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Al Severinsen 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .360
2 Joe Torre .353
3 Glenn Beckert .350
4 Ralph Garr .331
5 Manny Sanguillen .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Lee May 34
3 Hank Aaron 33
4 Deron Johnson 28
5 Bill Melton 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 109
2 Joe Torre 101
3 Hank Aaron 87
3 Harmon Killebrew 87
5 Willie Montanez 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 40
1 Freddie Patek 40
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Bert Campaneris 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Wilbur Wood 1.96
3 Tom Seaver 2.00
4 Dave Roberts 2.04
5 Don Gullett 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Mickey Lolich 19
4 Dock Ellis 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 254
2 Mickey Lolich 239
3 Tom Seaver 212
4 Fergie Jenkins 206
5 Bill Stoneman 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 24
2 Ken Sanders 20
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 4 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .426
2 Al Gallagher .412
3 Pete Rose .400
4 Tony Perez .396
5 Joe Hague .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
1 Earl Williams 6
3 Lee May 5
4 Bill Freehan 4
4 Willie Horton 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 14
2 Billy Williams 13
3 Ken Boswell 12
3 Jeff Burroughs 12
3 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Jose Cardenal 6
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.32
2 Don Gullett 0.35
3 Pete Broberg 0.36
4 Jim York 0.66
5 Bill Stoneman 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Joe Coleman 31
3 Vida Blue 29
4 Tom Bradley 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 Ken Sanders 3
1 Fred Scherman 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .412
2 Al Gallagher .370
3 Gene Tenace .368
4 Cleon Jones .366
5 Joe Keough .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 10
1 Willie Stargell 10
1 Earl Williams 10
4 Willie Horton 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 28
2 Willie Horton 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 24
2 Tony Perez 24
5 Sal Bando 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Tommie Agee 9
4 Jose Cardenal 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
2 Don Sutton 1.51
3 Jim York 1.53
4 Don Gullett 1.55
5 Dave Roberts 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Tom Bradley 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
2 Vida Blue 57
2 Joe Coleman 57
4 Tom Seaver 56
5 Fergie Jenkins 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Bart Johnson 6
2 Ken Sanders 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .353
2 Joe Torre .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Ralph Garr .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 41
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Bill Melton 37
5 Nate Colbert 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
2 Joe Torre 126
3 Harmon Killebrew 105
4 Brooks Robinson 104
5 Hank Aaron 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 43
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.73
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Don Gullett 2.21
4 Dave Roberts 2.23
5 Fergie Jenkins 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Mike Cuellar 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Vida Blue 289
3 Fergie Jenkins 273
4 Tom Seaver 263
5 Bill Stoneman 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 28
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Jim Brewer 21
5 3 tied 18