On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 45 .628 --
Tigers 67 59 .532 11.5
Red Sox 67 60 .528 12.0
Yankees 63 64 .496 16.0
Senators 53 72 .424 25.0
Indians 51 76 .402 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 45 .643 --
Royals 65 60 .520 15.5
White Sox 62 64 .492 19.0
Angels 60 68 .469 22.0
Twins 56 68 .452 24.0
Brewers 52 72 .419 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 54 .578 --
Cubs 68 57 .544 4.5
Cardinals 69 59 .539 5.0
Mets 62 62 .500 10.0
Phillies 55 71 .437 18.0
Expos 53 71 .427 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 54 .578 --
Dodgers 67 60 .528 6.5
Braves 67 63 .515 8.0
Astros 63 64 .496 10.5
Reds 63 66 .488 11.5
Padres 47 81 .367 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Buford 4
2 Glenn Beckert 3
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Duncan 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
1 Joe Torre 4
4 Matty Alou 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
4 Matty Alou 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 1.29
2 Gary Gentry 1.00
3 Marty Pattin 0.71
3 Wilbur Wood 0.71
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Ernie McAnally 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 9
2 Gary Nolan 7
3 Gary Gentry 6
3 Ernie McAnally 6
3 Diego Segui 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .358
2 Joe Torre .357
3 Glenn Beckert .351
4 Ralph Garr .334
5 Cleon Jones .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 35
3 Lee May 34
4 Deron Johnson 28
5 Bill Melton 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 109
2 Joe Torre 105
3 Hank Aaron 93
4 Harmon Killebrew 87
5 Willie Montanez 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 43
2 Lou Brock 42
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Bert Campaneris 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Wilbur Wood 2.03
4 Dave Roberts 2.04
5 Don Gullett 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
2 Mickey Lolich 20
4 Dock Ellis 17
4 Wilbur Wood 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 254
2 Mickey Lolich 248
3 Tom Seaver 220
4 Fergie Jenkins 206
5 Bill Stoneman 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 24
2 Ken Sanders 21
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 4 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .426
2 Earl Williams .396
3 Joe Hague .395
4 Freddie Patek .385
5 Ralph Garr .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
1 Earl Williams 6
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Andy Etchebarren 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 15
2 Jeff Burroughs 13
2 Tommy Davis 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Jim Spencer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 7
1 Freddie Patek 7
3 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.32
3 Pete Broberg 0.55
4 Bill Stoneman 0.68
5 Fritz Peterson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Mike Hedlund 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Joe Coleman 31
2 Mickey Lolich 31
4 Wilbur Wood 25
5 Vida Blue 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Bart Johnson 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Ken Sanders 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .404
2 Al Gallagher .380
3 Ken Boswell .373
4 Joe Torre .365
5 Gene Tenace .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 10
1 Willie Stargell 10
1 Earl Williams 10
4 Willie Horton 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Willie Horton 24
2 Tony Perez 24
4 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Jose Cardenal 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
2 Don Sutton 1.51
3 Fritz Peterson 1.55
4 Don Gullett 1.55
5 Lew Krausse 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Tom Bradley 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 75
2 Joe Coleman 59
3 Tom Seaver 54
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
5 Wilbur Wood 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .353
2 Joe Torre .353
3 Manny Sanguillen .334
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Cleon Jones .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 41
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Bill Melton 36
5 Nate Colbert 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
2 Joe Torre 127
3 Hank Aaron 106
4 Harmon Killebrew 105
5 Rico Petrocelli 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 46
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.73
2 Wilbur Wood 2.05
3 Dave Roberts 2.16
4 Don Gullett 2.23
5 Tom Seaver 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Mike Cuellar 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 314
2 Vida Blue 289
3 Fergie Jenkins 273
4 Tom Seaver 271
5 Bill Stoneman 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 29
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Jim Brewer 21
5 3 tied 18