On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 45 .637 --
Tigers 69 60 .535 12.5
Red Sox 68 62 .523 14.0
Yankees 65 65 .500 17.0
Senators 55 73 .430 26.0
Indians 52 78 .400 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 47 .636 --
Royals 67 61 .523 14.5
White Sox 62 67 .481 20.0
Angels 61 70 .466 22.0
Twins 57 70 .449 24.0
Brewers 54 73 .425 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 55 .583 --
Cardinals 72 59 .550 4.5
Cubs 69 59 .539 6.0
Mets 63 64 .496 11.5
Phillies 56 73 .434 19.5
Expos 54 73 .425 20.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 55 .580 --
Dodgers 69 61 .531 6.5
Braves 68 66 .507 9.5
Reds 65 67 .492 11.5
Astros 63 67 .485 12.5
Padres 49 82 .374 27.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 3
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Tommy Harper 3
1 Del Unser 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Roy Foster 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Graig Nettles 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Joe Lahoud 1
1 Freddie Patek 1
1 Merv Rettenmund 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 0.83
2 Jim Palmer 0.50
3 Tom Murphy 0.44
4 Joe Horlen 0.40
5 Skip Lockwood 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 5
2 Joe Horlen 4
2 Tom Murphy 4
2 Jim Palmer 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Glenn Beckert .352
3 Tony Oliva .351
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Ralph Garr .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 38
3 Lee May 36
4 Deron Johnson 28
5 Bill Melton 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 111
2 Joe Torre 110
3 Hank Aaron 98
4 Harmon Killebrew 89
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 46
1 Freddie Patek 46
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.66
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Dave Roberts 2.04
4 Wilbur Wood 2.15
5 Don Gullett 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Mickey Lolich 21
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Steve Carlton 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 264
2 Mickey Lolich 253
3 Tom Seaver 220
4 Fergie Jenkins 210
5 Bill Stoneman 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 25
2 Ken Sanders 22
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .460
2 Roberto Clemente .455
3 Earl Williams .429
4 Joe Hague .412
4 Joe Torre .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Earl Williams 7
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Andy Etchebarren 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 17
2 Rusty Staub 15
3 Hank Aaron 14
4 Jeff Burroughs 13
4 Earl Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 9
2 Jose Cardenal 7
3 Lou Brock 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.50
2 Tom Bradley 0.74
3 Fritz Peterson 0.75
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.08
5 Pete Broberg 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 29
2 Les Cain 28
3 Wilbur Wood 26
4 Vida Blue 24
5 Bob Gibson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
3 Bart Johnson 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .392
2 Willie Horton .366
3 Glenn Beckert .359
3 Tony Perez .359
5 Cleon Jones .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 11
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Earl Williams 9
5 Willie Horton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 28
2 Joe Torre 26
3 Lee May 25
4 Willie Horton 24
4 Tony Perez 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Freddie Patek 12
3 Amos Otis 10
4 Jose Cardenal 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.92
2 Tom Seaver 1.04
3 Dave Roberts 1.53
4 Clay Kirby 1.60
5 Fritz Peterson 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Tom Bradley 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 74
2 Tom Seaver 54
3 Joe Coleman 51
4 Vida Blue 50
5 Les Cain 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 7
2 Jim Brewer 5
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .358
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Glenn Beckert .332
4 Manny Sanguillen .331
5 Roberto Clemente .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 43
3 Hank Aaron 42
4 Nate Colbert 35
4 Bill Melton 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 131
2 Willie Stargell 130
3 Hank Aaron 110
4 Harmon Killebrew 105
5 Lee May 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Amos Otis 49
2 Freddie Patek 49
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
2 Dave Roberts 2.11
3 Wilbur Wood 2.19
4 Tom Seaver 2.34
5 Don Gullett 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Vida Blue 299
3 Fergie Jenkins 272
4 Tom Seaver 262
5 Bill Stoneman 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 30
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Jim Brewer 21
5 Clay Carroll 20