On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 48 .628 --
Tigers 72 62 .537 11.5
Red Sox 70 64 .522 13.5
Yankees 66 68 .493 17.5
Senators 56 77 .421 27.0
Indians 54 81 .400 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 47 .649 --
Royals 70 62 .530 16.0
White Sox 63 70 .474 23.5
Angels 63 72 .467 24.5
Twins 60 71 .458 25.5
Brewers 56 76 .424 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 56 .591 --
Cardinals 76 60 .559 4.5
Cubs 71 63 .530 8.5
Mets 66 66 .500 12.5
Expos 57 75 .432 21.5
Phillies 57 77 .425 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 56 .585 --
Dodgers 71 64 .526 8.0
Braves 70 68 .507 10.5
Reds 68 70 .493 12.5
Astros 64 71 .474 15.0
Padres 51 85 .375 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Kessinger 7
2 Norm Cash 5
3 Boots Day 4
3 Ron Hunt 4
3 Dick McAuliffe 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Lance Clemons 1
1 Andy Etchebarren 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 4
1 Don Mincher 4
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 Ron Fairly 3
3 Ken Henderson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.40
2 Fred Norman 0.89
3 Tom Bradley 0.78
4 Jerry Reuss 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Jerry Reuss 10
3 Fred Norman 8
4 Tom Bradley 7
5 Jim Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Tony Oliva .354
3 Glenn Beckert .348
4 Roberto Clemente .339
5 Ralph Garr .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
4 Deron Johnson 28
4 Earl Williams 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 114
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Hank Aaron 100
4 Harmon Killebrew 95
5 Lee May 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Freddie Patek 46
3 Amos Otis 40
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Joe Morgan 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.70
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Dave Roberts 2.07
4 Wilbur Wood 2.14
5 Don Gullett 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
2 Mickey Lolich 21
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 274
2 Mickey Lolich 256
3 Tom Seaver 226
4 Fergie Jenkins 216
5 Bill Stoneman 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
2 Ken Sanders 24
3 Ted Abernathy 18
3 Mike Marshall 18
3 Fred Scherman 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .489
2 Rusty Staub .449
3 Al Gallagher .441
4 Joe Torre .429
5 Boots Day .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Roy Foster 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Lee May 5
2 Earl Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 18
2 Don Mincher 16
2 Joe Torre 16
4 Hank Aaron 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Freddie Patek 7
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Ken Henderson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
2 Ed Acosta 0.60
3 Bob Miller 0.63
4 Doyle Alexander 0.96
5 Andy Messersmith 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Clay Kirby 3
1 Ernie McAnally 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 29
2 Joe Coleman 27
2 Mickey Lolich 27
4 Bob Gibson 26
4 Clay Kirby 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .427
2 Boots Day .379
3 Joe Torre .373
4 Cleon Jones .370
5 Tony Perez .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 10
1 Earl Williams 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
5 Billy Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 27
1 Joe Torre 27
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Reggie Smith 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Freddie Patek 11
3 Jose Cardenal 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.84
2 Tom Seaver 1.02
3 Paul Splittorff 1.35
4 Ken Sanders 1.37
5 Fritz Peterson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 Blue Moon Odom 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 59
2 Vida Blue 55
3 Mickey Lolich 53
3 Tom Seaver 53
5 Bob Gibson 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Dave Giusti 6
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Tony Oliva .357
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Glenn Beckert .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Hank Aaron 42
2 Lee May 42
4 Nate Colbert 34
4 Bill Melton 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 132
2 Willie Stargell 131
3 Hank Aaron 108
3 Harmon Killebrew 108
5 Lee May 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 49
2 Freddie Patek 49
4 Bert Campaneris 39
4 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.75
2 Dave Roberts 2.10
3 Wilbur Wood 2.19
4 Tom Seaver 2.32
5 Don Gullett 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 25
1 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 Pat Dobson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 309
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 270
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 Bill Stoneman 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 34
2 Ken Sanders 31
3 Ted Abernathy 22
4 Jim Brewer 21
4 Mike Marshall 21