On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 48 .631 --
Tigers 73 62 .541 11.5
Red Sox 70 65 .519 14.5
Yankees 66 69 .489 18.5
Senators 57 77 .425 27.0
Indians 54 82 .397 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 47 .652 --
Royals 70 63 .526 17.0
White Sox 64 70 .478 23.5
Angels 63 73 .463 25.5
Twins 60 72 .455 26.5
Brewers 57 76 .429 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 56 .594 --
Cardinals 76 61 .555 5.5
Cubs 72 63 .533 8.5
Mets 67 66 .504 12.5
Expos 57 76 .429 22.5
Phillies 57 78 .422 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 80 56 .588 --
Dodgers 72 64 .529 8.0
Braves 70 69 .504 11.5
Reds 68 71 .489 13.5
Astros 64 72 .471 16.0
Padres 52 85 .380 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Bud Harrelson 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Hal McRae 3
1 Cesar Tovar 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fergie Jenkins 2
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Ike Brown 1
2 Roy Foster 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Brown 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Merv Rettenmund 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 2.40
2 Bill Gogolewski 1.25
3 Tom Seaver 1.17
4 Wilbur Wood 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 12
2 Wilbur Wood 8
3 Tom Seaver 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Glenn Beckert .345
4 Roberto Clemente .341
5 Manny Sanguillen .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
4 Deron Johnson 29
5 Earl Williams 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 115
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Hank Aaron 100
4 Harmon Killebrew 95
5 2 tied 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 1.92
3 Dave Roberts 1.99
4 Wilbur Wood 2.07
5 Don Gullett 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 274
2 Mickey Lolich 256
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Fergie Jenkins 222
5 Bill Stoneman 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
2 Ken Sanders 24
3 Fred Scherman 19
4 Ted Abernathy 18
4 Mike Marshall 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .478
2 Boots Day .421
3 Rusty Staub .417
4 Freddie Patek .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Roy Foster 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
4 Lee May 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 17
2 Joe Torre 15
3 Hank Aaron 14
4 Ray Fosse 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.35
2 Ed Acosta 0.60
3 Bob Miller 0.63
4 Lew Krausse 0.83
5 Doyle Alexander 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Clay Kirby 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 33
2 Bob Gibson 32
3 Vida Blue 29
4 Joe Coleman 27
5 Clay Kirby 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .395
2 Boots Day .371
3 Cleon Jones .366
4 Willie Horton .362
5 Roberto Clemente .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 27
1 Joe Torre 27
3 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 Lee May 22
5 Hank Aaron 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Freddie Patek 11
3 Jose Cardenal 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 Amos Otis 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.82
2 Ken Sanders 1.07
3 Lew Krausse 1.12
4 Paul Splittorff 1.15
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Chuck Dobson 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 Milt Pappas 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 59
2 Tom Seaver 56
3 Vida Blue 55
3 Bob Gibson 55
5 Mickey Lolich 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 8
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 .362
2 Tony Oliva .354
3 Manny Sanguillen .336
4 Roberto Clemente .335
5 Glenn Beckert .328

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 Willie Stargell 133
2 Joe Torre 130
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 40
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.75
2 Ken Sanders 1.91
3 Dave Roberts 2.03
4 Wilbur Wood 2.12
5 Tom Seaver 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 25
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 Pat Dobson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 309
2 Mickey Lolich 300
3 Fergie Jenkins 276
4 Tom Seaver 268
5 Bill Stoneman 248

Saves

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