On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 49 .626 --
Tigers 74 62 .544 10.5
Red Sox 71 65 .522 13.5
Yankees 67 69 .493 17.5
Senators 57 78 .422 27.0
Indians 54 83 .394 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 47 .652 --
Royals 70 64 .522 17.5
White Sox 64 70 .478 23.5
Angels 63 73 .463 25.5
Twins 60 72 .455 26.5
Brewers 58 76 .433 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 56 .594 --
Cardinals 76 61 .555 5.5
Cubs 72 64 .529 9.0
Mets 68 66 .507 12.0
Expos 58 76 .433 22.0
Phillies 57 79 .419 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 80 56 .588 --
Dodgers 72 65 .526 8.5
Braves 70 69 .504 11.5
Reds 68 71 .489 13.5
Astros 65 72 .474 15.5
Padres 52 85 .380 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sonny Siebert 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Boccabella 4
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Bill Freehan 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 1.40
2 Gary Gentry 1.22
3 Mickey Lolich 1.00
4 Mike Hedlund 0.75
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Ernie McAnally 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Gentry 11
2 Sonny Siebert 7
3 Mickey Lolich 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Glenn Beckert .342
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 30

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 Mickey Lolich 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 274
2 Mickey Lolich 262
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 Mike Marshall 19
3 Fred Scherman 19
5 Ted Abernathy 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .478
2 Joe Torre .435
3 Boots Day .421
3 Freddie Patek .421
5 Rusty Staub .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 16
2 Joe Torre 15
3 Hank Aaron 14
4 Ray Fosse 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Freddie Patek 7
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Ken Henderson 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.35
2 Ed Acosta 0.60
3 Bob Miller 0.67
4 Lew Krausse 0.95
5 Doyle Alexander 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Clay Kirby 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 29
2 Bob Gibson 26
2 Clay Kirby 26
4 Wilbur Wood 24
5 3 tied 23

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 .397
2 Boots Day .371
3 Roberto Clemente .362
4 Cleon Jones .360
5 Freddie Patek .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Freddie Patek 11
3 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Jose Cardenal 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.82
2 Paul Splittorff 0.96
3 Mike Marshall 1.07
4 Lew Krausse 1.12
5 Dave Roberts 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Chuck Dobson 5
3 Ernie McAnally 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 59
2 Tom Seaver 56
3 Vida Blue 55
3 Bob Gibson 55
5 Joe Coleman 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 8
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Tony Oliva .356
3 Roberto Clemente .336
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Cleon Jones .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
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 130
1 Joe Torre 130
3 Hank Aaron 108
4 Lee May 103
5 Harmon Killebrew 101

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 Dave Roberts 2.03
3 Wilbur Wood 2.06
4 Tom Seaver 2.27
5 Don Gullett 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 25
3 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Steve Carlton 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 309
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 276
4 Tom Seaver 268
5 Bill Stoneman 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 33
2 Ken Sanders 31
3 Ted Abernathy 22
3 Mike Marshall 22
5 2 tied 20