On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 49 .629 --
Tigers 75 62 .547 10.5
Red Sox 72 65 .526 13.5
Yankees 67 70 .489 18.5
Senators 57 79 .419 28.0
Indians 54 84 .391 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 49 .642 --
Royals 72 64 .529 15.5
White Sox 64 72 .471 23.5
Angels 64 73 .467 24.0
Twins 62 72 .463 24.5
Brewers 58 77 .430 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 57 .590 --
Cardinals 77 61 .558 4.5
Cubs 72 65 .526 9.0
Mets 69 66 .511 11.0
Expos 59 76 .437 21.0
Phillies 57 80 .416 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 56 .591 --
Dodgers 73 65 .529 8.5
Braves 70 70 .500 12.5
Reds 68 72 .486 14.5
Astros 65 73 .471 16.5
Padres 53 85 .384 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 6
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Willie Mays 4
2 Rennie Stennett 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
1 Bob Watson 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Matty Alou 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tito Fuentes 4
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 Sandy Valdespino 4
1 Bob Watson 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Steve Brye 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.50
2 Ray Sadecki 0.90
3 Don Gullett 0.88
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.86
4 Phil Niekro 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 12
2 Pete Broberg 9
2 Ray Sadecki 9
4 Roger Moret 8
4 Jim Perry 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Tony Oliva .345
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Ralph Garr .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 117
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Hank Aaron 100
4 Harmon Killebrew 99
5 3 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Amos Otis 41
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Joe Morgan 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
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 286
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 20
4 Ted Abernathy 19
4 Fred Scherman 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .510
2 Rod Carew .451
3 Boots Day .442
4 Joe Torre .431
5 Rusty Staub .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 17
2 Rusty Staub 16
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Bob Watson 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Freddie Patek 8
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
5 Ken Henderson 4

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 Jim Perry 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Les Cain 3
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 41
2 Juan Marichal 27
3 Bob Gibson 26
3 Clay Kirby 26
5 Wilbur Wood 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .397
2 Roberto Clemente .389
3 Boots Day .380
4 Rod Carew .368
5 Joe Torre .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
1 Earl Williams 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Lee May 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 29
2 Harmon Killebrew 26
3 Rusty Staub 25
4 Reggie Jackson 22
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Freddie Patek 12
3 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.82
2 Paul Splittorff 0.96
3 Mike Marshall 1.03
4 Dave Roberts 1.12
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.17

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 Vida Blue 61
2 Mickey Lolich 59
3 Tom Seaver 56
4 Bob Gibson 55
5 Joe Coleman 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
1 Ken Sanders 7
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .359
2 Tony Oliva .352
3 Roberto Clemente .340
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Ralph Garr .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 Joe Torre 131
2 Willie Stargell 130
3 Hank Aaron 108
4 Harmon Killebrew 105
5 Lee May 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 50
2 Freddie Patek 50
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.76
2 Dave Roberts 2.03
3 Wilbur Wood 2.06
4 Tom Seaver 2.28
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 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 321
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 276
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Bill Stoneman 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 33
2 Ken Sanders 31
3 Ted Abernathy 23
3 Mike Marshall 23
5 2 tied 20