On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 54 .625 --
Tigers 85 66 .563 8.5
Red Sox 78 73 .517 15.5
Yankees 75 74 .503 17.5
Senators 59 88 .401 32.5
Indians 58 91 .389 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 55 .631 --
Royals 79 70 .530 15.0
Angels 71 79 .473 23.5
White Sox 70 79 .470 24.0
Twins 69 78 .469 24.0
Brewers 64 85 .430 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 59 .609 --
Cardinals 82 68 .547 9.5
Cubs 77 73 .513 14.5
Mets 77 73 .513 14.5
Expos 66 82 .446 24.5
Phillies 61 89 .407 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 67 .553 --
Dodgers 82 68 .547 1.0
Braves 77 74 .510 6.5
Reds 74 78 .487 10.0
Astros 73 77 .487 10.0
Padres 57 93 .380 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee May 4
2 Steve Brye 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Andy Etchebarren 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
1 Rick Miller 4
1 Brooks Robinson 4
4 Ray Fosse 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Steve Brye 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 Gene Hiser 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ross Grimsley 1.00
1 Juan Pizarro 1.00
1 Clyde Wright 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 0.89
5 J. R. Richard 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 9
2 Juan Pizarro 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 Pat Dobson 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Glenn Beckert .342
3 Tony Oliva .338
4 Roberto Clemente .338
5 Ralph Garr .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Lee May 37
4 Deron Johnson 32
4 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 128
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Hank Aaron 113
4 Harmon Killebrew 111
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Sandy Alomar 35
4 Joe Morgan 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.76
2 Vida Blue 1.80
3 Dave Roberts 1.91
4 Wilbur Wood 2.00
5 Don Wilson 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Vida Blue 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 Wilbur Wood 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 291
2 Mickey Lolich 277
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 236
5 Bill Stoneman 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 29
2 Dave Giusti 28
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Ted Abernathy 21
5 Jim Brewer 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .458
2 Rod Carew .418
3 Garry Jestadt .400
4 Mickey Stanley .393
5 Hank Aaron .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Al Oliver 5
2 Frank Robinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Rusty Staub 15
3 Hank Aaron 13
3 Jose Cardenal 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 10
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.33
2 Tom Seaver 0.33
4 Nelson Briles 0.50
5 Vince Colbert 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 37
2 J. R. Richard 29
3 Tom Seaver 27
3 Don Sutton 27
5 Bert Blyleven 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .422
2 Roberto Clemente .407
3 Rusty Staub .404
4 Joe Torre .391
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Roy Foster 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 33
2 Joe Torre 30
3 Hank Aaron 27
4 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Al Oliver 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Amos Otis 13
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Freddie Patek 10
5 Bobby Bonds 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.83
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.84
3 Nelson Briles 1.06
4 Don Wilson 1.24
5 Dave Roberts 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie McAnally 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 64
2 Wilbur Wood 54
3 Don Sutton 51
4 Bert Blyleven 48
4 3 others tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Ted Abernathy 4
4 2 others tied 4