On This Day

Wednesday, September 29, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 101 57 .639 --
Tigers 91 71 .562 12.0
Red Sox 85 77 .525 18.0
Yankees 81 80 .503 21.5
Senators 63 95 .399 38.0
Indians 60 102 .370 43.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 60 .627 --
Royals 85 76 .528 16.0
White Sox 78 83 .484 23.0
Angels 75 86 .466 26.0
Twins 74 85 .465 26.0
Brewers 69 91 .431 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 65 .596 --
Cardinals 90 71 .559 6.0
Cubs 82 79 .509 14.0
Mets 82 79 .509 14.0
Expos 71 89 .444 24.5
Phillies 67 94 .416 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 72 .553 --
Dodgers 88 73 .547 1.0
Braves 81 80 .503 8.0
Reds 79 82 .491 10.0
Astros 79 82 .491 10.0
Padres 61 99 .381 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 2
1 Bob Oliver 2
1 Billy Williams 2
4 Nate Colbert 1
4 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Oliver 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 Larry Howard 3
3 Bob Watson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Mickey Rivers 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Wood 1.67
2 Clay Kirby 0.92
3 Mickey Lolich 0.88
4 Mike Garman 0.67
5 Bert Blyleven 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 11
2 Wilbur Wood 10
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Mickey Lolich 7
5 Jerry Johnson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Ralph Garr .343
3 Roberto Clemente .342
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Tony Oliva .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Hank Aaron 47
3 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 137
2 Willie Stargell 125
3 Harmon Killebrew 119
4 Hank Aaron 118
5 Bobby Bonds 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Amos Otis 52
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Sandy Alomar 39
4 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Vida Blue 1.82
3 Wilbur Wood 1.91
4 Dave Roberts 2.03
5 Don Wilson 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Wilbur Wood 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 308
2 Vida Blue 301
3 Tom Seaver 276
4 Fergie Jenkins 256
5 Bill Stoneman 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 29
3 Ted Abernathy 23
3 Mike Marshall 23
5 Jim Brewer 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .462
2 Bobby Murcer .457
3 Rico Petrocelli .429
4 Lou Piniella .421
5 Cesar Tovar .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 13
2 Frank Howard 12
2 Carlos May 12
2 Frank Robinson 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 6
2 Ralph Garr 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.53
2 Gaylord Perry 0.67
3 Clay Kirby 0.79
4 Skip Lockwood 0.87
5 Ken Forsch 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 4
1 Andy Messersmith 4
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 Pat Dobson 3
3 Juan Marichal 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 36
2 Wilbur Wood 33
3 Joe Coleman 32
4 Mickey Lolich 31
5 Andy Messersmith 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 3
2 Ted Abernathy 2
2 Jim Brewer 2
2 Joe Grzenda 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .387
2 Felipe Alou .385
2 Rennie Stennett .385
4 Rod Carew .381
5 Roberto Clemente .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Frank Robinson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 25
3 Joe Torre 24
4 Frank Robinson 22
4 Rusty Staub 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Amos Otis 13
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Bert Campaneris 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Tom Seaver 1.04
3 Wilbur Wood 1.15
4 Nelson Briles 1.17
5 Don Wilson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Al Downing 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 58
1 Wilbur Wood 58
3 Clay Kirby 57
4 Mickey Lolich 52
5 Don Sutton 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
1 Ken Sanders 7
3 Ted Abernathy 6
3 Jim Brewer 6
5 2 tied 4