On This Day

Tuesday, October 5, 1971

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1971 Playoffs

Pittsburgh leads series 2 - 1

San Francisco Giants 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 2
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Baltimore wins series 3 - 0

Baltimore Orioles 5
Oakland Athletics 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Buford 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
3 Paul Blair 2
3 Richie Hebner 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Richie Hebner 1
2 Bob Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Brooks Robinson 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Richie Hebner 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.50
2 Bob Johnson 0.88
3 Jim Palmer 0.80
4 Diego Segui 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Jim Palmer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 8
2 Bob Johnson 7
3 Juan Marichal 6
4 Diego Segui 4
5 Mudcat Grant 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Robertson .583
2 Chris Speier .400
3 Reggie Jackson .385
4 Don Buford .375
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 4
2 Reggie Jackson 3
3 Boog Powell 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Robertson 6
2 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Willie Mays 3
3 Boog Powell 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Manny Sanguillen 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Johnson 0.00
1 Dave Giusti 0.00
3 Mike Cuellar 0.82
4 Juan Marichal 1.80
5 Jim Palmer 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Jim Palmer 10
3 Steve Blass 9
4 Bob Johnson 7
4 Juan Marichal 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 2
2 Mickey Lolich 1
2 Eddie Watt 1

Final 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 82 80 .506 21.0
Senators 63 96 .396 38.5
Indians 60 102 .370 43.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 60 .627 --
Royals 85 76 .528 16.0
White Sox 79 83 .488 22.5
Angels 76 86 .469 25.5
Twins 74 86 .463 26.5
Brewers 69 92 .429 32.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 97 65 .599 --
Cardinals 90 72 .556 7.0
Cubs 83 79 .512 14.0
Mets 83 79 .512 14.0
Expos 71 90 .441 25.5
Phillies 67 95 .414 30.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Dodgers 89 73 .549 1.0
Braves 82 80 .506 8.0
Reds 79 83 .488 11.0
Astros 79 83 .488 11.0
Padres 61 100 .379 28.5