On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 31 20 .608 --
Orioles 29 19 .604 0.5
Tigers 27 24 .529 4.0
Indians 22 27 .449 8.0
Yankees 22 29 .431 9.0
Senators 19 31 .380 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 18 .660 --
Royals 25 22 .532 7.0
Twins 26 26 .500 8.5
Angels 24 29 .453 11.0
Brewers 20 27 .426 12.0
White Sox 19 27 .413 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 30 18 .625 --
Cardinals 33 20 .623 -0.5
Pirates 32 20 .615 --
Cubs 26 27 .491 6.5
Expos 20 25 .444 8.5
Phillies 18 31 .367 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 17 .685 --
Dodgers 27 26 .509 9.5
Astros 26 27 .491 10.5
Braves 24 30 .444 13.0
Reds 21 32 .396 15.5
Padres 16 37 .302 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
1 Dick Green 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Don Mincher 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Ike Brown 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Buddy Bradford 3
1 Ted Ford 3
1 Duane Josephson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Enzo Hernandez 1
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 Carlos May 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Wright 2.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.50
3 Mike Cuellar 1.00
3 Alan Foster 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
1 Bill Stoneman 9
3 Ken Wright 8
4 Tom Phoebus 7
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Jim Roland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .370
2 Bobby Murcer .367
3 Lou Brock .363
4 Willie Davis .359
5 Glenn Beckert .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 46
1 Willie Stargell 46
3 Joe Torre 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Rico Petrocelli 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Amos Otis 14
4 Bud Harrelson 13
5 Sandy Alomar 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.08
2 Vida Blue 1.36
3 Tom Bradley 1.63
4 Dock Ellis 1.77
5 Larry Dierker 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
3 Larry Dierker 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 9
3 Sonny Siebert 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 108
2 Fergie Jenkins 100
3 Tom Seaver 98
4 Mickey Lolich 95
5 Bill Stoneman 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 11
2 Ted Abernathy 10
3 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Mike Marshall 8
5 Ken Sanders 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .436
2 Joe Torre .414
3 Jim Lefebvre .404
4 Alex Johnson .394
5 Glenn Beckert .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Bobby Murcer 5
3 Don Buford 4
3 Dick Green 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 15
1 Joe Torre 15
3 Willie Stargell 13
4 Matty Alou 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 5
1 Ralph Garr 5
1 Merv Rettenmund 5
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.51
3 Larry Dierker 0.68
4 Les Cain 0.89
5 Sam McDowell 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 41
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Bert Blyleven 28
4 Sam McDowell 25
5 Fergie Jenkins 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
1 Paul Lindblad 3
1 Fred Scherman 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .412
2 Brooks Robinson .406
3 Dave Cash .386
4 Willie Davis .384
5 Bobby Murcer .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
2 Norm Cash 8
3 Willie Mays 7
3 Bobby Murcer 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 26
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
2 Amos Otis 23
4 Roberto Clemente 22
4 Joe Torre 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Sandy Alomar 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.80
2 Don Wilson 1.49
3 Tom Bradley 1.49
4 Vida Blue 1.51
5 Dock Ellis 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 70
2 Fergie Jenkins 64
3 Mickey Lolich 59
4 Bert Blyleven 54
5 Vida Blue 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Ted Abernathy 5
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .343
2 Tony Oliva .337
3 Carl Yastrzemski .336
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Manny Sanguillen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Billy Williams 40
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Harmon Killebrew 122
4 Joe Torre 114
4 Billy Williams 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Bobby Tolan 41
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.55
2 Wilbur Wood 2.24
3 Dock Ellis 2.34
4 Diego Segui 2.57
5 Gaylord Perry 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Dave McNally 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 310
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Sam McDowell 255
4 Bob Gibson 232
4 Mickey Lolich 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 29
2 Wayne Granger 28
3 Tom Timmermann 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 25
4 Ron Perranoski 25