On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 19 .620 --
Red Sox 31 22 .585 1.5
Tigers 28 25 .528 4.5
Indians 23 28 .451 8.5
Yankees 23 30 .434 9.5
Senators 19 33 .365 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 18 .673 --
Royals 26 23 .531 8.0
Twins 27 27 .500 9.5
Angels 26 29 .473 11.0
White Sox 20 28 .417 13.5
Brewers 20 29 .408 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 34 21 .618 --
Pirates 33 21 .611 0.5
Mets 30 20 .600 1.5
Cubs 27 28 .491 7.0
Expos 21 27 .438 9.5
Phillies 20 32 .385 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 19 .667 --
Dodgers 29 26 .527 8.0
Astros 27 28 .491 10.0
Braves 25 31 .446 12.5
Reds 22 33 .400 15.0
Padres 18 38 .321 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Pfeil 5
2 Cito Gaston 4
2 Enzo Hernandez 4
2 Pete Rose 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Johnstone 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Dave Cash 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 5
2 Bob Watson 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Bob Barton 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Denny Doyle 1
1 Tim McCarver 1
1 Willie Montanez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 2.25
2 Vida Blue 1.17
3 Marty Pattin 1.00
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.71
5 Dock Ellis 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Wise 9
2 Vida Blue 7
3 Dock Ellis 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 Marty Pattin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Steve Kealey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .376
2 Lou Brock .365
3 Bobby Murcer .364
4 Willie Davis .360
5 Joe Torre .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 18
2 Hank Aaron 17
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
4 3 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 49
2 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Hank Aaron 41
3 Joe Torre 41
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.32
2 Vida Blue 1.34
3 Tom Bradley 1.67
4 Larry Dierker 1.80
5 Dock Ellis 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 12
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Larry Dierker 10
4 Catfish Hunter 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 115
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 Mike Marshall 9
4 Sparky Lyle 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .444
2 Dave Cash .429
3 Manny Sanguillen .422
4 Eddie Leon .413
5 Dick Green .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
4 John Briggs 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Norm Cash 13
2 Willie Stargell 13
4 Bob Bailey 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Merv Rettenmund 5
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Wright 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.42
3 Jim Bunning 0.59
4 Larry Dierker 0.69
5 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Les Cain 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 31
2 Vida Blue 29
3 Bill Stoneman 27
4 Sam McDowell 25
5 Fergie Jenkins 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Tom Hall 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Cash .420
2 Glenn Beckert .400
3 Brooks Robinson .394
4 Al Kaline .391
5 Manny Sanguillen .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Joe Hague 8
2 Willie Mays 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 24
1 Harmon Killebrew 24
1 Rico Petrocelli 24
4 Amos Otis 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Sandy Alomar 8
2 Lou Brock 8
4 Tito Fuentes 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.17
2 Les Cain 1.35
3 Don Wilson 1.49
4 Tom Bradley 1.57
5 Wilbur Wood 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 63
2 Mickey Lolich 59
3 Bert Blyleven 54
4 Fergie Jenkins 52
5 Ken Holtzman 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Ted Abernathy 5
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Tom Hall 5
2 Fred Scherman 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .344
2 Tony Oliva .340
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Manny Sanguillen .338
5 Carl Yastrzemski .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Willie Stargell 40
2 Billy Williams 40
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Ron Santo 124
3 Harmon Killebrew 123
4 Billy Williams 114
5 Joe Torre 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Bobby Tolan 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.52
2 Wilbur Wood 2.24
3 Dock Ellis 2.36
4 Diego Segui 2.60
5 Gaylord Perry 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Jim Perry 26
4 Dave McNally 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 306
2 Tom Seaver 263
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
5 Ron Perranoski 24