On This Day

Wednesday, June 9, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 19 .635 --
Red Sox 32 23 .582 2.5
Tigers 30 25 .545 4.5
Indians 25 28 .472 8.5
Yankees 24 31 .436 10.5
Senators 19 35 .352 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 19 .667 --
Royals 28 23 .549 7.0
Twins 27 29 .482 10.5
Angels 27 30 .474 11.0
White Sox 20 30 .400 14.5
Brewers 20 31 .392 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 32 20 .615 --
Cardinals 35 23 .603 --
Pirates 34 23 .596 0.5
Cubs 29 29 .500 6.0
Expos 23 27 .460 8.0
Phillies 21 33 .389 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 21 .644 --
Dodgers 30 27 .526 7.0
Astros 28 29 .491 9.0
Braves 27 32 .458 11.0
Reds 23 34 .404 14.0
Padres 18 40 .310 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Patek 4
2 Nate Colbert 3
2 Brock Davis 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Byron Browne 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Billy Cowan 3
1 Frank Howard 3
1 Deron Johnson 3
1 Zoilo Versalles 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 3
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Jimmy Rosario 1
2 Ron Stone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fritz Peterson 1.20
2 Les Cain 1.00
2 Chuck Dobson 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 0.89
5 Alan Foster 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 8
1 Ken Reynolds 8
1 Tom Seaver 8
4 Les Cain 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .381
2 Bobby Murcer .361
3 Joe Torre .360
4 Lou Brock .360
5 Ralph Garr .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 20
2 Hank Aaron 18
3 Johnny Bench 15
4 Orlando Cepeda 14
4 Billy Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 53
2 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Joe Torre 42
5 Rico Petrocelli 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Amos Otis 15
4 Sandy Alomar 13
4 2 others tied 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
2 Fergie Jenkins 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 115
2 Tom Seaver 106
3 Fergie Jenkins 105
4 Bill Stoneman 104
5 Mickey Lolich 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 12
2 Ted Abernathy 11
3 Mike Marshall 9
4 Sparky Lyle 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .432
2 Joe Torre .424
3 Pete Rose .405
4 Jim Lefebvre .400
4 Eddie Leon .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Willie Mays 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Don Buford 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Hank Aaron 14
3 Nate Colbert 12
3 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 5
1 Merv Rettenmund 5
3 Amos Otis 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Wright 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.42
3 Larry Dierker 0.69
4 Ross Grimsley 0.75
5 Steve Renko 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Les Cain 3
2 Ray Culp 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 40
2 Ken Holtzman 30
3 Sam McDowell 29
4 Mickey Lolich 27
5 Ray Culp 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Fred Scherman 3
1 Eddie Watt 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .394
2 Joe Torre .390
3 Al Kaline .387
4 Glenn Beckert .385
5 Dave Cash .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hague 8
1 Billy Williams 8
3 Lee May 7
3 Bobby Murcer 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
2 Billy Williams 23
4 Amos Otis 21
4 Ron Santo 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 8
1 Freddie Patek 8
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Bert Campaneris 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Cain 1.01
2 Nolan Ryan 1.17
3 Don Wilson 1.30
4 Mike Cuellar 1.43
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 65
2 Fergie Jenkins 57
3 Ken Holtzman 55
4 Mickey Lolich 52
5 Bert Blyleven 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
1 Dave Giusti 6
3 Fred Gladding 5
3 Tom Hall 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .345
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Tony Oliva .338
4 Manny Sanguillen .334
5 Carl Yastrzemski .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Billy Williams 40
4 Hank Aaron 39
5 Orlando Cepeda 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 126
2 Ron Santo 124
3 Harmon Killebrew 119
4 Hank Aaron 117
5 Orlando Cepeda 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Amos Otis 39
4 Bobby Tolan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.52
2 Dock Ellis 2.20
3 Wilbur Wood 2.39
4 Diego Segui 2.61
5 Jim Palmer 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Dave McNally 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 311
2 Tom Seaver 271
3 Sam McDowell 260
4 Mickey Lolich 235
5 Bob Gibson 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Wayne Granger 28
3 Tom Timmermann 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 25
5 Ron Perranoski 24