On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 37 21 .638 --
Tigers 35 27 .565 4.0
Red Sox 34 27 .557 4.5
Yankees 29 33 .468 10.0
Indians 28 32 .467 10.0
Senators 21 38 .356 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 21 .661 --
Royals 32 25 .561 6.5
Twins 31 32 .492 10.5
Angels 29 35 .453 13.0
White Sox 22 35 .386 16.5
Brewers 22 35 .386 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 24 .625 --
Mets 34 25 .576 3.5
Cardinals 36 29 .554 4.5
Cubs 32 32 .500 8.0
Expos 25 32 .439 11.5
Phillies 25 36 .410 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 25 .621 --
Dodgers 35 29 .547 5.0
Astros 31 33 .484 9.0
Braves 30 36 .455 11.0
Reds 27 36 .429 12.5
Padres 23 42 .354 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Gene Clines 4
4 Al Kaline 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 2
1 Mike Jorgensen 2
1 Joe Rudi 2
4 Paul Blair 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
3 Paul Blair 2
3 Mike Epstein 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Clines 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Stoneman 7.00
2 Vida Blue 1.00
2 Don Gullett 1.00
2 Denny McLain 1.00
5 Clyde Wright 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 14
2 Bart Johnson 9
3 Vida Blue 8
4 Don Gullett 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .380
2 Bobby Murcer .359
3 Willie Davis .357
4 Joe Torre .349
5 Glenn Beckert .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Hank Aaron 19
3 Johnny Bench 16
4 Bobby Bonds 15
4 Tony Oliva 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 57
2 Hank Aaron 53
3 Harmon Killebrew 48
4 Joe Torre 45
5 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Freddie Patek 19
3 Amos Otis 16
4 Sandy Alomar 15
4 Bert Campaneris 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.42
2 Nolan Ryan 1.78
3 Larry Dierker 1.80
4 Tom Seaver 2.06
5 Wilbur Wood 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 14
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Mike Cuellar 10
2 Larry Dierker 10
2 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 133
2 Bill Stoneman 124
3 Fergie Jenkins 115
4 Tom Seaver 113
5 Mickey Lolich 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 13
2 Ted Abernathy 12
3 Mike Marshall 9
3 Fred Scherman 9
5 Sparky Lyle 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .420
1 Tony Oliva .420
3 Paul Popovich .419
4 Frank Robinson .415
5 Joe Pepitone .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 5
1 Bill Melton 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
1 Joe Pepitone 15
1 Frank Robinson 15
4 Willie Stargell 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Enzo Hernandez 4
4 Larry Bowa 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.56
2 Steve Stone 0.61
3 Mike Cuellar 0.64
4 Eddie Fisher 0.75
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Al Downing 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 42
2 Clay Kirby 27
2 Sam McDowell 27
4 Vida Blue 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Fred Scherman 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Ron Tompkins 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .392
2 Glenn Beckert .379
3 Ted Sizemore .378
4 Hank Aaron .368
5 Bobby Murcer .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 8
1 Bill Melton 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 9 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 27
2 Willie Horton 24
2 Rico Petrocelli 24
2 Frank Robinson 24
2 Willie Stargell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Sandy Alomar 7
3 Paul Blair 6
3 Lou Brock 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 1.09
2 Les Cain 1.25
3 Sam McDowell 1.26
4 Mike Cuellar 1.57
5 Vida Blue 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Sam McDowell 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 81
2 Vida Blue 52
3 Mickey Lolich 51
4 Bert Blyleven 50
4 Sam McDowell 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 6
1 Fred Scherman 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Tom Hall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .344
2 Tony Oliva .340
3 Roberto Clemente .338
4 Manny Sanguillen .338
5 Willie Davis .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Billy Williams 39
4 Willie Stargell 38
5 Orlando Cepeda 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 123
2 Johnny Bench 122
3 Hank Aaron 121
4 Harmon Killebrew 115
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Bobby Bonds 38
5 Bobby Tolan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.57
2 Wilbur Wood 2.41
3 Dock Ellis 2.43
4 Diego Segui 2.55
5 Clyde Wright 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Dave McNally 25
2 Jim Perry 25
5 Clyde Wright 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 301
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Sam McDowell 256
4 Mickey Lolich 244
5 Tom Hall 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Wayne Granger 27
3 Jim Brewer 25
3 Lindy McDaniel 25
5 2 tied 24