On This Day

Friday, June 18, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 21 .650 --
Tigers 36 28 .563 5.0
Red Sox 34 28 .548 6.0
Indians 29 33 .468 11.0
Yankees 29 35 .453 12.0
Senators 22 38 .367 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 21 .667 --
Royals 34 25 .576 6.0
Twins 33 32 .508 10.0
Angels 29 37 .439 14.5
Brewers 22 36 .379 17.5
White Sox 22 37 .373 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 41 24 .631 --
Mets 35 25 .583 3.5
Cardinals 36 31 .537 6.0
Cubs 34 32 .515 7.5
Expos 25 33 .431 12.5
Phillies 25 37 .403 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 25 .632 --
Dodgers 36 29 .554 5.5
Astros 31 34 .477 10.5
Reds 29 36 .446 12.5
Braves 30 38 .441 13.0
Padres 23 44 .343 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Fran Healy 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Bob Barton 1
2 John Bateman 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Barton 4
1 John Bateman 4
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Dick Dietz 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Fred Kendall 1
1 Elliott Maddox 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Reynolds 1.67
2 Gary Gentry 1.40
3 Paul Splittorff 1.00
4 Juan Marichal 0.71
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Splittorff 9
2 Steve Arlin 8
3 Gary Gentry 7
4 Claude Osteen 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Horacio Pina 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .381
2 Willie Davis .357
3 Joe Torre .357
4 Bobby Murcer .351
5 Glenn Beckert .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 22
2 Hank Aaron 19
3 Johnny Bench 16
3 Bobby Bonds 16
3 Lee May 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 59
2 Hank Aaron 53
3 Harmon Killebrew 50
4 Ron Santo 48
5 Joe Torre 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
1 Freddie Patek 20
3 Amos Otis 17
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 Mike Cuellar 11
3 Steve Carlton 10
3 Larry Dierker 10
3 6 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 Fred Scherman 10
4 Mike Marshall 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Graig Nettles .451
2 Elrod Hendricks .438
3 Angel Mangual .429
4 Danny Cater .421
4 George Foster .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
1 Bill Melton 6
3 Joe Pepitone 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
3 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 18
2 Joe Pepitone 16
3 Frank Robinson 15
4 Cito Gaston 14
4 Bill Melton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 12
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.60
2 Steve Stone 0.61
3 Dave Giusti 0.75
4 Ken Holtzman 0.77
5 Ray Culp 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Les Cain 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 42
2 Clay Kirby 27
3 Vida Blue 25
3 Mickey Lolich 25
5 Sam McDowell 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
2 Fred Scherman 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
4 Ted Abernathy 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .377
2 Don Kessinger .376
3 Joe Torre .374
4 Al Kaline .370
5 Ted Sizemore .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Bill Melton 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
4 Norm Cash 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 26
2 Roy White 25
3 Lee May 24
4 Cito Gaston 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 12
2 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Amos Otis 7
4 Paul Blair 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 1.09
2 Les Cain 1.10
3 Eddie Fisher 1.38
4 Fred Scherman 1.40
5 Sam McDowell 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Vida Blue 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Les Cain 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 74
2 Vida Blue 52
3 Mickey Lolich 51
4 Clay Kirby 49
5 Sam McDowell 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
1 Fred Scherman 7
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .344
3 Manny Sanguillen .336
4 Roberto Clemente .335
5 Willie Davis .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Johnny Bench 120
3 Hank Aaron 119
4 Billy Williams 118
5 Harmon Killebrew 117

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.57
2 Dock Ellis 2.37
3 Wilbur Wood 2.44
4 Diego Segui 2.49
5 Clyde Wright 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 28
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 259
4 Mickey Lolich 244
5 Tom Hall 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Jim Brewer 26
2 Wayne Granger 26
4 Lindy McDaniel 25
5 Ted Abernathy 24