On This Day

Sunday, June 20, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 22 .645 --
Tigers 37 30 .552 5.5
Red Sox 35 29 .547 6.0
Indians 31 34 .477 10.5
Yankees 30 36 .455 12.0
Senators 23 39 .371 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 22 .667 --
Royals 35 27 .565 7.0
Twins 34 33 .507 10.5
Angels 31 38 .449 14.5
White Sox 23 38 .377 18.5
Brewers 23 38 .377 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 43 25 .632 --
Mets 37 26 .587 3.5
Cardinals 37 32 .536 6.5
Cubs 35 33 .515 8.0
Expos 26 35 .426 13.5
Phillies 26 39 .400 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 25 .648 --
Dodgers 37 30 .552 7.0
Astros 32 35 .478 12.0
Reds 31 37 .456 13.5
Braves 31 40 .437 15.0
Padres 23 47 .329 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 5
1 Cookie Rojas 5
1 Jim Spencer 5
4 Richie Hebner 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Foster 2
1 Chuck Hinton 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
5 34 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 6
2 Willie Stargell 5
3 Roy Foster 4
3 Richie Hebner 4
3 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Foster 2
1 Ken Henderson 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Pete Rose 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Stone 1.83
2 Mickey Lolich 1.10
3 Pete Broberg 1.00
4 Tom Kelley 0.80
5 Ron Bryant 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 11
1 Steve Stone 11
3 Tom Kelley 8
4 Pete Broberg 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .383
2 Joe Torre .360
3 Willie Davis .357
4 Joe Pepitone .348
5 Bobby Murcer .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 24
2 Hank Aaron 19
3 Johnny Bench 17
3 Lee May 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 65
2 Hank Aaron 54
3 Ron Santo 52
4 Harmon Killebrew 51
5 Joe Torre 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 22
2 Lou Brock 20
3 Amos Otis 17
4 Sandy Alomar 16
5 Bert Campaneris 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.42
2 Wilbur Wood 2.04
3 Larry Dierker 2.15
4 Dock Ellis 2.17
5 Dave Roberts 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 14
2 Mike Cuellar 11
2 Dave McNally 11
4 Steve Carlton 10
4 6 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 133
2 Bill Stoneman 126
3 Mickey Lolich 122
4 Tom Seaver 116
5 Fergie Jenkins 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 13
1 Dave Giusti 13
3 Fred Scherman 11
4 Mike Marshall 9
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .457
2 Joe Pepitone .439
3 Davey Johnson .429
3 Vada Pinson .429
5 Don Buford .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
3 Bill Melton 6
4 Mike Epstein 5
4 Joe Pepitone 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 19
1 Willie Stargell 19
3 Bill Melton 16
4 Chris Chambliss 15
5 8 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 14
2 Larry Bowa 5
3 George Foster 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Stone 0.38
2 Les Cain 0.63
3 Eddie Fisher 0.64
4 Tug McGraw 0.66
5 Steve Blass 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 35
2 Clay Kirby 28
3 Mickey Lolich 27
4 Vida Blue 25
5 Sam McDowell 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
2 Fred Scherman 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Pepitone .443
2 Joe Torre .392
3 Chris Chambliss .376
4 Hank Aaron .370
5 Tony Oliva .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 11
2 Lee May 10
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Bill Melton 9
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Lee May 26
3 Cito Gaston 24
3 Deron Johnson 24
3 4 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 14
2 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Amos Otis 7
4 Dave Cash 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.86
2 Les Cain 1.10
3 Don Gullett 1.34
4 Eddie Fisher 1.42
5 Sam McDowell 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Sam McDowell 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Steve Blass 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 76
2 Mickey Lolich 58
3 Sam McDowell 49
4 Vida Blue 47
4 2 others tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Scherman 8
2 Jim Brewer 7
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Fred Gladding 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .347
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Willie Davis .337
5 Manny Sanguillen .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Johnny Bench 121
3 Harmon Killebrew 118
4 Billy Williams 117
5 Joe Torre 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 45
3 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Bobby Bonds 38
5 Bobby Tolan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.57
2 Wilbur Wood 2.37
3 Dock Ellis 2.37
4 Diego Segui 2.55
5 Jim Palmer 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 28
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
5 Clyde Wright 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 293
2 Tom Seaver 259
3 Sam McDowell 256
4 Mickey Lolich 251
5 Tom Hall 224

Saves

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