On This Day

Monday, June 21, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 41 22 .651 --
Tigers 37 30 .552 6.0
Red Sox 35 29 .547 6.5
Indians 31 34 .477 11.0
Yankees 30 36 .455 12.5
Senators 23 40 .365 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 22 .672 --
Royals 35 28 .556 8.0
Twins 34 34 .500 11.5
Angels 31 39 .443 15.5
White Sox 24 38 .387 18.5
Brewers 24 38 .387 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 25 .638 --
Mets 37 27 .578 4.5
Cardinals 37 33 .529 7.5
Cubs 35 33 .515 8.5
Expos 27 36 .429 14.0
Phillies 27 39 .409 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 25 .648 --
Dodgers 38 30 .559 6.5
Astros 32 35 .478 12.0
Reds 31 38 .449 14.0
Braves 32 41 .438 15.0
Padres 23 47 .329 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 4
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Ron Fairly 4
1 Ron Hunt 4
1 Boog Powell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Dick Allen 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Jim Gosger 1
1 Felix Millan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.08
2 Rudy May 0.83
3 John Strohmayer 0.80
4 Pat Dobson 0.60
5 Bob Gibson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 13
2 Pat Dobson 6
3 Rudy May 5
4 Bucky Brandon 4
4 7 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Morton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .382
2 Joe Torre .365
3 Willie Davis .363
4 Joe Pepitone .348
5 Bobby Murcer .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 25
2 Hank Aaron 20
3 Johnny Bench 17
3 Lee May 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 67
2 Hank Aaron 56
3 Harmon Killebrew 52
3 Ron Santo 52
5 Joe Torre 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 23
2 Lou Brock 20
3 Amos Otis 18
4 Sandy Alomar 16
5 Bert Campaneris 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.46
2 Dock Ellis 2.01
3 Wilbur Wood 2.04
4 Larry Dierker 2.15
5 Dave Roberts 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 15
2 Mike Cuellar 11
2 Dock Ellis 11
2 Dave McNally 11
5 6 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 146
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 .434
3 Don Buford .422
4 Chris Chambliss .420
5 Al Oliver .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 7
2 Lee May 6
3 Mike Epstein 5
3 Bill Melton 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 18
2 Lee May 16
2 Bill Melton 16
2 Willie Montanez 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 Cesar Tovar 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
3 Les Cain 0.63
4 Eddie Fisher 0.64
5 Steve Blass 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 35
2 Vida Blue 31
3 Clay Kirby 28
4 Mickey Lolich 27
5 Sam McDowell 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Fred Scherman 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Pepitone .443
2 Joe Torre .392
3 Chris Chambliss .376
4 Don Buford .369
5 Tony Oliva .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 11
2 Lee May 10
3 Reggie Jackson 9
4 Bill Melton 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Lee May 26
2 Frank Robinson 26
4 Willie Montanez 25
5 Deron Johnson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Dave Cash 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.86
2 Les Cain 1.10
3 Don Gullett 1.34
4 Sam McDowell 1.56
5 Stan Bahnsen 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Dock Ellis 6
2 Sam McDowell 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 76
2 Vida Blue 60
3 Mickey Lolich 58
4 Sam McDowell 49
5 Clay Kirby 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .354
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Willie Davis .343
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Manny Sanguillen .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Johnny Bench 39
2 Billy Williams 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 Orlando Cepeda 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Johnny Bench 120
3 Harmon Killebrew 119
4 Billy Williams 116
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Joe Morgan 45
3 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Bobby Bonds 37
4 2 others tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.59
2 Dock Ellis 2.28
3 Wilbur Wood 2.40
4 Diego Segui 2.55
5 Jim Palmer 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Jim Perry 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
5 Clyde Wright 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 293
2 Tom Seaver 259
3 Sam McDowell 256
4 Mickey Lolich 251
5 Tom Hall 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 29
2 Ted Abernathy 25
2 Jim Brewer 25
2 Wayne Granger 25
5 Lindy McDaniel 24