On This Day

Wednesday, June 23, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 43 23 .652 --
Red Sox 37 30 .552 6.5
Tigers 38 32 .543 7.0
Indians 32 36 .471 12.0
Yankees 32 37 .464 12.5
Senators 24 42 .364 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 23 .667 --
Royals 35 30 .538 9.0
Twins 35 35 .500 11.5
Angels 32 40 .444 15.5
White Sox 26 38 .406 17.5
Brewers 25 39 .391 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 45 26 .634 --
Mets 38 28 .576 4.5
Cardinals 39 33 .542 6.5
Cubs 35 35 .500 9.5
Expos 28 37 .431 14.0
Phillies 28 40 .412 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 25 .658 --
Dodgers 38 32 .543 8.5
Astros 33 37 .471 13.5
Reds 32 39 .451 15.0
Braves 33 42 .440 16.0
Padres 25 48 .342 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Tony Conigliaro 4
1 Mike Epstein 4
1 Alex Johnson 4
1 Ken McMullen 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 2
1 Rick Wise 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Curt Blefary 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Gates Brown 3
2 Tom Egan 3
2 Rick Monday 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave May 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 3.00
2 Sam McDowell 1.40
3 Ray Culp 1.14
4 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Don Wilson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Miller 2
2 Ray Culp 1
2 Moe Drabowsky 1
2 Eddie Fisher 1
2 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 14
2 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Ray Culp 8
2 Fritz Peterson 8
5 Don Sutton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .382
2 Joe Torre .368
3 Willie Davis .358
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Bobby Murcer .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 26
2 Hank Aaron 20
3 Johnny Bench 17
3 Lee May 17
3 Tony Oliva 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 72
2 Hank Aaron 56
3 Harmon Killebrew 55
4 Ron Santo 52
5 Joe Torre 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 25
2 Lou Brock 21
3 Amos Otis 19
4 Sandy Alomar 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.46
2 Dock Ellis 2.01
3 Wilbur Wood 2.12
4 Larry Dierker 2.15
5 Dave Roberts 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 15
2 Steve Carlton 11
2 Mike Cuellar 11
2 Dock Ellis 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 146
2 Bill Stoneman 126
3 Mickey Lolich 122
4 Fergie Jenkins 118
5 Tom Seaver 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 13
1 Dave Giusti 13
3 Fred Scherman 12
4 Mike Marshall 9
5 6 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .469
2 Walt Williams .441
3 Tim McCarver .417
4 Mike Epstein .405
5 Don Buford .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
3 Lee May 6
4 Norm Cash 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 20
2 Bill Melton 19
3 Lee May 18
4 Chris Chambliss 16
4 Tony Oliva 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Joe Morgan 5
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 John Cumberland 0.00
3 Steve Blass 0.67
4 Clay Carroll 0.75
5 Don Gullett 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 33
2 Vida Blue 31
3 Sam McDowell 28
4 Bert Blyleven 25
5 Joe Coleman 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Scherman 5
2 Jim Brewer 3
3 Ted Abernathy 2
3 Lloyd Allen 2
3 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .405
2 Joe Pepitone .392
3 Tony Oliva .380
4 Don Kessinger .360
5 Don Buford .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 12
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Lee May 9
2 Bill Melton 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 36
2 Lee May 27
3 Hank Aaron 23
3 Harmon Killebrew 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 17
2 Amos Otis 9
3 Sandy Alomar 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
5 Merv Rettenmund 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.86
2 Don Gullett 0.97
3 Dave Roberts 1.27
4 Bob Miller 1.35
5 Ray Lamb 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 Jim Perry 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 62
2 Sam McDowell 57
3 Clay Kirby 52
4 Vida Blue 51
5 Mickey Lolich 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Scherman 8
2 Jim Brewer 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Fred Gladding 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .354
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Roberto Clemente .345
4 Willie Davis .340
5 Carl Yastrzemski .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Johnny Bench 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 2 others tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Harmon Killebrew 118
4 Johnny Bench 116
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 47
3 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Amos Otis 38
5 Bobby Bonds 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.59
2 Dock Ellis 2.09
3 Wilbur Wood 2.46
4 Diego Segui 2.65
5 Gary Nolan 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 290
2 Sam McDowell 270
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Mickey Lolich 251
5 Tom Hall 227

Saves

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