On This Day

Thursday, June 24, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 23 .657 --
Red Sox 37 30 .552 7.0
Tigers 39 32 .549 7.0
Yankees 32 37 .464 13.0
Indians 32 37 .464 13.0
Senators 24 43 .358 20.0

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 41 .438 16.0
White Sox 26 38 .406 17.5
Brewers 26 39 .400 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 45 26 .634 --
Mets 39 28 .582 4.0
Cardinals 39 34 .534 7.0
Cubs 35 35 .500 9.5
Expos 28 38 .424 14.5
Phillies 29 40 .420 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 25 .658 --
Dodgers 39 32 .549 8.0
Astros 33 37 .471 13.5
Reds 32 40 .444 15.5
Braves 33 42 .440 16.0
Padres 25 48 .342 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 Jim Lefebvre 3
1 Mickey Stanley 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buford 1
1 Jim Lefebvre 1
1 Joe Lis 1
1 Tom Seaver 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lefebvre 4
2 Dave May 3
2 Brooks Robinson 3
4 Bill Buckner 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 Mike Jorgensen 1
1 Dick McAuliffe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.80
2 Bill Stoneman 1.60
3 Mickey Lolich 1.10
4 Alan Foster 0.67
4 Barry Lersch 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 11
2 Tom Seaver 9
3 Bill Stoneman 8
4 Chris Zachary 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Pena 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .382
2 Joe Torre .364
3 Willie Davis .356
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Lou Brock .339

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 Tom Seaver 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 15
2 Dave McNally 12
3 Steve Carlton 11
3 Mike Cuellar 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 146
2 Bill Stoneman 134
3 Mickey Lolich 133
4 Tom Seaver 125
5 Fergie Jenkins 118

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 .478
2 Walt Williams .441
3 Don Buford .435
4 Bill Melton .426
5 Mike Epstein .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 19
1 Willie Stargell 19
3 Lee May 18
4 Tony Oliva 16
5 Chris Chambliss 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 12
2 Joe Morgan 5
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 George Foster 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 John Cumberland 0.00
3 Steve Blass 0.67
4 Don Gullett 0.92
5 Ray Lamb 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 33
2 Mickey Lolich 32
3 Vida Blue 31
4 Bill Stoneman 30
5 Sam McDowell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Scherman 5
2 Jim Brewer 3
3 Ted Abernathy 2
3 Lloyd Allen 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Pepitone .392
2 Joe Torre .387
3 Tony Oliva .380
4 Don Buford .365
5 Don Kessinger .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 12
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Lee May 9
2 Bill Melton 9
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 36
2 Lee May 27
3 Hank Aaron 23
3 Don Buford 23
3 4 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 1.01
3 Dave Roberts 1.27
4 Ray Lamb 1.39
5 Don Sutton 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 Dave McNally 6
1 Jim Perry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 70
2 Mickey Lolich 59
3 Sam McDowell 57
4 Clay Kirby 52
5 Vida Blue 51

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .353
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Roberto Clemente .344
4 Willie Davis .340
5 Manny Sanguillen .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Johnny Bench 38
2 Billy Williams 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Orlando Cepeda 36

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 46
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 Don Gullett 2.39
4 Wilbur Wood 2.44
5 Jim Palmer 2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 290
2 Sam McDowell 270
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Mickey Lolich 257
5 Tom Hall 224

Saves

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