On This Day

Monday, June 28, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 45 27 .625 --
Red Sox 41 31 .569 4.0
Tigers 42 33 .560 4.5
Indians 35 39 .473 11.0
Yankees 34 41 .453 12.5
Senators 26 46 .361 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 24 .676 --
Royals 37 33 .529 11.0
Twins 36 39 .480 14.5
Angels 34 44 .436 18.0
Brewers 30 40 .429 18.0
White Sox 28 41 .406 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 27 .645 --
Mets 43 29 .597 4.0
Cubs 38 36 .514 10.0
Cardinals 39 38 .506 10.5
Phillies 30 44 .405 18.0
Expos 29 43 .403 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 28 .636 --
Dodgers 43 33 .566 5.5
Astros 37 38 .493 11.0
Reds 35 43 .449 14.5
Braves 36 45 .444 15.0
Padres 27 51 .346 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee May 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Al Kaline 5
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Campbell 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Brooks Robinson 3
1 Manny Sanguillen 3
5 33 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.33
2 Clay Kirby 0.82
2 Don Wilson 0.82
4 Paul Splittorff 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 12
2 Clay Kirby 9
2 Don Wilson 9
4 Jim Nash 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 2
1 Steve Mingori 2
3 Jim Brewer 1
3 George Culver 1
3 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .377
2 Joe Torre .373
3 Willie Davis .358
4 Glenn Beckert .348
5 Bobby Murcer .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 22
3 Lee May 20
4 Johnny Bench 18
4 Tony Oliva 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 79
2 Hank Aaron 60
3 Ron Santo 57
4 Harmon Killebrew 55
5 Joe Torre 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 26
2 Amos Otis 23
3 Lou Brock 21
4 Sandy Alomar 19
4 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.37
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
3 Ray Lamb 2.13
4 Tom Seaver 2.17
5 Ron Bryant 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Dock Ellis 12
2 Dave McNally 12
4 Steve Carlton 11
4 6 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 158
2 Mickey Lolich 145
3 Bill Stoneman 137
4 Fergie Jenkins 128
5 Tom Seaver 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 15
2 Ted Abernathy 14
3 Fred Scherman 12
4 Jim Brewer 10
4 Ken Sanders 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .459
2 Walt Williams .422
3 Rod Carew .422
4 Bill Melton .408
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 8
2 Mike Epstein 7
2 Bill Melton 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 22
2 Lee May 21
3 Deron Johnson 18
3 Bill Melton 18
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 9
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
5 Bert Campaneris 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Cumberland 0.00
1 Lloyd Allen 0.00
3 Ken Sanders 0.57
4 Joe Hoerner 0.66
5 Casey Cox 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Al Downing 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 37
2 Vida Blue 33
3 Clay Kirby 29
4 Sam McDowell 27
4 Bill Stoneman 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Fred Scherman 4
4 Mudcat Grant 3
4 Ken Sanders 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .413
2 Tony Oliva .375
3 Joe Pepitone .371
4 Don Kessinger .368
5 Don Mincher .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Lee May 12
3 Bill Melton 10
4 Deron Johnson 8
4 Tony Oliva 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 40
2 Lee May 30
3 Willie Montanez 28
4 Hank Aaron 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 18
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Sandy Alomar 8
4 Joe Morgan 7
5 Tommy Harper 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.95
2 Ray Lamb 1.12
3 Bob Miller 1.30
4 Stan Bahnsen 1.31
5 Les Cain 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 6
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 Dave McNally 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 65
2 Bill Stoneman 63
3 Vida Blue 56
4 Sam McDowell 54
5 Clay Kirby 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 8
2 Fred Scherman 7
3 Dave Giusti 6
4 Ted Abernathy 5
4 Rollie Fingers 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .355
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Roberto Clemente .345
4 Willie Davis .345
5 Manny Sanguillen .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Johnny Bench 38
2 Billy Williams 38
5 Orlando Cepeda 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 132
2 Willie Stargell 127
3 Johnny Bench 117
3 Harmon Killebrew 117
5 Hank Aaron 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 46
3 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Amos Otis 41
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.52
2 Dock Ellis 2.26
3 Wilbur Wood 2.34
4 Don Gullett 2.45
5 Jim Palmer 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 286
2 Sam McDowell 274
3 Mickey Lolich 263
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Tom Hall 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 Jim Brewer 25
3 Wayne Granger 25
5 2 tied 23