On This Day

Tuesday, June 29, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 27 .630 --
Red Sox 42 31 .575 4.0
Tigers 42 34 .553 5.5
Indians 35 40 .467 12.0
Yankees 35 41 .461 12.5
Senators 26 47 .356 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 25 .667 --
Royals 38 33 .535 10.0
Twins 37 39 .487 13.5
Brewers 31 40 .437 17.0
Angels 34 45 .430 18.0
White Sox 28 42 .400 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 28 .636 --
Mets 44 29 .603 3.0
Cubs 39 36 .520 9.0
Cardinals 40 38 .513 9.5
Phillies 30 45 .400 18.0
Expos 29 44 .397 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 28 .641 --
Dodgers 43 34 .558 6.5
Astros 37 39 .487 12.0
Reds 36 43 .456 14.5
Braves 37 45 .451 15.0
Padres 27 52 .342 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Helms 4
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Ron Blomberg 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Northrup 2
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bradford 4
1 Jim Northrup 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Enzo Hernandez 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.60
2 Tommy John 1.50
3 Jim Lonborg 0.90
4 Vida Blue 0.75
5 Reggie Cleveland 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Tommy John 9
2 Jim Lonborg 9
4 Pat Dobson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .375
2 Joe Torre .373
3 Willie Davis .360
4 Glenn Beckert .348
5 Lou Brock .343

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 59
4 Joe Torre 56
5 Harmon Killebrew 55

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 1.53
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
3 Tom Seaver 2.03
4 Ray Lamb 2.13
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 164
2 Mickey Lolich 145
3 Tom Seaver 138
4 Bill Stoneman 137
5 Fergie Jenkins 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 15
2 Ted Abernathy 14
3 Fred Scherman 12
4 Ken Sanders 11
5 Jim Brewer 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .459
2 Walt Williams .429
3 Rod Carew .419
4 Bill Buckner .417
5 Billy Williams .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 22
2 Brooks Robinson 19
3 Deron Johnson 18
4 Lee May 17
4 Ron Santo 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 9
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Sandy Alomar 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.56
2 Joe Hoerner 0.66
3 Don Sutton 0.67
4 Casey Cox 0.75
5 Bill Hands 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Al Downing 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 39
2 Mickey Lolich 37
3 Sam McDowell 27
3 Bill Stoneman 27
5 Nolan Ryan 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .403
2 Tony Oliva .374
3 Don Mincher .364
4 Al Kaline .358
5 Willie Stargell .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Lee May 11
2 Bill Melton 11
4 Deron Johnson 8
4 Tony Oliva 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Lee May 29
3 Willie Montanez 28
4 Hank Aaron 26
4 Deron Johnson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 18
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Joe Morgan 8
5 Willie Davis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.94
1 Ken Sanders 0.94
3 Ray Lamb 1.15
4 Stan Bahnsen 1.36
5 Don Sutton 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 Dave McNally 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 65
2 Bill Stoneman 63
3 Vida Blue 62
4 Sam McDowell 54
5 Clay Kirby 53

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .353
2 Tony Oliva .346
3 Willie Davis .346
4 Roberto Clemente .341
5 Merv Rettenmund .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Johnny Bench 38
2 Billy Williams 38
5 5 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 134
2 Willie Stargell 127
3 Johnny Bench 120
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Harmon Killebrew 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Joe Morgan 47
3 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Amos Otis 41
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.64
2 Dock Ellis 2.26
3 Wilbur Wood 2.27
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 Tom Seaver 270
3 Sam McDowell 269
4 Mickey Lolich 263
5 Bert Blyleven 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 Wayne Granger 25
4 Jim Brewer 24
4 Ken Sanders 24