On This Day

Wednesday, June 30, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 28 .627 --
Red Sox 43 31 .581 3.5
Tigers 42 35 .545 6.0
Indians 36 41 .468 12.0
Yankees 35 42 .455 13.0
Senators 27 47 .365 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 26 .658 --
Royals 38 34 .528 10.0
Twins 38 39 .494 12.5
Angels 35 45 .438 17.0
Brewers 31 42 .425 17.5
White Sox 30 42 .417 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 29 .628 --
Mets 45 29 .608 2.0
Cubs 40 36 .526 8.0
Cardinals 40 38 .513 9.0
Phillies 31 45 .408 17.0
Expos 29 45 .392 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 29 .633 --
Dodgers 43 35 .551 6.5
Astros 37 39 .487 11.5
Braves 38 45 .458 14.0
Reds 36 44 .450 14.5
Padres 28 52 .350 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Heidemann 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 23 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 2
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich McKinney 4
1 Bill Melton 4
1 Willie Montanez 4
1 Rich Reese 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Blomberg 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Brant Alyea 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1.40
2 Nolan Ryan 1.29
3 Mel Stottlemyre 1.00
3 Wilbur Wood 1.00
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
1 Wilbur Wood 9
3 Rudy May 8
4 Bruce Dal Canton 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .375
2 Joe Torre .373
3 Willie Davis .367
4 Glenn Beckert .348
5 Lou Brock .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 22
3 Lee May 21
4 Johnny Bench 18
4 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 79
2 Hank Aaron 61
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 20
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.53
2 Wilbur Wood 1.90
3 Tom Seaver 2.03
4 Nolan Ryan 2.05
5 Ray Lamb 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Dock Ellis 12
2 Dave McNally 12
2 Jim Perry 12
5 6 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 .474
2 Billy Williams .444
3 Rod Carew .435
4 Walt Williams .423
5 Bill Buckner .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 8
2 Lee May 7
2 Willie Stargell 7
4 Mike Epstein 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 22
2 Deron Johnson 19
3 Lee May 18
3 Willie Montanez 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 8
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 3 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 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
1 Fred Scherman 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Williams .397
2 Joe Torre .397
3 Joe Pepitone .371
4 Tony Oliva .369
5 Hank Aaron .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 13
2 Lee May 12
2 Willie Stargell 12
4 Nate Colbert 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 37
2 Lee May 31
2 Willie Montanez 31
4 Bill Melton 28
5 Deron Johnson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 18
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Sandy Alomar 9
4 Joe Morgan 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.91
2 Bob Miller 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
1 Jim Perry 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 65
2 Vida Blue 62
3 Bill Stoneman 55
4 Sam McDowell 54
5 Clay Kirby 47

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 Willie Davis .347
3 Tony Oliva .345
4 Roberto Clemente .342
5 Merv Rettenmund .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Johnny Bench 38
5 Bill Melton 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 134
2 Willie Stargell 126
3 Johnny Bench 120
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 Billy Williams 114

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 Wilbur Wood 2.21
3 Dock Ellis 2.26
4 Don Gullett 2.45
5 Nolan Ryan 2.55

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 269
3 Mickey Lolich 263
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 2 tied 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