On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 30 .615 --
Red Sox 44 33 .571 3.5
Tigers 43 37 .538 6.0
Yankees 37 43 .463 12.0
Indians 37 43 .463 12.0
Senators 30 47 .390 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 51 27 .654 --
Royals 39 36 .520 10.5
Twins 39 40 .494 12.5
White Sox 33 42 .440 16.5
Angels 36 47 .434 17.5
Brewers 32 44 .421 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 30 .630 --
Mets 45 32 .584 4.0
Cubs 41 37 .526 8.5
Cardinals 41 40 .506 10.0
Phillies 33 47 .413 17.5
Expos 30 48 .385 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 30 .634 --
Dodgers 46 35 .568 5.5
Astros 39 39 .500 11.0
Braves 41 45 .477 13.0
Reds 37 46 .446 15.5
Padres 28 55 .337 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Dick Dietz 3
2 Tommy Helms 3
2 Mike Lum 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 4
1 Mike Lum 4
3 Ken Henderson 3
4 Frank Baker 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
3 Steve Braun 1
3 Don Buford 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 1.43
2 Don Wilson 1.09
3 John Cumberland 1.00
3 Barry Lersch 1.00
5 Tommy John 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 12
2 Pat Dobson 10
3 John Cumberland 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Darold Knowles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .375
2 Joe Torre .363
3 Willie Davis .360
4 Glenn Beckert .350
5 Lou Brock .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 80
2 Hank Aaron 62
3 Ron Santo 59
4 Joe Torre 58
5 Harmon Killebrew 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 29
2 Amos Otis 23
3 Lou Brock 22
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 Dock Ellis 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Dock Ellis 13
3 Mickey Lolich 12
3 Dave McNally 12
3 Jim Perry 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 164
2 Mickey Lolich 151
3 Bill Stoneman 141
4 Tom Seaver 138
5 Fergie Jenkins 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 16
2 Ted Abernathy 14
3 Fred Scherman 12
4 Ken Sanders 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .486
2 Roberto Clemente .449
3 Walt Williams .448
4 Mike Lum .424
5 Jerry Grote .408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 22
2 Willie Stargell 21
3 Willie Montanez 20
4 Boog Powell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 9
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Amos Otis 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.50
2 Ken Sanders 0.51
3 Bart Johnson 0.59
4 Joe Hoerner 0.66
5 Danny Frisella 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
1 Jim Ray 4
4 Al Downing 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 40
2 Sam McDowell 35
3 Vida Blue 31
4 Pat Dobson 28
5 Jim Palmer 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bart Johnson 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
4 Dave Giusti 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Williams .410
2 Tony Oliva .384
3 Joe Torre .376
4 Roberto Clemente .372
5 Joe Pepitone .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 12
2 Lee May 11
2 Willie Stargell 11
4 Deron Johnson 9
5 Mike Epstein 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 34
2 Willie Montanez 32
3 Deron Johnson 30
3 Lee May 30
5 Bill Melton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 21
2 Amos Otis 9
3 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Larry Bowa 8
5 Joe Morgan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.95
2 Bart Johnson 1.14
3 John Cumberland 1.21
4 Stan Bahnsen 1.36
5 Don Sutton 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Al Downing 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 65
2 Bill Stoneman 59
3 Sam McDowell 57
4 Vida Blue 56
5 Clay Kirby 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Fred Scherman 6
4 Bart Johnson 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Tony Oliva .348
3 Joe Torre .348
4 Willie Davis .345
5 Merv Rettenmund .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Johnny Bench 38
2 Billy Williams 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Bill Melton 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 133
2 Willie Stargell 125
3 Johnny Bench 118
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Joe Torre 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 46
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Amos Otis 40
5 Sandy Alomar 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.64
2 Wilbur Wood 2.13
3 Dock Ellis 2.16
4 Don Gullett 2.30
5 Nolan Ryan 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 278
2 Sam McDowell 271
3 Mickey Lolich 269
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 Bill Stoneman 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 Wayne Granger 25
4 Ken Sanders 24
5 2 tied 23