On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 31 .627 --
Red Sox 49 34 .590 3.0
Tigers 45 39 .536 7.5
Yankees 38 47 .447 15.0
Indians 38 48 .442 15.5
Senators 33 50 .398 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 29 .651 --
Royals 42 39 .519 11.0
Twins 39 45 .464 15.5
Angels 40 48 .455 16.5
Brewers 36 45 .444 17.0
White Sox 35 46 .432 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 31 .640 --
Mets 46 36 .561 7.0
Cubs 46 38 .548 8.0
Cardinals 42 42 .500 12.0
Phillies 36 49 .424 18.5
Expos 33 51 .393 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 34 .609 --
Dodgers 48 39 .552 5.0
Astros 43 40 .518 8.0
Braves 44 46 .489 10.5
Reds 37 51 .420 16.5
Padres 30 56 .349 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Brown 4
1 Gene Clines 4
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Don Kessinger 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 4
1 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Deron Johnson 3
3 Tim McCarver 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marcelino Lopez 1.33
2 John Cumberland 0.75
3 Don Wilson 0.73
4 Chuck Dobson 0.67
4 Paul Splittorff 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Bill Gilbreth 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marcelino Lopez 8
1 Don Wilson 8
3 Ken Holtzman 7
4 John Cumberland 6
5 Mike Cuellar 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .360
3 Willie Davis .351
4 Glenn Beckert .345
5 Bobby Murcer .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 23
2 Lee May 23
4 Bobby Bonds 19
4 2 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 81
2 Hank Aaron 64
3 Ron Santo 60
3 Joe Torre 60
5 Willie Montanez 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 30
2 Amos Otis 26
3 Sandy Alomar 22
3 Lou Brock 22
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.51
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Nolan Ryan 2.07
4 Tom Seaver 2.07
5 Dock Ellis 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Dock Ellis 14
3 Mike Cuellar 13
3 Mickey Lolich 13
3 Dave McNally 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 171
2 Mickey Lolich 156
3 Bill Stoneman 150
4 Tom Seaver 143
5 Fergie Jenkins 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 18
2 Ted Abernathy 14
3 Ken Sanders 13
4 Fred Scherman 12
5 3 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .462
2 Luis Aparicio .435
3 Gene Alley .426
4 Roberto Clemente .418
5 Pete Rose .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 7
2 Bill Freehan 6
2 Lee May 6
2 Reggie Smith 6
2 Earl Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 20
2 Deron Johnson 17
3 Dave May 16
4 Bobby Bonds 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Amos Otis 7
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Freddie Patek 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.00
2 Paul Splittorff 0.38
3 Eddie Fisher 0.61
4 Bart Johnson 0.64
5 Jim Slaton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Chuck Dobson 3
3 Al Downing 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 34
2 Don Wilson 29
3 Pat Dobson 27
3 Tom Seaver 27
5 Vida Blue 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Bart Johnson 5
1 Ken Sanders 5
4 Cecil Upshaw 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .387
2 Tony Oliva .371
3 Brock Davis .367
4 Joe Torre .365
5 Wes Parker .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
1 Bill Melton 12
3 Deron Johnson 11
4 Earl Williams 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 36
2 Deron Johnson 31
3 Earl Williams 30
4 Lee May 29
4 Willie Stargell 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 22
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Sandy Alomar 9
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.99
2 Bob Miller 1.08
3 Bart Johnson 1.11
4 Ray Culp 1.33
5 John Cumberland 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Dock Ellis 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
4 Steve Blass 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
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 Bart Johnson 6
2 Ken Sanders 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .354
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Roberto Clemente .342
4 Merv Rettenmund .340
5 Willie Davis .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Lee May 38
2 Bill Melton 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 125
2 Ron Santo 122
3 Joe Torre 114
4 Hank Aaron 113
4 Johnny Bench 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Bert Campaneris 43
2 Joe Morgan 43
4 Amos Otis 41
5 Sandy Alomar 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.61
2 Wilbur Wood 2.04
3 Dock Ellis 2.14
4 Don Gullett 2.50
5 Nolan Ryan 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 24
5 Mickey Lolich 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 277
2 Mickey Lolich 269
3 Tom Seaver 258
4 Sam McDowell 256
5 Bill Stoneman 226

Saves

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