On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 32 .628 --
Red Sox 49 36 .576 4.5
Tigers 47 39 .547 7.0
Yankees 40 47 .460 14.5
Indians 39 50 .438 16.5
Senators 33 52 .388 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 30 .647 --
Royals 43 39 .524 10.5
Twins 39 46 .459 16.0
Angels 41 49 .456 16.5
White Sox 37 46 .446 17.0
Brewers 36 47 .434 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 31 .648 --
Mets 46 38 .548 9.0
Cubs 47 40 .540 9.5
Cardinals 45 42 .517 11.5
Phillies 38 50 .432 19.0
Expos 34 53 .391 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 34 .618 --
Dodgers 48 41 .539 7.0
Astros 43 43 .500 10.5
Braves 44 48 .478 12.5
Reds 39 51 .433 16.5
Padres 32 57 .360 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Deron Johnson 4
1 Ted Uhlaender 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 2
1 Curt Motton 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Motton 6
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Jimmy Stewart 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailey 2
2 Glenn Beckert 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 Elliott Maddox 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.75
2 Woodie Fryman 1.17
3 Andy Messersmith 0.89
3 Rick Wise 0.89
5 Gary Gentry 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 11
2 Skip Lockwood 8
2 Andy Messersmith 8
2 Rick Wise 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .362
3 Willie Davis .346
4 Bobby Murcer .344
5 2 tied .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Hank Aaron 24
3 Lee May 23
4 Bill Melton 20
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 87
2 Hank Aaron 67
3 Joe Torre 65
4 Ron Santo 60
5 Willie Montanez 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 30
2 Amos Otis 27
3 Sandy Alomar 23
4 Lou Brock 22
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.42
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Nolan Ryan 2.07
4 Dock Ellis 2.11
5 Dave Roberts 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Dock Ellis 14
2 Mickey Lolich 14
4 Mike Cuellar 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 188
2 Mickey Lolich 163
3 Bill Stoneman 155
4 Fergie Jenkins 146
5 Tom Seaver 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 19
2 Ted Abernathy 15
3 Ken Sanders 13
3 Fred Scherman 13
5 4 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .465
2 Luis Aparicio .447
3 Pete Rose .424
4 Roberto Clemente .424
5 Angel Mangual .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 8
2 Bill Freehan 6
2 Lee May 6
2 Bill Melton 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 18
2 Deron Johnson 17
3 Manny Sanguillen 16
4 Bobby Bonds 15
4 Bill Freehan 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Amos Otis 7
3 Sandy Alomar 6
4 Freddie Patek 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
2 Paul Splittorff 0.38
3 Eddie Fisher 0.46
4 Bart Johnson 0.56
5 Ken Sanders 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Woodie Fryman 4
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 32
2 Vida Blue 30
2 Mickey Lolich 30
4 Don Wilson 29
5 Fergie Jenkins 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Ken Sanders 5
3 Bart Johnson 4
4 Lloyd Allen 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .396
2 Luis Aparicio .373
3 Wes Parker .373
4 Joe Pepitone .371
5 Rod Carew .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 13
2 Deron Johnson 12
2 Lee May 12
4 Willie Stargell 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 34
2 Willie Montanez 33
3 Deron Johnson 30
3 Lee May 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 17
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 Joe Morgan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.72
2 John Cumberland 0.98
3 Bart Johnson 1.02
4 Wilbur Wood 1.35
5 Ray Culp 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Dock Ellis 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Vida Blue 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 73
2 Mickey Lolich 62
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Clay Kirby 52
5 Bill Stoneman 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Jim Brewer 6
2 Bart Johnson 6
2 Ken Sanders 6
2 Fred Scherman 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .355
2 Tony Oliva .345
3 Roberto Clemente .343
4 Merv Rettenmund .335
5 Lou Brock .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Bill Melton 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Nate Colbert 38
3 Lee May 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Ron Santo 119
3 Joe Torre 118
4 Hank Aaron 116
5 Johnny Bench 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Bert Campaneris 43
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Amos Otis 41
5 Sandy Alomar 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.53
2 Wilbur Wood 2.05
3 Dock Ellis 2.23
4 Don Gullett 2.53
5 Nolan Ryan 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 23
5 Mickey Lolich 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 288
2 Mickey Lolich 268
3 Sam McDowell 262
4 Tom Seaver 251
5 Bill Stoneman 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ted Abernathy 26
2 Ken Sanders 26
4 Wayne Granger 24
5 2 tied 23