On This Day

Sunday, July 11, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 32 .632 --
Red Sox 49 37 .570 5.5
Tigers 47 40 .540 8.0
Yankees 41 47 .466 14.5
Indians 39 51 .433 17.5
Senators 34 52 .395 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 31 .644 --
Royals 43 41 .512 11.5
Twins 41 46 .471 15.0
Angels 42 50 .457 16.5
White Sox 38 47 .447 17.0
Brewers 37 48 .435 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 31 .648 --
Cubs 48 41 .539 9.5
Mets 46 40 .535 10.0
Cardinals 46 42 .523 11.0
Phillies 39 50 .438 18.5
Expos 34 54 .386 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 35 .611 --
Dodgers 49 41 .544 6.0
Astros 43 44 .494 10.5
Braves 44 48 .478 12.0
Reds 41 51 .446 15.0
Padres 33 58 .363 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Tovar 6
2 Jim Nettles 5
3 Ted Kubiak 4
3 Amos Otis 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 3
2 Jim Nettles 2
2 Tony Perez 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 5
1 Tony Perez 5
3 Ted Simmons 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McGlothlin 1.71
2 Marty Pattin 1.67
3 Fritz Peterson 1.17
4 Bob Gibson 0.88
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim McGlothlin 12
2 Marty Pattin 10
3 Bob Gibson 7
3 Fritz Peterson 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 John Morris 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .359
3 Willie Davis .350
4 Lou Brock .347
5 Roberto Clemente .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Hank Aaron 24
3 Lee May 23
4 Deron Johnson 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 87
2 Hank Aaron 67
3 Joe Torre 65
4 Harmon Killebrew 60
4 Ron Santo 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 31
2 Amos Otis 27
3 Sandy Alomar 25
4 Lou Brock 23
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.42
2 Wilbur Wood 1.69
3 Dock Ellis 2.11
4 Nolan Ryan 2.24
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
4 Tom Seaver 146

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 .475
2 Roberto Clemente .426
3 Angel Mangual .417
4 Tommy Helms .413
5 Rod Carew .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 11
2 Bill Freehan 6
2 Lee May 6
2 Bill Melton 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 21
2 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Willie Montanez 17
4 Bill Freehan 15
4 Manny Sanguillen 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
2 Paul Splittorff 0.38
3 Ed Farmer 0.52
4 Ken Sanders 0.57
5 Wilbur Wood 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Woodie Fryman 4
3 Chuck Dobson 3
3 Al Downing 3
3 8 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 5
1 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 .406
2 Rod Carew .384
3 Joe Pepitone .381
4 Joe Torre .368
5 Wes Parker .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 15
2 Bill Melton 13
3 Lee May 12
4 Mike Epstein 10
4 Willie Stargell 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 35
2 Willie Stargell 34
3 Willie Montanez 32
4 Lee May 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 18
2 Sandy Alomar 12
2 Amos Otis 12
4 Tommie Agee 8
5 Joe Morgan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bart Johnson 0.86
2 John Cumberland 0.98
3 Bob Miller 1.03
4 Don Sutton 1.13
5 Wilbur Wood 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Al Downing 6
2 Dock Ellis 6
4 Vida Blue 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 73
2 Mickey Lolich 62
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Bill Stoneman 51
5 Pat Dobson 47

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 .354
2 Tony Oliva .347
3 Roberto Clemente .342
4 Merv Rettenmund .333
5 Lou Brock .332

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 118
3 Joe Torre 117
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Johnny Bench 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bert Campaneris 42
3 Amos Otis 41
4 Joe Morgan 40
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.53
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
3 Dock Ellis 2.23
4 Don Gullett 2.53
5 Jim Palmer 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 277
2 Mickey Lolich 268
3 Sam McDowell 262
4 Tom Seaver 252
5 Bill Stoneman 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 26
3 Ted Abernathy 25
4 Wayne Granger 24
5 2 tied 23