On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 32 .636 --
Red Sox 50 37 .575 5.5
Tigers 47 41 .534 9.0
Yankees 41 48 .461 15.5
Indians 39 52 .429 18.5
Senators 35 52 .402 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 31 .648 --
Royals 44 41 .518 11.5
Twins 41 47 .466 16.0
Angels 42 51 .452 17.5
White Sox 38 48 .442 18.0
Brewers 38 48 .442 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 31 .652 --
Cubs 49 41 .544 9.5
Mets 47 40 .540 10.0
Cardinals 47 43 .522 11.5
Phillies 39 51 .433 19.5
Expos 35 55 .389 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 36 .604 --
Dodgers 50 41 .549 5.0
Astros 43 45 .489 10.5
Braves 44 49 .473 12.0
Reds 42 51 .452 14.0
Padres 33 59 .359 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 5
1 Ted Simmons 5
3 Gene Clines 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Joe Hague 3
1 Willie Montanez 3
1 Dave Nelson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Blass 1.17
2 Dave Roberts 1.12
3 Don Gullett 0.86
4 Sam McDowell 0.80
5 Steve Carlton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Roberts 9
1 Luis Tiant 9
3 Tug McGraw 8
4 Steve Blass 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Cox 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .358
3 Willie Davis .354
4 Lou Brock .343
5 Bobby Murcer .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 24
2 Lee May 24
4 Deron Johnson 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 88
2 Joe Torre 68
3 Hank Aaron 67
4 Willie Montanez 62
5 3 tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 31
2 Amos Otis 27
3 Sandy Alomar 26
4 Lou Brock 23
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.42
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Dock Ellis 2.11
4 Dave Roberts 2.18
5 Nolan Ryan 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Dock Ellis 14
2 Mickey Lolich 14
4 Steve Carlton 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 188
2 Mickey Lolich 166
3 Bill Stoneman 160
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 Gene Alley .439
2 Matty Alou .429
3 Pete Rose .426
4 Roberto Clemente .417
5 Dick Allen .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 9
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Dave May 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 15
2 Bob Bailey 14
2 Bobby Bonds 14
4 Rico Petrocelli 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Freddie Patek 5
4 Amos Otis 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
3 Vida Blue 0.45
4 Rudy May 0.47
5 Ed Farmer 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Bill Lee 4
3 Dick Drago 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 24
1 Pat Dobson 24
3 Bill Stoneman 23
4 Jim Palmer 22
5 5 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Lloyd Allen 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Jerry Johnson 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .419
2 Bill Buckner .412
3 Roberto Clemente .396
4 Joe Pepitone .376
5 Joe Torre .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 14
2 Lee May 11
2 Bill Melton 11
4 Mike Epstein 10
4 Willie Stargell 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 34
2 Willie Stargell 31
3 Willie Montanez 30
4 Brooks Robinson 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 14
2 Sandy Alomar 12
3 Amos Otis 11
4 Tommie Agee 9
5 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.66
2 Don Sutton 0.92
3 Bob Miller 1.03
4 John Cumberland 1.15
5 Tommy John 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Al Downing 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 Woodie Fryman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 63
2 Mickey Lolich 58
3 Bill Stoneman 50
4 Sam McDowell 48
5 Pat Dobson 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .353
2 Tony Oliva .347
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Willie Davis .332
5 Lou Brock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 46
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 132
2 Joe Torre 119
3 Ron Santo 117
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Bob Bailey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Amos Otis 41
3 Bert Campaneris 39
3 Joe Morgan 39
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.53
2 Wilbur Wood 2.18
3 Dock Ellis 2.23
4 Don Gullett 2.48
5 Dave McNally 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 23
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 277
2 Mickey Lolich 264
3 Sam McDowell 258
4 Tom Seaver 251
5 Bill Stoneman 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 26
3 Ted Abernathy 25
4 Jim Brewer 23
4 Wayne Granger 23