On This Day

Friday, July 16, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 33 .629 --
Red Sox 51 37 .580 4.5
Tigers 47 42 .528 9.0
Yankees 42 48 .467 14.5
Indians 40 52 .435 17.5
Senators 35 53 .398 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 31 .652 --
Royals 44 42 .512 12.5
Twins 41 48 .461 17.0
Angels 43 51 .457 17.5
White Sox 39 48 .448 18.0
Brewers 38 49 .437 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 31 .656 --
Cubs 50 41 .549 9.5
Mets 47 41 .534 11.0
Cardinals 48 43 .527 11.5
Phillies 39 52 .429 20.5
Expos 35 56 .385 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 36 .609 --
Dodgers 50 42 .543 6.0
Astros 44 45 .494 10.5
Braves 45 49 .479 12.0
Reds 42 52 .447 15.0
Padres 33 60 .355 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Glenn Beckert 4
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 Ralph Garr 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 2
2 Lloyd Allen 1
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kurt Bevacqua 3
1 Ron Blomberg 3
1 Chris Cannizzaro 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 2.25
2 Tommy John 1.20
3 Bob Johnson 0.86
3 Phil Niekro 0.86
5 Gary Nolan 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Gary Nolan 8
3 Steve Arlin 7
4 Jack Billingham 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .373
2 Joe Torre .358
3 Willie Davis .353
4 Glenn Beckert .345
5 Bobby Murcer .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 24
2 Lee May 24
4 Deron Johnson 21
4 Bill Melton 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 88
2 Joe Torre 69
3 Hank Aaron 68
4 Willie Montanez 64
5 Ron Santo 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 32
2 Amos Otis 27
3 Sandy Alomar 26
4 Lou Brock 23
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.35
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Dock Ellis 2.11
4 Dave Roberts 2.18
5 Bill Parsons 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 18
2 Dock Ellis 14
2 Fergie Jenkins 14
2 Mickey Lolich 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 197
2 Mickey Lolich 166
3 Bill Stoneman 160
4 Fergie Jenkins 150
5 Tom Seaver 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 19
2 Ted Abernathy 15
3 Ken Sanders 13
3 Fred Scherman 13
5 Jerry Johnson 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Aparicio .457
2 Pete Rose .434
3 Matty Alou .413
4 Joe Pepitone .410
5 Dick Allen .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 9
2 Frank Howard 5
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 Joe Lahoud 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 15
2 Willie Montanez 13
3 Bob Bailey 12
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
3 Vida Blue 0.31
4 Rudy May 0.47
5 Tommy John 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 33
2 Pat Dobson 24
3 Bill Stoneman 23
4 Steve Arlin 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 4
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Phil Hennigan 3
2 Jerry Johnson 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .413
2 Roberto Clemente .413
3 Bill Buckner .403
4 Luis Aparicio .390
5 Joe Pepitone .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 14
2 Bill Melton 11
3 Lee May 10
3 Willie Stargell 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 34
2 Willie Montanez 32
3 Willie Stargell 31
4 Brooks Robinson 25
5 2 tied 24

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 0.71
2 Bob Miller 1.07
3 Tommy John 1.07
4 Vida Blue 1.14
5 John Cumberland 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Phil Niekro 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 72
2 Mickey Lolich 58
3 Bill Stoneman 50
4 Sam McDowell 48
5 Pat Dobson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 6
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Bart Johnson 6
1 Jerry Johnson 6
1 Ken Sanders 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .346
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Willie Davis .332
5 Lou Brock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 46
2 Bill Melton 40
3 Nate Colbert 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Lee May 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 132
2 Ron Santo 120
2 Joe Torre 120
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 2 tied 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 1.47
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
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 23
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 281
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 2 others tied 23