On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 34 .622 --
Red Sox 53 37 .589 3.0
Tigers 48 42 .533 8.0
Yankees 43 48 .473 13.5
Indians 40 53 .430 17.5
Senators 35 54 .393 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 32 .644 --
Royals 45 42 .517 11.5
Twins 42 48 .467 16.0
Angels 44 51 .463 16.5
White Sox 39 49 .443 18.0
Brewers 38 51 .427 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 31 .659 --
Cubs 50 42 .543 10.5
Mets 47 42 .528 12.0
Cardinals 48 44 .522 12.5
Phillies 40 52 .435 20.5
Expos 36 56 .391 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 37 .602 --
Dodgers 50 43 .538 6.0
Astros 45 45 .500 9.5
Braves 46 49 .484 11.0
Reds 43 52 .453 14.0
Padres 33 61 .351 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
1 Frank Tepedino 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 John Briggs 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 2
1 Paul Ratliff 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Briggs 6
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Ron Fairly 3
3 Ralph Garr 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.43
2 Catfish Hunter 1.29
3 Joe Coleman 1.00
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
3 George Stone 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 10
1 Tom Seaver 10
3 Catfish Hunter 9
4 Ray Culp 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mel Queen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .373
2 Joe Torre .360
3 Willie Davis .349
4 Glenn Beckert .347
5 Roberto Clemente .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 25
3 Lee May 24
4 Deron Johnson 21
4 Bill Melton 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 88
2 Joe Torre 70
3 Hank Aaron 69
4 Willie Montanez 64
5 2 tied 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 33
2 Sandy Alomar 27
2 Amos Otis 27
4 Lou Brock 24
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.35
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Dock Ellis 2.10
4 Dave Roberts 2.18
5 Tom Seaver 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 18
2 Dock Ellis 15
3 Fergie Jenkins 14
3 Mickey Lolich 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 197
2 Mickey Lolich 166
3 Bill Stoneman 160
4 Tom Seaver 156
5 Fergie Jenkins 150

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Aparicio .432
2 Pete Rose .415
3 Joe Pepitone .410
4 Roberto Clemente .409
5 Dick Allen .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 8
2 Bill Freehan 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Joe Lahoud 5
2 Reggie Smith 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 15
2 Reggie Smith 14
3 Rico Petrocelli 13
3 Manny Sanguillen 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
2 Vida Blue 0.31
3 Rudy May 0.47
4 George Stone 0.51
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 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 33
2 Joe Coleman 24
2 Pat Dobson 24
4 Steve Arlin 22
5 Steve Carlton 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 4
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Phil Hennigan 3
2 Joe Hoerner 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .419
2 Bill Buckner .403
3 Rod Carew .390
4 Luis Aparicio .390
5 Joe Torre .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 35
2 Willie Montanez 31
2 Willie Stargell 31
4 Joe Torre 25
5 Lee May 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 1.17
5 John Cumberland 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Woodie Fryman 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
4 Dock Ellis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 64
2 Mickey Lolich 55
3 Sam McDowell 48
4 Pat Dobson 47
5 2 tied 44

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 .353
2 Tony Oliva .348
3 Roberto Clemente .345
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Glenn Beckert .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Ron Santo 120
2 Joe Torre 120
4 Hank Aaron 116
5 Rico Petrocelli 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Amos Otis 41
3 Sandy Alomar 39
3 Bert Campaneris 39
3 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.47
2 Wilbur Wood 2.18
3 Dock Ellis 2.18
4 Don Gullett 2.48
5 Dave McNally 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 281
2 Mickey Lolich 264
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Sam McDowell 258
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