On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 34 .626 --
Red Sox 53 38 .582 4.0
Tigers 48 44 .522 9.5
Yankees 45 48 .484 13.0
Indians 40 54 .426 18.5
Senators 36 54 .400 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 33 .637 --
Royals 47 42 .528 10.0
Angels 45 51 .469 15.5
Twins 42 49 .462 16.0
White Sox 39 51 .433 18.5
Brewers 39 51 .433 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 31 .667 --
Cubs 51 42 .548 11.0
Cardinals 49 44 .527 13.0
Mets 47 43 .522 13.5
Phillies 41 53 .436 21.5
Expos 36 57 .387 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 38 .600 --
Dodgers 50 45 .526 7.0
Astros 46 46 .500 9.5
Braves 47 50 .485 11.0
Reds 44 52 .458 13.5
Padres 33 62 .347 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Gallagher 4
1 Cookie Rojas 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Piniella 4
1 Brooks Robinson 4
3 Deron Johnson 3
3 Willie Montanez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Fuentes 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Walker 3.50
2 Mike Kekich 2.50
3 Don Wilson 1.40
4 Rudy May 1.17
5 Fritz Peterson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Cox 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 7
1 Fritz Peterson 7
1 Gary Peters 7
1 Luke Walker 7
1 Don Wilson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .375
2 Joe Torre .358
3 Glenn Beckert .348
4 Willie Davis .344
5 Bobby Murcer .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 25
3 Lee May 24
4 Deron Johnson 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 88
2 Joe Torre 73
3 Hank Aaron 69
4 Willie Montanez 67
5 2 tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 33
2 Sandy Alomar 28
3 Amos Otis 27
4 Lou Brock 24
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.35
2 Wilbur Wood 2.05
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 16
3 Ken Sanders 14
4 Fred Scherman 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Aparicio .457
2 Gail Hopkins .438
3 Matty Alou .432
4 Dick Allen .431
5 Joe Morgan .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 8
2 Bill Freehan 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Joe Lahoud 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 16
2 Joe Torre 15
3 Willie Montanez 14
3 Rico Petrocelli 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
2 Vida Blue 0.31
3 Mike Kekich 0.50
4 George Stone 0.51
5 Dave Roberts 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Mike Kekich 3
1 Bill Lee 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 33
2 Joe Coleman 24
3 Steve Arlin 22
3 Rudy May 22
5 5 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .402
2 Rod Carew .400
3 Luis Aparicio .393
4 Joe Torre .383
5 Bill Buckner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 15
2 Lee May 10
2 Willie Stargell 10
4 Richie Hebner 9
4 Bill Melton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 38
2 Willie Montanez 34
3 Willie Stargell 31
4 Brooks Robinson 27
4 Joe Torre 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 14
2 Sandy Alomar 13
3 Amos Otis 11
4 Tommie Agee 9
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Casey Cox 0.72
2 Tommy John 0.79
3 Bart Johnson 1.07
3 Bob Miller 1.07
5 Vida Blue 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
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 45
3 Wilbur Wood 45
5 3 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 7
2 Lloyd Allen 6
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Bart Johnson 6
2 Jerry Johnson 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .352
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Glenn Beckert .331
5 Manny Sanguillen .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Joe Torre 121
3 Ron Santo 120
4 Hank Aaron 113
5 Rico Petrocelli 109

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 Dock Ellis 2.18
3 Wilbur Wood 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 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 276
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 27
3 Ted Abernathy 26
4 Jim Brewer 23
4 Wayne Granger 23