On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 35 .624 --
Red Sox 54 38 .587 3.5
Tigers 49 45 .521 9.5
Yankees 46 50 .479 13.5
Indians 41 55 .427 18.5
Senators 38 54 .413 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 34 .634 --
Royals 48 43 .527 10.0
Angels 46 52 .469 15.5
Twins 42 51 .452 17.0
White Sox 41 52 .441 18.0
Brewers 39 52 .429 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 32 .663 --
Cubs 52 43 .547 11.0
Mets 48 44 .522 13.5
Cardinals 49 46 .516 14.0
Phillies 42 54 .438 21.5
Expos 38 57 .400 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 39 .598 --
Dodgers 51 46 .526 7.0
Astros 47 47 .500 9.5
Braves 48 51 .485 11.0
Reds 45 53 .459 13.5
Padres 34 63 .351 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos May 5
2 Cookie Rojas 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Ralph Garr 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Nettles 4
2 Dick Bosman 3
2 Tommy Helms 3
2 John Vukovich 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
1 Ron Reed 1.00
4 Bert Blyleven 0.82
5 Chris Short 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Bosman 10
2 Bert Blyleven 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 Luis Tiant 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .379
2 Joe Torre .354
3 Glenn Beckert .352
4 Willie Davis .345
5 Roberto Clemente .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 26
3 Lee May 24
4 Deron Johnson 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 89
2 Joe Torre 73
3 Hank Aaron 72
4 Willie Montanez 67
5 Rico Petrocelli 66

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
2 Fergie Jenkins 15
2 Mickey Lolich 15
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 197
2 Mickey Lolich 173
3 Bill Stoneman 162
4 Fergie Jenkins 158
5 Tom Seaver 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 20
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 Dick Allen .438
2 Joe Morgan .405
3 Manny Sanguillen .391
4 Roberto Clemente .386
5 Jim Hickman .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 8
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Norm Cash 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 17
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Tony Perez 13
2 Joe Torre 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 Freddie Patek 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.00
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
3 Rudy May 0.43
4 Joe Coleman 0.47
5 George Stone 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
3 Dick Drago 3
3 Tommy John 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 26
3 Clay Kirby 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
3 Andy Messersmith 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .417
2 Bill Buckner .378
3 Luis Aparicio .375
4 Glenn Beckert .371
5 Walt Williams .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 14
2 Bill Melton 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 37
2 Willie Montanez 34
3 Willie Stargell 29
4 Brooks Robinson 26
5 Joe Torre 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 13
2 Freddie Patek 12
3 Amos Otis 10
4 Tommie Agee 9
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.68
2 Ken Sanders 0.98
3 Bob Miller 1.05
4 Mike Kekich 1.13
5 Vida Blue 1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 64
2 Mickey Lolich 62
3 Sam McDowell 52
4 Pat Dobson 48
5 Fergie Jenkins 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Bart Johnson 7
1 Ken Sanders 7
4 Lloyd Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .352
3 Roberto Clemente .343
4 Glenn Beckert .335
5 Manny Sanguillen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Nate Colbert 39
4 Lee May 38
5 Bill Melton 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Joe Torre 121
3 Ron Santo 117
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
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 2.21
4 Don Gullett 2.45
5 Dave McNally 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Mike Cuellar 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 22
5 Pat Dobson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 284
2 Mickey Lolich 264
3 Sam McDowell 251
3 Tom Seaver 251
5 Vida Blue 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 32
2 Ted Abernathy 26
2 Ken Sanders 26
4 Jim Brewer 23
5 2 tied 22