On This Day

Wednesday, July 21, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 36 .617 --
Red Sox 55 38 .591 2.5
Tigers 50 46 .521 9.0
Yankees 46 51 .474 13.5
Indians 41 56 .423 18.5
Senators 39 54 .419 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 34 .638 --
Royals 49 43 .533 10.0
Angels 47 53 .470 16.0
Twins 43 51 .457 17.0
White Sox 41 53 .436 19.0
Brewers 39 53 .424 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 33 .656 --
Cubs 53 43 .552 10.0
Cardinals 50 46 .521 13.0
Mets 48 45 .516 13.5
Phillies 42 55 .433 21.5
Expos 39 57 .406 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 39 .602 --
Dodgers 51 47 .520 8.0
Braves 50 51 .495 10.5
Astros 47 48 .495 10.5
Reds 46 53 .465 13.5
Padres 34 65 .343 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 5
2 Ken Boswell 4
2 Lou Brock 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Bob Barton 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Brinkman 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Dick Billings 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 2.00
2 Jim Kaat 1.40
3 Vida Blue 1.38
4 Steve Dunning 1.11
5 Pete Broberg 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Reggie Cleveland 10
2 Steve Dunning 10
4 Phil Niekro 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .373
2 Glenn Beckert .353
3 Joe Torre .353
4 Willie Davis .344
5 Roberto Clemente .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Lee May 24
4 Norm Cash 22
4 Deron Johnson 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 89
2 Hank Aaron 75
3 Joe Torre 74
4 Willie Montanez 67
5 Rico Petrocelli 66

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.41
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 Sonny Siebert 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 208
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
3 Fred Scherman 14
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Clines .455
2 Jim Hickman .419
3 Dick Allen .417
4 Manny Sanguillen .413
5 Ralph Garr .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bill Freehan 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 16
2 Tony Perez 14
2 Joe Torre 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
4 Lou Piniella 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 Freddie Patek 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
1 Pat Jarvis 0.00
3 Rudy May 0.43
4 Tommy John 0.53
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 37
2 Joe Coleman 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Clay Kirby 22
5 Luis Tiant 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Phil Hennigan 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
4 Ted Abernathy 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gail Hopkins .400
2 Roberto Clemente .398
3 Glenn Beckert .381
4 Gene Alley .366
5 Manny Sanguillen .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Bill Melton 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 31
2 Willie Montanez 30
3 Brooks Robinson 25
4 Bobby Bonds 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 12
2 Amos Otis 11
2 Freddie Patek 11
4 Tommie Agee 10
5 Ralph Garr 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.34
2 Tommy John 0.68
3 George Stone 0.79
4 Ray Sadecki 0.91
5 Ken Sanders 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Tommy John 6
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 75
2 Mickey Lolich 51
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Pat Dobson 48
5 Joe Coleman 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Bart Johnson 7
3 Ken Sanders 6
4 Lloyd Allen 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .352
2 Joe Torre .351
3 Roberto Clemente .342
4 Glenn Beckert .338
5 Manny Sanguillen .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Nate Colbert 39
4 Lee May 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 130
2 Joe Torre 121
3 Hank Aaron 118
4 Ron Santo 117
5 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Amos Otis 42
3 Sandy Alomar 39
3 Bert Campaneris 39
5 Joe Morgan 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.52
2 Dock Ellis 2.13
3 Wilbur Wood 2.14
4 Don Gullett 2.45
5 Dave McNally 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Jim Perry 22
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 284
2 Mickey Lolich 264
3 Sam McDowell 251
3 Tom Seaver 251
5 Vida Blue 243

Saves

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