On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 36 .621 --
Red Sox 55 39 .585 3.5
Tigers 50 46 .521 9.5
Yankees 47 51 .480 13.5
Indians 41 56 .423 19.0
Senators 39 55 .415 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 34 .638 --
Royals 49 44 .527 10.5
Angels 47 53 .470 16.0
Twins 43 52 .453 17.5
White Sox 42 53 .442 18.5
Brewers 40 53 .430 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 34 .649 --
Cubs 53 44 .546 10.0
Cardinals 51 46 .526 12.0
Mets 49 45 .521 12.5
Phillies 42 56 .429 21.5
Expos 39 58 .402 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 39 .606 --
Dodgers 52 47 .525 8.0
Astros 48 48 .500 10.5
Braves 51 51 .500 10.5
Reds 46 54 .460 14.5
Padres 34 66 .340 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Horace Clarke 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Ollie Brown 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesus Alou 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Denis Menke 3
1 Ted Sizemore 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Freddie Patek 1
2 John Vukovich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.67
2 Wade Blasingame 1.12
3 Tom Phoebus 0.83
4 Bob Gibson 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Wade Blasingame 9
3 Bob Gibson 6
4 Joe Decker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Bob Priddy 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .369
2 Glenn Beckert .355
3 Joe Torre .354
4 Willie Davis .342
5 Roberto Clemente .339

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
2 Joe Torre 75
4 Willie Montanez 67
5 Rico Petrocelli 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 34
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 1.96
3 Dave Roberts 2.18
4 Tom Seaver 2.25
5 Dock Ellis 2.30

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 Tom Seaver 166
4 Bill Stoneman 162
5 Fergie Jenkins 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 20
2 Ted Abernathy 16
3 Ken Sanders 15
4 Fred Scherman 14
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Clines .486
2 Ralph Garr .463
3 Manny Sanguillen .438
4 Bobby Bonds .435
5 Don Mincher .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Jim Nettles 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 16
2 Tony Perez 15
2 Joe Torre 15
4 Lou Piniella 13
4 Ted Simmons 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Freddie Patek 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Jarvis 0.00
2 Tommy John 0.33
3 Rudy May 0.43
4 Dave Leonhard 0.47
5 Andy Messersmith 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
1 Darold Knowles 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 37
2 Joe Coleman 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Tom Seaver 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
1 Ken Sanders 3
4 Ted Abernathy 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .420
2 Glenn Beckert .385
3 Bill Buckner .384
4 Gail Hopkins .377
5 Bobby Bonds .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Bill Melton 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 30
2 Willie Montanez 28
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Brooks Robinson 25
3 Joe Torre 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.34
2 Tommy John 0.63
3 Casey Cox 0.71
4 George Stone 0.79
5 Ray Sadecki 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Al Downing 5
2 Woodie Fryman 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 62
2 Mickey Lolich 51
3 Sam McDowell 50
3 Tom Seaver 50
5 Joe Coleman 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bart Johnson 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
2 Ken Sanders 7
4 Lloyd Allen 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .350
2 Joe Torre .350
3 Roberto Clemente .344
4 Manny Sanguillen .339
5 Glenn Beckert .337

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 117
4 Ron Santo 115
5 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 55
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 Wilbur Wood 2.07
3 Dock Ellis 2.28
4 Don Gullett 2.45
5 Dave McNally 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Jim Perry 22
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 278
2 Mickey Lolich 264
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Sam McDowell 251
5 Vida Blue 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 32
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Ted Abernathy 26
4 Jim Brewer 23
5 Lindy McDaniel 21