On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 36 .625 --
Red Sox 56 39 .589 3.5
Tigers 50 47 .515 10.5
Yankees 48 51 .485 13.5
Indians 41 57 .418 20.0
Senators 39 55 .415 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 34 .642 --
Royals 50 44 .532 10.5
Angels 47 54 .465 17.0
Twins 43 53 .448 18.5
White Sox 42 53 .442 19.0
Brewers 40 54 .426 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 34 .653 --
Cubs 53 45 .541 11.0
Cardinals 52 46 .531 12.0
Mets 49 46 .516 13.5
Phillies 43 56 .434 21.5
Expos 39 59 .398 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 40 .600 --
Dodgers 52 48 .520 8.0
Astros 49 48 .505 9.5
Braves 52 51 .505 9.5
Reds 47 54 .465 13.5
Padres 34 67 .337 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 4
1 Willie Crawford 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Earl Williams 2
3 Ed Brinkman 1
3 Kevin Collins 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Reggie Smith 3
2 Earl Williams 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Fuentes 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Willie Crawford 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 2.25
2 Don Wilson 1.00
3 Bill Singer 0.86
4 Rudy May 0.78
5 Pat Dobson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 9
2 Ken Holtzman 7
2 Rudy May 7
2 Don Wilson 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Bill Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .368
2 Joe Torre .358
3 Glenn Beckert .351
4 Bobby Murcer .342
5 Roberto Clemente .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 32
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 90
2 Hank Aaron 75
2 Joe Torre 75
4 Willie Montanez 68
5 2 tied 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 34
2 Sandy Alomar 28
2 Amos Otis 28
4 Lou Brock 24
5 Joe Morgan 20

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 179
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 Sparky Lyle 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gail Hopkins .484
2 Felipe Alou .457
3 Manny Sanguillen .432
4 Ralph Garr .413
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Jim Nettles 5
4 Richie Hebner 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 15
2 Tony Perez 14
3 Deron Johnson 13
3 Ted Simmons 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Tommie Agee 5
3 Tito Fuentes 4
3 Freddie Patek 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Jarvis 0.00
2 Tommy John 0.33
3 Dave Leonhard 0.47
4 Bruce Kison 0.56
5 Chuck Taylor 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Jerry Johnson 3
2 Darold Knowles 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 37
2 Rudy May 27
3 Joe Coleman 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Jerry Johnson 3
4 Ted Abernathy 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .406
2 Gail Hopkins .403
3 Glenn Beckert .385
4 Manny Sanguillen .379
5 Bill Buckner .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 30
2 Willie Montanez 29
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 10
4 Amos Otis 9
5 Ralph Garr 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.34
2 Tommy John 0.63
3 Ray Sadecki 0.88
4 Ken Sanders 1.01
5 Mike Kekich 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Ray Culp 5
2 Al Downing 5
2 Woodie Fryman 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 62
2 Mickey Lolich 57
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Tom Seaver 50
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Bart Johnson 7
1 Ken Sanders 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Roberto Clemente .343
4 Manny Sanguillen .334
5 Glenn Beckert .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 46
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Nate Colbert 38
4 Lee May 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 130
2 Joe Torre 119
3 Hank Aaron 117
4 Ron Santo 114
5 Billy Williams 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 55
2 Amos Otis 42
3 Joe Morgan 40
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.52
2 Wilbur Wood 2.01
3 Dock Ellis 2.28
4 Don Gullett 2.45
5 Dave McNally 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Pat Dobson 21
4 Jim Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 278
2 Mickey Lolich 268
3 Sam McDowell 254
3 Tom Seaver 254
5 Vida Blue 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Ted Abernathy 26
4 Jim Brewer 22
5 Lindy McDaniel 21