On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 36 .625 --
Red Sox 57 39 .594 3.0
Tigers 50 48 .510 11.0
Yankees 49 51 .490 13.0
Senators 40 56 .417 20.0
Indians 41 58 .414 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 34 .646 --
Royals 51 44 .537 10.5
Angels 47 54 .465 17.5
White Sox 43 54 .443 19.5
Twins 43 54 .443 19.5
Brewers 40 55 .421 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 34 .657 --
Cubs 54 45 .545 11.0
Cardinals 54 46 .540 11.5
Mets 50 46 .521 13.5
Phillies 43 57 .430 22.5
Expos 39 61 .390 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 40 .604 --
Dodgers 53 48 .525 8.0
Astros 49 49 .500 10.5
Braves 52 52 .500 10.5
Reds 47 55 .461 14.5
Padres 34 68 .333 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Howard 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Luis Melendez 5
2 Joe Torre 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Torre 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 7
2 Cleon Jones 5
3 Frank Howard 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Jerry Kenney 1
1 Felix Millan 1
1 Roy White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.00
2 Steve Blass 0.80
3 Tommy John 0.75
4 Don Carrithers 0.71
5 3 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 14
2 Jim Brewer 9
3 Jim York 8
4 Paul Lindblad 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .365
2 Joe Torre .365
3 Glenn Beckert .350
4 Roberto Clemente .338
5 Bobby Murcer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Hank Aaron 29
3 Lee May 24
4 Norm Cash 22
4 Deron Johnson 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 91
2 Joe Torre 82
3 Hank Aaron 76
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 2.21
4 Tom Seaver 2.25
5 Dock Ellis 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 18
2 Fergie Jenkins 16
3 Dock Ellis 15
3 Mickey Lolich 15
5 Sonny Siebert 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 208
2 Mickey Lolich 179
3 Fergie Jenkins 172
4 Tom Seaver 166
5 Bill Stoneman 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 21
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 .516
2 Ralph Garr .422
3 Glenn Beckert .420
4 Felipe Alou .406
5 Joe Torre .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Deron Johnson 6
3 Jim Nettles 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 19
2 Ted Simmons 15
3 Tony Perez 14
4 Deron Johnson 13
4 Cleon Jones 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Jarvis 0.00
2 Dave Leonhard 0.47
3 Bruce Kison 0.56
4 Andy Messersmith 0.72
5 Bob Miller 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
3 Jerry Johnson 3
3 Mike Kekich 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 37
2 Mickey Lolich 23
3 Tommy John 22
4 Pat Dobson 21
4 Tom Seaver 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gail Hopkins .414
2 Roberto Clemente .379
3 Gene Alley .370
3 Glenn Beckert .370
3 Bill Buckner .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
2 Reggie Smith 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 31
2 Deron Johnson 30
3 Willie Montanez 29
4 Bobby Bonds 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 12
2 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Amos Otis 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 Ralph Garr 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Sadecki 0.95
2 Tommy John 0.98
3 Ken Sanders 1.01
4 George Stone 1.28
5 Vida Blue 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Al Downing 5
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 62
2 Mickey Lolich 57
3 Fergie Jenkins 54
4 Tom Seaver 50
5 Pat Dobson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 8
2 Bart Johnson 7
2 Ken Sanders 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .355
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Roberto Clemente .341
4 Glenn Beckert .332
5 Manny Sanguillen .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 46
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Nate Colbert 38
4 Lee May 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Joe Torre 125
3 Hank Aaron 117
4 Ron Santo 114
5 Billy Williams 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 55
2 Amos Otis 41
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 27
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Pat Dobson 21
4 Jim Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 292
2 Mickey Lolich 268
3 Tom Seaver 254
4 Sam McDowell 245
5 Vida Blue 243

Saves

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