On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 38 .620 --
Red Sox 58 42 .580 4.0
Tigers 52 49 .515 10.5
Yankees 51 52 .495 12.5
Indians 43 59 .422 20.0
Senators 40 59 .404 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 37 .630 --
Royals 52 46 .531 10.0
Angels 49 55 .471 16.0
White Sox 46 54 .460 17.0
Twins 46 54 .460 17.0
Brewers 41 58 .414 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 37 .637 --
Cubs 55 47 .539 10.0
Cardinals 55 48 .534 10.5
Mets 52 47 .525 11.5
Phillies 45 59 .433 21.0
Expos 41 62 .398 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 42 .596 --
Dodgers 54 49 .524 7.5
Braves 54 52 .509 9.0
Astros 51 51 .500 10.0
Reds 49 56 .467 13.5
Padres 36 69 .343 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 Doug Rader 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 2
1 Lee May 2
1 Bobby Pfeil 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 5
2 Lee May 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Bill Melton 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Merv Rettenmund 2
4 Bob Bailey 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 2.17
2 Bill Parsons 1.12
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Mickey Lolich 0.91
5 Wade Blasingame 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 13
2 Mickey Lolich 10
3 Bill Parsons 9
4 Catfish Hunter 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Tony Oliva .359
3 Glenn Beckert .352
4 Bobby Murcer .340
5 Ralph Garr .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Hank Aaron 29
3 Lee May 27
4 Deron Johnson 24
5 Bill Melton 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 91
2 Joe Torre 84
3 Hank Aaron 76
4 Willie Montanez 73
5 Harmon Killebrew 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 34
2 Amos Otis 31
3 Sandy Alomar 29
4 Lou Brock 25
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.37
2 Wilbur Wood 1.91
3 Dave Roberts 2.21
4 Tom Seaver 2.25
5 Bill Parsons 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 19
2 Fergie Jenkins 16
2 Mickey Lolich 16
4 Dock Ellis 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 214
2 Mickey Lolich 189
3 Tom Seaver 173
4 Fergie Jenkins 172
5 Bill Stoneman 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 21
2 Ted Abernathy 16
3 Ken Sanders 15
4 Sparky Lyle 14
4 Fred Scherman 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .453
2 Joe Torre .442
3 Ralph Garr .438
4 Rich Morales .429
4 Graig Nettles .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Willie Montanez 5
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 19
2 Willie Montanez 14
2 Bobby Murcer 14
4 Cleon Jones 13
4 Doug Rader 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 4
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Tito Fuentes 4
1 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.00
2 Pat Jarvis 0.47
3 Jim York 0.48
4 Bruce Kison 0.56
5 Tom Burgmeier 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Jerry Johnson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 29
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Vida Blue 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Mickey Lolich 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .385
2 Glenn Beckert .378
3 Manny Sanguillen .375
4 Roberto Clemente .374
5 Gail Hopkins .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 14
2 Lee May 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Bill Melton 9
3 Rico Petrocelli 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 33
2 Willie Montanez 31
3 Deron Johnson 29
4 Cesar Cedeno 26
5 Brooks Robinson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 11
1 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Amos Otis 10
4 Freddie Patek 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.72
2 Ray Sadecki 1.16
3 Paul Splittorff 1.30
4 Vida Blue 1.36
5 Eddie Fisher 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Woodie Fryman 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Dick Drago 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 56
1 Pat Dobson 56
1 Mickey Lolich 56
4 Fergie Jenkins 54
5 Tom Seaver 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Bart Johnson 7
1 Ken Sanders 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Sparky Lyle 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Tony Oliva .345
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Ralph Garr .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Lee May 40
4 Bill Melton 38
5 Nate Colbert 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 130
2 Joe Torre 127
3 Hank Aaron 115
4 Ron Santo 110
5 Rico Petrocelli 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Amos Otis 44
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.48
2 Wilbur Wood 1.94
3 Don Gullett 2.46
4 Bill Parsons 2.51
5 Dave McNally 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Dave McNally 24
4 Vida Blue 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 288
2 Mickey Lolich 273
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Vida Blue 249
4 Sam McDowell 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Lindy McDaniel 22
5 Jim Brewer 21