On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 38 .624 --
Red Sox 58 43 .574 5.0
Tigers 53 49 .520 10.5
Yankees 51 53 .490 13.5
Indians 43 60 .417 21.0
Senators 41 59 .410 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 38 .624 --
Royals 52 47 .525 10.0
Angels 50 55 .476 15.0
White Sox 47 54 .465 16.0
Twins 46 55 .455 17.0
Brewers 42 58 .420 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 37 .641 --
Cubs 56 47 .544 10.0
Cardinals 56 48 .538 10.5
Mets 52 48 .520 12.5
Phillies 45 60 .429 22.0
Expos 41 63 .394 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 42 .600 --
Dodgers 54 50 .519 8.5
Astros 52 51 .505 10.0
Braves 54 53 .505 10.0
Reds 49 57 .462 14.5
Padres 37 69 .349 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Allen 3
1 Bruce Christensen 3
1 Chuck Harrison 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Campbell 3
1 Chuck Harrison 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Boots Day 1
2 Roger Metzger 1
2 Amos Otis 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Wood 1.25
2 Clay Kirby 1.20
3 Les Cain 1.00
4 Mike Cuellar 0.89
5 Don Wilson 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 10
1 Wilbur Wood 10
3 Mike Cuellar 8
4 Steve Carlton 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .368
2 Tony Oliva .355
3 Glenn Beckert .354
4 Roberto Clemente .341
5 Bobby Murcer .339

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 86
3 Hank Aaron 76
4 Willie Montanez 73
5 Harmon Killebrew 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 35
2 Amos Otis 32
3 Sandy Alomar 29
4 Lou Brock 27
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.37
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
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 17
3 Mickey Lolich 16
4 Dock Ellis 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 214
2 Mickey Lolich 189
3 Fergie Jenkins 177
4 Tom Seaver 173
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 .463
2 Joe Torre .429
3 Ralph Garr .423
4 Gail Hopkins .417
5 Graig Nettles .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Willie Montanez 5
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 21
2 Willie Montanez 14
2 Bobby Murcer 14
2 Tony Perez 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 5
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Lou Brock 4
2 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.00
2 Pat Jarvis 0.47
3 Luke Walker 0.50
4 Bruce Kison 0.56
5 Tom Burgmeier 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 Dick Drago 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
2 Pat Dobson 29
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Vida Blue 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gail Hopkins .380
2 Roberto Clemente .375
2 Manny Sanguillen .375
4 Glenn Beckert .374
5 Gene Alley .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 12
2 Lee May 9
2 Bill Melton 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 34
2 Willie Montanez 27
3 Cesar Cedeno 26
4 Bill Freehan 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 11
2 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Amos Otis 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.72
2 Ray Sadecki 1.16
3 George Stone 1.34
4 Vida Blue 1.36
5 Mike Kekich 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Wilbur Wood 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 Don Wilson 50
5 Fergie Jenkins 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Tony Oliva .343
3 Roberto Clemente .341
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Merv Rettenmund .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 130
2 Joe Torre 128
3 Hank Aaron 115
4 Ron Santo 111
5 Rico Petrocelli 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Amos Otis 45
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.48
2 Wilbur Wood 1.98
3 Don Gullett 2.45
4 Bill Parsons 2.51
5 Dave McNally 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Dave McNally 24
4 Vida Blue 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 293
2 Mickey Lolich 273
3 Tom Seaver 255
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