On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 38 .624 --
Red Sox 58 44 .569 5.5
Tigers 54 49 .524 10.0
Yankees 51 54 .486 14.0
Indians 43 61 .413 21.5
Senators 41 59 .410 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 38 .624 --
Royals 52 48 .520 10.5
Angels 51 55 .481 14.5
White Sox 48 54 .471 15.5
Twins 46 55 .455 17.0
Brewers 43 58 .426 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 37 .644 --
Cubs 56 47 .544 10.5
Cardinals 57 48 .543 10.5
Mets 52 49 .515 13.5
Phillies 45 60 .429 22.5
Expos 41 63 .394 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 43 .594 --
Dodgers 54 51 .514 8.5
Braves 55 53 .509 9.0
Astros 52 51 .505 9.5
Reds 49 58 .458 14.5
Padres 38 69 .355 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Willie Crawford 3
1 Joe Keough 3
1 Ken McMullen 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zoilo Versalles 2
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 Billy Cowan 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 5
2 Gene Clines 4
2 Freddie Patek 4
4 Ken McMullen 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 Al Gallagher 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 1.20
2 Dave Roberts 1.00
3 Tom Bradley 0.80
4 Ron Reed 0.71
5 Mike Kekich 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Marty Pattin 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 8
2 Marty Pattin 6
3 Ron Reed 5
3 Dave Roberts 5
3 Wayne Simpson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .366
2 Tony Oliva .355
3 Glenn Beckert .354
4 Roberto Clemente .339
5 Ralph Garr .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 29
3 Lee May 27
4 Deron Johnson 24
4 Bill Melton 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 92
2 Joe Torre 86
3 Hank Aaron 77
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
3 Lou Brock 29
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.37
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
3 Dave Roberts 2.15
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 22
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 Ralph Garr .411
3 Joe Torre .407
4 Gail Hopkins .405
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Willie Montanez 5
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
1 Bob Robertson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 21
2 Cleon Jones 14
2 Willie Montanez 14
2 Bobby Murcer 14
2 Tony Perez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Amos Otis 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 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 Jim York 0.96

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 Joe Coleman 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .386
2 Roberto Clemente .371
3 Glenn Beckert .369
4 Gail Hopkins .368
5 Pete Rose .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 12
2 Bill Melton 9
3 Willie Montanez 8
3 Rico Petrocelli 8
5 10 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 32
2 Willie Montanez 27
3 Deron Johnson 24
4 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 10
2 Tommie Agee 9
2 Amos Otis 9
2 Freddie Patek 9
5 Lou Brock 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.95
2 Ray Sadecki 1.16
3 George Stone 1.34
4 Eddie Fisher 1.35
5 Vida Blue 1.36

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
3 Fergie Jenkins 49
4 Tom Seaver 48
5 Joe Coleman 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Bart Johnson 7
3 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Tony Oliva .343
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Manny Sanguillen .334
5 Merv Rettenmund .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 46
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Lee May 40
4 Bill Melton 39
5 Bob Robertson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
2 Joe Torre 127
3 Hank Aaron 115
4 Ron Santo 108
5 Rico Petrocelli 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Amos Otis 45
3 Joe Morgan 41
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 Dave McNally 24
3 Mike Cuellar 23
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
5 Sam McDowell 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Lindy McDaniel 21
5 Jim Brewer 20