On This Day

Friday, July 30, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 64 38 .627 --
Red Sox 58 45 .563 6.5
Tigers 55 49 .529 10.0
Yankees 52 54 .491 14.0
Indians 44 61 .419 21.5
Senators 42 59 .416 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 39 .618 --
Royals 52 49 .515 10.5
Angels 51 56 .477 14.5
White Sox 49 54 .476 14.5
Twins 46 56 .451 17.0
Brewers 43 59 .422 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 38 .638 --
Cardinals 58 48 .547 9.5
Cubs 56 48 .538 10.5
Mets 53 49 .520 12.5
Phillies 45 61 .425 22.5
Expos 42 64 .396 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 43 .598 --
Dodgers 55 51 .519 8.5
Braves 56 53 .514 9.0
Astros 53 52 .505 10.0
Reds 49 59 .454 15.5
Padres 38 70 .352 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Denny Doyle 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Jesus Alou 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Danny Cater 4
1 Jim Lefebvre 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Drago 3.00
2 Don Sutton 1.43
3 Jim Palmer 1.33
4 Gary Gentry 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 10
2 Steve Arlin 7
2 Gary Gentry 7
4 Vida Blue 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .365
2 Tony Oliva .358
3 Glenn Beckert .354
4 Ralph Garr .337
5 Roberto Clemente .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 34
2 Hank Aaron 29
3 Lee May 27
4 Bill Melton 25
5 Deron Johnson 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 93
2 Joe Torre 86
3 Hank Aaron 78
4 Willie Montanez 73
5 2 tied 70

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.50
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 219
2 Mickey Lolich 189
3 Fergie Jenkins 177
4 Tom Seaver 173
5 Bill Stoneman 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 22
2 Ted Abernathy 16
3 Ken Sanders 15
4 Sparky Lyle 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .460
2 Ralph Garr .421
3 Manny Sanguillen .415
4 Graig Nettles .413
5 Ken Boswell .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Bill Melton 5
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
1 Bob Robertson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 18
2 Jesus Alou 16
3 Doug Rader 15
4 Bobby Murcer 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Ralph Garr 5
2 Amos Otis 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.46
2 Pat Jarvis 0.47
3 Luke Walker 0.50
4 Jim York 0.96
5 George Stone 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 31
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
3 Joe Coleman 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Alley .386
2 Roberto Clemente .375
3 Gail Hopkins .373
4 Glenn Beckert .370
5 Manny Sanguillen .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 12
2 Bill Melton 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
4 Willie Montanez 8
4 Frank Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Willie Montanez 27
3 Deron Johnson 24
4 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Rico Petrocelli 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Amos Otis 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 Tommie Agee 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.95
2 Ray Sadecki 1.16
3 Dave Roberts 1.27
4 Pat Dobson 1.29
5 George Stone 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Dick Drago 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 55
2 Pat Dobson 49
2 Fergie Jenkins 49
4 Joe Coleman 46
5 Wilbur Wood 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Bart Johnson 7
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Jerry Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Tony Oliva .342
3 Roberto Clemente .337
4 Manny Sanguillen .334
5 Merv Rettenmund .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 40
2 Bill Melton 40
4 Hank Aaron 39
5 Bob Robertson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 132
2 Joe Torre 127
3 Hank Aaron 111
4 Ron Santo 108
5 Rico Petrocelli 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 45
3 Joe Morgan 41
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.59
2 Wilbur Wood 2.00
3 Don Gullett 2.45
4 Dock Ellis 2.46
5 Bill Parsons 2.51

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 254
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