On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 38 .631 --
Red Sox 61 45 .575 5.5
Tigers 56 50 .528 10.5
Yankees 52 56 .481 15.5
Senators 43 61 .413 22.5
Indians 44 64 .407 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 39 .629 --
Royals 52 50 .510 12.5
Angels 52 57 .477 16.0
White Sox 49 57 .462 17.5
Twins 48 56 .462 17.5
Brewers 45 60 .429 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 41 .620 --
Cardinals 59 49 .546 8.0
Cubs 57 49 .538 9.0
Mets 54 50 .519 11.0
Phillies 46 62 .426 21.0
Expos 43 65 .398 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 43 .609 --
Dodgers 57 51 .528 9.0
Braves 57 54 .514 10.5
Astros 54 53 .505 11.5
Reds 49 61 .445 18.0
Padres 39 71 .355 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Monday 5
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
1 Joe Torre 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Blomberg 2
1 Dave Kingman 2
1 Bobby Mitchell 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Mitchell 5
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Angel Mangual 4
4 Ron Blomberg 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 1.33
2 Catfish Hunter 1.00
2 Skip Lockwood 1.00
4 Blue Moon Odom 0.86
5 Vicente Romo 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 8
2 Skip Lockwood 7
2 Juan Pizarro 7
4 Ray Culp 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .366
2 Tony Oliva .363
3 Glenn Beckert .354
4 Roberto Clemente .335
5 Bobby Murcer .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 38
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Lee May 27
4 Deron Johnson 25
4 Bill Melton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 100
2 Joe Torre 88
3 Hank Aaron 79
4 Willie Montanez 73
5 Harmon Killebrew 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 35
2 Lou Brock 34
3 Amos Otis 32
4 Sandy Alomar 30
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.50
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Dave Roberts 2.15
4 Tom Seaver 2.26
5 Bill Parsons 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 19
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
3 Mickey Lolich 16
4 Pat Dobson 15
4 Dock Ellis 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 219
2 Mickey Lolich 203
3 Fergie Jenkins 177
3 Tom Seaver 177
5 Bill Stoneman 168

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .423
2 Glenn Beckert .408
3 Joe Torre .403
4 Billy Williams .392
5 Ken Boswell .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Sal Bando 5
4 Willie Crawford 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 18
2 Jesus Alou 17
3 Sal Bando 14
3 Ken Henderson 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Ralph Garr 5
2 Amos Otis 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Walker 0.50
2 Lloyd Allen 0.60
3 Jim Ray 0.63
4 Bob Gibson 1.00
5 Pat Jarvis 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Jerry Johnson 4
3 Wade Blasingame 3
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 37
2 Pat Dobson 31
3 Fergie Jenkins 27
3 Clay Kirby 27
5 Wilbur Wood 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Steve Hamilton 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .380
2 Dick Allen .378
3 Glenn Beckert .370
4 Gail Hopkins .364
5 Matty Alou .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Frank Howard 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 31
2 Deron Johnson 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 24
4 Frank Howard 23
4 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Tommie Agee 10
2 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Amos Otis 9
4 Freddie Patek 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Jarvis 1.03
2 George Stone 1.09
3 Pat Dobson 1.13
4 Dave Roberts 1.27
5 Vida Blue 1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 58
2 Vida Blue 55
2 Pat Dobson 55
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 Clay Kirby 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Dave Giusti 6
3 Lloyd Allen 5
3 Bart Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .364
2 Tony Oliva .346
3 Manny Sanguillen .341
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Merv Rettenmund .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 51
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Lee May 40
2 Bill Melton 40
5 Bob Robertson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 137
2 Joe Torre 128
3 Hank Aaron 112
4 Rico Petrocelli 105
4 2 others tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 45
3 Joe Morgan 41
4 Sandy Alomar 39
5 Freddie Patek 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.59
2 Wilbur Wood 2.05
3 Bill Parsons 2.57
4 Dave McNally 2.59
5 Don Gullett 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Dave McNally 23
4 Pat Dobson 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 287
2 Fergie Jenkins 285
3 Tom Seaver 259
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 Jim Brewer 20
4 Lindy McDaniel 20