On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 40 .623 --
Red Sox 63 46 .578 4.5
Tigers 58 52 .527 10.0
Yankees 56 56 .500 13.0
Senators 44 64 .407 23.0
Indians 45 67 .402 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 39 .642 --
Royals 55 52 .514 14.0
White Sox 52 58 .473 18.5
Angels 53 60 .469 19.0
Twins 49 60 .450 21.0
Brewers 46 63 .422 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 42 .622 --
Cardinals 62 50 .554 7.5
Cubs 60 50 .545 8.5
Mets 55 54 .505 13.0
Phillies 48 63 .432 21.0
Expos 44 67 .396 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 47 .588 --
Dodgers 60 52 .536 6.0
Braves 59 56 .513 8.5
Astros 56 55 .505 9.5
Reds 52 62 .456 15.0
Padres 40 74 .351 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Harrelson 4
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 Wayne Garrett 3
2 Jim Holt 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Doug Griffin 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 4
2 Amos Otis 3
3 Matty Alou 2
3 Dave Cash 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Harrelson 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Pizarro 3.00
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.20
3 Bill Singer 1.00
4 Clay Kirby 0.57
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 10
2 Juan Pizarro 9
3 Les Cain 6
3 Bruce Kison 6
3 Mel Stottlemyre 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .370
2 Joe Torre .363
3 Glenn Beckert .347
4 Bobby Murcer .336
5 2 tied .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Hank Aaron 31
3 Lee May 29
4 Deron Johnson 26
5 Bill Melton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 101
2 Joe Torre 89
3 Hank Aaron 81
4 Willie Montanez 74
5 Harmon Killebrew 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 38
2 Freddie Patek 36
3 Amos Otis 35
4 Sandy Alomar 32
5 Joe Morgan 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.63
2 Wilbur Wood 1.94
3 Dave Roberts 2.22
4 Tom Seaver 2.26
5 Bill Parsons 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 19
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
2 Mickey Lolich 17
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 225
2 Mickey Lolich 217
3 Fergie Jenkins 184
4 Tom Seaver 177
5 Bill Stoneman 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 17
3 Ted Abernathy 16
4 Sparky Lyle 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Tenace .439
2 Joe Torre .426
3 Sal Bando .415
4 Cleon Jones .400
5 Cesar Tovar .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 8
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Lee May 5
4 Willie Horton 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesus Alou 16
1 Sal Bando 16
3 Danny Cater 15
3 Joe Torre 15
5 Tony Oliva 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Wayne Granger 0.59
3 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 Steve Arlin 0.70
5 Lloyd Allen 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Wade Blasingame 3
3 Pat Dobson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 44
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Pat Dobson 25
3 Bill Singer 25
3 Wilbur Wood 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .380
2 Felipe Alou .375
3 Don Mincher .371
4 Gail Hopkins .369
5 Dick Allen .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 12
2 Willie Stargell 11
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Lee May 8
3 Tony Perez 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 29
2 Tony Perez 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Deron Johnson 23
4 Manny Sanguillen 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Sandy Alomar 11
2 Amos Otis 11
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 Freddie Patek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Jarvis 1.03
2 Pat Dobson 1.14
3 Rudy May 1.34
4 Tug McGraw 1.40
5 Tom Kelley 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Dick Drago 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
2 Vida Blue 54
3 Fergie Jenkins 53
4 Pat Dobson 45
5 Joe Coleman 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Dave Giusti 7
3 Bart Johnson 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Ken Sanders 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Tony Oliva .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .341
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Merv Rettenmund .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 50
2 Lee May 41
3 Bill Melton 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 132
2 Joe Torre 126
3 Hank Aaron 105
3 Rico Petrocelli 105
5 Ron Santo 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 47
3 Sandy Alomar 40
4 Freddie Patek 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.70
2 Wilbur Wood 2.02
3 Dock Ellis 2.53
4 Bill Parsons 2.57
5 Don Gullett 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Pat Dobson 22
2 Mickey Lolich 22
2 Dave McNally 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 296
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Vida Blue 260
4 Tom Seaver 246
5 Bill Stoneman 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Lindy McDaniel 20
5 3 tied 19