On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 42 .618 --
Red Sox 64 51 .557 6.5
Tigers 62 53 .539 8.5
Yankees 58 58 .500 13.0
Senators 46 67 .407 23.5
Indians 47 69 .405 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 42 .635 --
Royals 58 54 .518 13.5
White Sox 55 60 .478 18.0
Angels 55 62 .470 19.0
Twins 51 62 .451 21.0
Brewers 48 65 .425 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 46 .603 --
Cubs 63 51 .553 6.0
Cardinals 64 53 .547 6.5
Mets 58 55 .513 10.5
Phillies 51 65 .440 19.0
Expos 45 70 .391 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 50 .580 --
Dodgers 63 53 .543 4.5
Braves 61 58 .513 8.0
Astros 58 57 .504 9.0
Reds 54 64 .458 14.5
Padres 42 76 .356 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Smith 6
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 Lou Piniella 4
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Tom Haller 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Ken Boswell 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.60
2 Sam McDowell 1.17
3 Bill Singer 0.88
4 Mike Hedlund 0.80
5 Joe Coleman 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 11
2 Tug McGraw 9
3 Juan Marichal 8
4 Stan Bahnsen 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .366
2 Glenn Beckert .359
3 Joe Torre .355
4 Bobby Murcer .336
5 Ralph Garr .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Lee May 32
3 Hank Aaron 31
4 Norm Cash 26
4 Deron Johnson 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 101
2 Joe Torre 91
3 Hank Aaron 83
4 Willie Montanez 78
5 Harmon Killebrew 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 40
2 Freddie Patek 37
3 Amos Otis 35
4 Sandy Alomar 32
5 Joe Morgan 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.56
2 Wilbur Wood 1.90
3 Tom Seaver 2.20
4 Dave Roberts 2.23
5 Don Gullett 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 20
2 Fergie Jenkins 18
2 Mickey Lolich 18
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 231
2 Mickey Lolich 224
3 Fergie Jenkins 190
4 Tom Seaver 188
5 Bill Stoneman 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 18
3 Ted Abernathy 17
4 Sparky Lyle 15
4 2 others tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .426
2 Willie Horton .424
3 Al Gallagher .419
4 Billy Williams .409
5 Tony Oliva .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Lee May 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
4 Gene Tenace 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 20
2 Danny Cater 15
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Lee May 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Amos Otis 6
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
2 Al Fitzmorris 0.56
3 Wayne Granger 0.63
4 Doyle Alexander 0.67
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Juan Pizarro 3
1 Don Wilson 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 45
2 Joe Coleman 31
3 Tom Bradley 28
4 Bill Singer 26
5 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Phil Hennigan 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .430
2 Ken Boswell .370
3 Cleon Jones .364
4 Reggie Smith .363
5 Tommy Harper .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Tony Perez 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
4 Deron Johnson 8
4 Willie Montanez 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 30
2 Joe Torre 26
3 Willie Horton 24
4 Reggie Smith 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Tommie Agee 9
2 Sandy Alomar 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lloyd Allen 1.08
2 Bill Lee 1.37
3 Tom Kelley 1.45
4 Ray Sadecki 1.47
5 Don Wilson 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 Dick Drago 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
2 Joe Coleman 56
3 Fergie Jenkins 44
4 Vida Blue 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Bart Johnson 5
2 Ken Sanders 5
4 Tom Burgmeier 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .353
2 Joe Torre .353
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Roberto Clemente .329
5 Glenn Beckert .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 43
3 Bill Melton 37
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Nate Colbert 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 125
2 Joe Torre 122
3 Rico Petrocelli 103
3 Billy Williams 103
5 3 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 46
3 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Freddie Patek 40
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.64
2 Wilbur Wood 1.95
3 Don Gullett 2.37
4 Dave Roberts 2.59
5 Fergie Jenkins 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 278
3 Vida Blue 266
4 Tom Seaver 253
5 Sam McDowell 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 26
3 Ted Abernathy 22
4 Jim Brewer 21
5 Sparky Lyle 19