On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 42 .622 --
Red Sox 64 52 .552 7.5
Tigers 63 53 .543 8.5
Yankees 58 58 .500 13.5
Indians 48 69 .410 24.0
Senators 46 68 .404 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 42 .638 --
Royals 59 54 .522 13.5
White Sox 55 61 .474 19.0
Angels 55 62 .470 19.5
Twins 51 63 .447 22.0
Brewers 48 66 .421 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 46 .607 --
Cubs 63 52 .548 7.0
Cardinals 64 54 .542 7.5
Mets 58 56 .509 11.5
Phillies 51 66 .436 20.0
Expos 46 70 .397 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 51 .575 --
Dodgers 64 53 .547 3.5
Braves 62 58 .517 7.0
Astros 58 58 .500 9.0
Reds 55 64 .462 13.5
Padres 43 76 .361 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Don Buford 3
1 Sonny Jackson 3
1 Ted Simmons 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buford 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Doug Griffin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Garrido 4
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Boog Powell 3
4 Steve Braun 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Don Buford 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Splittorff 5.00
2 Tom Seaver 2.80
3 Ray Lamb 1.00
4 Joe Horlen 0.80
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 14
2 Vida Blue 9
3 Dave Roberts 7
3 Sonny Siebert 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Mike McQueen 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .364
2 Glenn Beckert .358
3 Joe Torre .355
4 Bobby Murcer .336
5 Ralph Garr .330

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 93
3 Hank Aaron 84
4 Harmon Killebrew 78
4 Willie Montanez 78

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.62
2 Wilbur Wood 1.90
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Dave Roberts 2.09
5 Don Gullett 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 21
2 Fergie Jenkins 18
2 Mickey Lolich 18
4 Dock Ellis 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 240
2 Mickey Lolich 224
3 Tom Seaver 202
4 Fergie Jenkins 196
5 Bill Stoneman 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 18
3 Ted Abernathy 17
4 Fred Scherman 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .429
2 Willie Horton .424
3 Glenn Beckert .404
4 Tony Oliva .389
5 Pat Kelly .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 7
1 Willie Stargell 7
3 Lee May 5
3 Gene Tenace 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 20
2 Danny Cater 15
3 Norm Cash 14
4 Tony Perez 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
3 Al Fitzmorris 0.64
4 Lloyd Allen 0.75
4 Tug McGraw 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Juan Pizarro 3
1 Dave Roberts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 35
2 Joe Coleman 31
3 Tom Seaver 29
4 Tom Bradley 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Phil Hennigan 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Ken Sanders 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .430
2 Ken Boswell .390
3 Cleon Jones .355
4 Tommy Harper .353
5 Reggie Smith .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
3 Willie Montanez 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 28
2 Tony Perez 25
3 Willie Horton 24
4 Reggie Smith 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Tommie Agee 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Sandy Alomar 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.72
2 Tom Seaver 1.23
3 Juan Pizarro 1.24
4 Bill Lee 1.37
5 Dick Drago 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Dick Drago 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
2 Joe Coleman 56
2 Tom Seaver 56
4 Vida Blue 52
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
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 .339
4 Glenn Beckert .328
5 Roberto Clemente .326

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 124
3 Rico Petrocelli 104
4 Hank Aaron 103
4 2 others tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 46
3 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Freddie Patek 40
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Wilbur Wood 1.95
3 Don Gullett 2.37
4 Dave Roberts 2.47
5 Dock Ellis 2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 284
3 Vida Blue 275
4 Tom Seaver 264
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