On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 42 .625 --
Tigers 64 53 .547 8.5
Red Sox 64 53 .547 8.5
Yankees 60 58 .508 13.0
Indians 49 69 .415 24.0
Senators 47 69 .405 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 42 .641 --
Royals 60 55 .522 14.0
White Sox 55 62 .470 20.0
Angels 55 64 .462 21.0
Twins 51 64 .443 23.0
Brewers 48 67 .417 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 47 .602 --
Cubs 63 52 .548 6.5
Cardinals 65 54 .546 6.5
Mets 58 57 .504 11.5
Phillies 52 66 .441 19.0
Expos 46 70 .397 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 51 .575 --
Dodgers 64 54 .542 4.0
Braves 63 58 .521 6.5
Astros 58 59 .496 9.5
Reds 55 64 .462 13.5
Padres 44 76 .367 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Harmon 4
1 Earl Williams 4
3 Tommie Aaron 3
3 Dick Allen 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 2
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Williams 4
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Andy Etchebarren 3
2 Marty Perez 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Walker 1.50
2 Jim Palmer 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.91
4 Ron Reed 0.82
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ron Reed 9
3 Jim Kaat 6
3 Roger Nelson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Casey Cox 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .362
2 Glenn Beckert .358
3 Joe Torre .356
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 94
3 Hank Aaron 85
4 Harmon Killebrew 78
4 Willie Montanez 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 40
2 Freddie Patek 38
3 Amos Otis 36
4 Sandy Alomar 32
5 Bert Campaneris 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.62
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Dave Roberts 2.09
5 Don Gullett 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 21
2 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 Steve Carlton 16
4 Dock Ellis 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 240
2 Mickey Lolich 229
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 .410
2 Tony Oliva .407
3 Willie Horton .407
4 Glenn Beckert .391
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Tommie Agee 5
4 Larry Bowa 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
2 Rick Wise 0.60
3 Al Fitzmorris 0.64
4 Bill Singer 0.69
5 Bill Lee 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 40
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 .395
3 Manny Sanguillen .355
4 Felipe Alou .352
5 Cleon Jones .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 29
2 Willie Horton 25
2 Tony Perez 25
4 Reggie Smith 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Tommie Agee 9
2 Amos Otis 9
4 Sandy Alomar 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Ray 0.72
2 Luke Walker 1.16
3 Tom Seaver 1.23
4 Juan Pizarro 1.24
5 Bill Lee 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Dick Drago 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
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 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Bart Johnson 5
2 Ken Sanders 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .355
2 Joe Torre .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .339
4 Roberto Clemente .329
5 Glenn Beckert .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 42
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 123
3 Rico Petrocelli 104
4 Hank Aaron 103
4 Billy Williams 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 47
3 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Freddie Patek 41
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Wilbur Wood 2.00
3 Don Gullett 2.37
4 Dave Roberts 2.47
5 Dock Ellis 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 23
2 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Mike Cuellar 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 303
2 Fergie Jenkins 278
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 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19